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M/S Tropicana


Route-
IMO6608294
Building year1966 / 1988
Building yardCockerill Yards Hoboken, Belgium (#836)
OwnerJubilee of the Bahamas Inc.
Operator-
Length117,13 m
Breadth15,88 m
Draft3,8 m
GT4.548
Machinery2 * Sulzer
Speed24 kn.
Number of passengers1.700
Number of beds197
Number of cars0
Lanemetres0
Port of registryNassau
FlagBahamas
Former namesTropicana (1991-) - Tropicana Casino Cruises
Saint Lucie (1992-1995)
Saint Lucie (1991-1992) - Winston Cruise Lines
Sea Palace (1990-1991) - Freeport Cruise Lines
Tropicana (1990) - SeaEscape
Tropicana (1988-1990) - ?
Prinses Paola (1966-1988) - R.M.T.
Former ownersWinston Cruise Lines Ltd. (1991-1995)
Sea Venture Cruises (1988-1991)
Regie voor Maritiem Transport (1966-1988)
Sister ships-
NotesRebuild to cruise ship in 1988.

Sold in 2006, to scrapping in India.
    M/S Prinses Paola

    Photo: Frans Truyens (Ostend, July 1967)

    M/S Prinses Paola

    Photo: Jeffrey le Feber (Dover, 1986)