kˈɔstə tɹˈɑːpɪkˌeɪl sˈɜːvd wɪððə kˈʌmpəni ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˌɛn ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt baɪ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ, mˈoːɹ mˈɑːdɚn kɹˈuːz ʃˈɪps pɹˈɑːmptᵻd ɐ tɹˈænsfɜː tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈɑːɹnɪvəl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən dᵻvˈɪʒən: pˈiː ænd ˈoʊ kɹˈuːzᵻz ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, wˌɛɹ ðə vˈɛsəl ɐɡˈɛn ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈiːfɪt ɪn pˈælɚmˌoʊ, ˈɪɾəli ænd wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd pɐsˈɪfɪk stˈɑːɹ.
Costa Tropicale served with the company until 2005, when replacement by larger, more modern cruise ships prompted a transfer to another Carnival Corporation division: P&O Cruises Australia, where the vessel again underwent a major refit in Palermo, Italy and was renamed Pacific Star.