The MS Plumbob Dream is a Plumbob-class cruise ship owned by Vacation Island Cruise Lines. Sailing to multiple ports-of-call around the world, the MS Plumbob Dream is truly your home-away-from-home! 

Imagine surfing in Sunlit Tides, al fresco dining in Monte Vista, beachside cocktails in Isla Paradiso, and even onshore hotspring excursions in Aurora Skies- all from the same ship! Sound like a fantasy? No- It’s reality.

With Vacation Island Cruise Line's newest designs aiming for the ultimate "mass-market-blocks-of-flats-on-a-barge", the Plumbob-class cruise ships are the epitome of that new business ethos.

Director Mimi Landgraab notes: "We found out that on most of our cruises, people actually don't want to feel like they're at sea- so instead we're giving them as many amenities as we can and making the ships as inhumanly large as possible." 

As a result- surpassing even the previous Llama-class ships in scale and amenities, the MS Plumbob Dream along with her sister ship MS Plumbob Aspiration are among Vacation Island Cruise Lines’s most popular ships- though also in no little part due to enduringly ‘low’ rates, “”all-inclusive”” packages and even their fabled “””free””” cruises.

There might be a few spills along the way like drunk captains and viral outbreaks, not to mention the occasional iceberg or rogue wave- but if you’re looking for an unforgettable AND affordable break from the daily grind, make the MS Plumbob Dream YOUR next destination!


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So basically a one week project that grew into a two-three(?) week project. I was inspired in part by @Nilxis’s Vacation worlds, a series of small, fast-loading worlds that your sims could escape to via NRaas’s Traveller mod!

The second inspiration is that this world could also act either as an in-between point in your sims’ travels (i.e. actually traveling from Sunset Valley to Aurora Skies instead of poofing there) or also as a destination in itself!


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V2 Update:

- Adjusted the ship meshes & parameters to stop fading out when the camera is at a certain angle
- New weather files with improved dawns & dusks (new "blue hour" period)
- Added five pre-built lots- one is a prefurnished "residential" lot to prevent hang-ups when you load up the game with NRaas' Traveller

Anyways, onto the usual:


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-= World Information =-

- World with four lot shells & one furnished lot.
- Five lots to build on (two 30x50 lots, three 60x50 lots).
- Fast-loading!
- Remember to turn off wildlife & horses if you have Pets. The MS Plumbob has kennels, but not stables!
- No spawners! Keep that at home or for your on-shore excursions!
- All meshes are included in the world file! No need to worry about installing or removing mods- the mods will remove themselves when you uninstall the world!

- Ideally, remove all weather mods as the one included within the files is specifically designed for the world. Otherwise, a custom sea movement mod is included, which you can place into your Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Mods\Overrides folder.

- Ideally works best with at least one resort lot, and the rest being community lots of your choice.
- Ideal configuration-
	- Forward Deck- Showtime venue (stage & theatre for Showtime)
	- Mid Deck 1- Community/Resort Lot
	- Mid Deck 2- Community/Resort Lot
	- Mid Deck 3- Community/Resort Lot
	- Aft Deck - Add elevators and Island Paradise mini-washrooms, along with additional amenities. 
		     Option 1: Turn into apartment with markers. 
		     Option 2: Turn into Basecamp


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-= CC List =-

- None, all custom-made CC is included in the world file.


-= Expansions =-

- Basegame only needed!
- However, to get the full experience, you will want at least Island Paradise in order to build resorts for your sims.


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-= Installation Guide =-

1. Place mods into the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads folder.

2. Double-click to install.

3. If you don’t have the Sims 3, you can place the file on your desktop and admire it there.


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Happy travels, and more importantly, take lots of pictures!
 