MV Dreamward

Norwegian Dream departing Galveston Bay
History
Name
  • 1992–1998: Dreamward
  • 1998–2012: Norwegian Dream
  • 2012–2022: SuperStar Gemini
  • 2022: Gem
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderChantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France
Cost$240 million
Yard numberC30
Laid down6 March 1991
Launched24 February 1992
Christened5 December 1992
Completed1992
Acquired4 November 1992
Maiden voyage1992
In service6 December 1992
Out of service2022
Identification
FateScrapped at Alang, India in 2022
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeDreamward-class cruise ship
Tonnage
Length190.04 m (623 ft 6 in)
Beam28.80 m (94 ft 6 in)
Draught6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)
Ice class1 C
Installed power
  • 2 × 8-cylinder, 2 × 6-cylinder MAN-B&W diesels
  • 18,638 kW (24,994 hp) combined
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph)
Capacity1,246 passengers (all berths)
General characteristics (after 1998 refit)
Tonnage
Length229.84 m (754 ft 1 in)
Beam32.10 m (105 ft 4 in)
Draught7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
Depth17.83 m (58 ft 6 in)
Decks10 (passenger accessible)
Capacity
  • 1,750 passengers (lower berths)
  • 2,156 passengers (all berths)
Crew700

MS Dreamward was a cruise ship owned and operated by Star Cruises. She was built in 1992 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France as MS Dreamward for traffic with Norwegian Cruise Line. In 1998 she was lengthened at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany and renamed as Norwegian Dream. In late 2012, she was transferred to the fleet of Star Cruises and renamed SuperStar Gemini.