MS Thomson Dream
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MS Thomson Dream is a cruise ship currently owned by Costa Cruises and operated under charter by Thomson Cruises. She was built in 1986 at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg West Germany as MS Homeric for Home Lines. In 1988 she was sold to Holland America Line and renamed MS Westerdam. In 1990 she was lengthened by 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) at Meyer Werft. In 2002 she was transferred to the fleet of Costa Cruises and renamed MS Costa Europa.

Builders of the MS Thomson Dream are Meyer Werft, Papenburg and West Germany.

Ship Name
1986
1988
2002
2010
Ship Decks
12
Ship In Service
1986
Ship Power
2
combined 23800 kW
Ship Lifts
7
Status
In service
Ship Speed
maximum speed
service speed
Ship Crew
600
Owner
Costa Cruises
Holland America Line
Home Lines
Ship Tonnage
42092
54763
Ship Original Cost
1.5E8
Ship Acquired
6
Ship Propulsion
Two propellers
Ship Launched
28
Ship Yard Number
610
Ship Capacity
1132
1506
Ship Registry
1986
1988
1996
2002
Ship Type
Cruise ship
Ship Status
In service
Acquirement Date
1986-05-06
Ship Launch
1985-09-28
Ship Identification
IMO 8407735
Builder
Meyer Werft
Papenburg
West Germany
Ship Displacement
5157
5340
Operator
Thomson Cruises
Cost
1.5E8
Category
1985 ships
Cruise ships
Ships built in Papenburg

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