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Pioneering Cruise Ship Arrives in India to be Scrapped – The Maritime Executive
The first newly built cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, which was launched at a critical moment…
Docked in Malta in Pullmantur colors in 2008 (Stefan Grötsch photo)
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The Maritime Executive
01-01-2021 03:37:40
The first newly built cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, which was launched at a critical moment in the development of the modern cruise ship industry, has ended its 38-year career. Introduced in 1982 as the Tropicale, this pioneering cruise ship has been beached at the scrapyards in Alang, India.
The construction order for the Tropicale was placed just eight years after Carnival…
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