- Note: in brackets - the years they sailed for CCL. MARDI GRAS (1972-1993), the first Carnival cruise ship ever, an ocean liner built in 1961 as "Empress of Canada", scrapped 2003, weight 27,300, passengers 1,240, former names Olympic, Star of Texas, Lucky Star, Apollo, Apollon. CARNIVALE (1975-1994), an ocean liner built in 1956 as "Empress of Britain", scrapped 2008, weight 25,500, passengers 1,124, former names Queen Anna Maria, Fiesta Marina, The Topaz. FESTIVALE (1977-1996), an ocean liner built in 1962 as "Transvaal Castle", scrapped 2003, weight 32,700, passengers 726, former names SA Vaal, Island Breeze, Big Red Boat III. ms TROPICALE (1982-2001), built 1982, tonnage 36,700 GT, the first newly built Carnival ship. Names after its Carnival service - Costa Tropicale, ms Pacific Star, and since 2008 - ms Ocean Dream. ms JUBILEE (1986-2004), built 1986, weight 47,300 GT, passengers 1,490 (max 1,900), sold to P&O Australia in 2004 to become ms Pacific Sun, sold in 2012 to a small Chinese operator to become a gambling ship. ms CELEBRATION (1987-2008, now ms Grand Celebration), built in Sweden, weight 47,300, passengers 1,490 (max 1,900), transferred to the Carnival's Spanish brand iberoCruceros. ms HOLIDAY (1985-2009, now ms Grand Holiday), built in Denmark, weight 46,000, passengers 1,450 (max 1,800), transferred to iberoCruceros.
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