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Industry | Passenger transportation & Cruises |
Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay |
Headquarters | Hong Kong, Asia |
Area served | Asia Pacific |
Tan SriLim Kok Thay, CEO & Founder | |
Products | Cruises |
Owner | Genting Hong Kong |
Parent | Genting Hong Kong |
Website | StarCruises.com |
Ship | Year built | Class | Entered service with Star Cruises | Last Refurbishment | Gross Tonnage | Current Home Port | Notes | Image |
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Star Pisces | 1990 | 1994–present | 2011 | 40,012 tons | Hong Kong | Previously Kalypso | ||
SuperStar Aquarius | 1993 | Dreamward Class | 2007–present | 2016 | 51,309 tons | Keelung | Previously Norwegian Wind | |
SuperStar Gemini | 1992 | Dreamward Class | 2012–present | 2012 | 50,764 tons | Port Klang | Previously Norwegian Dream | |
The Taipan | 1989 | 1994–present | 2013 | 3,370 tons | Previously in service as MegaStar Aries (1994–2013) and Genting World (2013–2015) |
Ship | Built | In service for Star Cruises | Gross Tonnage | Status as of 2019 | Image |
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SuperStar Virgo | 1999 | 1999-2019 | 75,338 GT | Star Cruises first newly built at the time. Transfer to Dream Cruises as Explorer Dream in April 2019. | |
SuperStar Libra | 1988 | 2005-2018 | 42,275 GT | Previously Norwegian Sea. Now used as hotel ship for workers at MV Werften | |
Genting World | 2016 | Never entered service | 150,695 GT | Transferred to Dream Cruises as Genting Dream. | |
World Dream | 2017 | Never entered service | 150,695 GT | Transferred to Dream Cruises with name unchanged. | |
SuperStar Leo | 1998 | 1998–2004 | 75,338 GT | Transferred to Norwegian Cruise Line as Norwegian Spirit. | |
Langkapuri Star Aquarius | 1988 | 1993–2001 | 40,012 GT | Now Pearl Seaways for DFDS. | |
SuperStar Gemini | 1992 | 1995–2009 | 19,093 GT | Now Celestyal Nefeli for Celestyal Cruises. | |
SuperStar Capricorn | 1973 | 1997–1998 2001–2004 | 21,891 GT | Now Boudicca for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. | |
SuperStar Sagittarius | 1972 | 1998 | 16,607 GT | Now known as Oriental Dragon. | |
SuperStar Europe SuperStar Aries | 1980 | 1998–2004 SuperStar Europe – (1999–2000) SuperStar Aries – (2000–2004) | 37,301 GT | Now Saga Sapphire for Saga Cruises. | |
SuperStar Taurus | 1980 | 2000–2001 | 15,179 GT | Now Celestyal Crystal for Celestyal Cruises. | |
SuperStar Libra | 2001 | Never entered service | 91,740 GT | Now Norwegian Star for Norwegian Cruise Line. | |
SuperStar Scorpio | 2002 | Never entered service | 92,250 GT | Now Norwegian Dawn for Norwegian Cruise Line. | |
MegaStar Sagittarius | 1991 | 2000–2001 | 4,200 GT | Now Sea Spirit for Poseidon Expeditions | N/A |
MegaStar Capricorn | 1991 | 2000–2001 | 4,280 GT | Now Caledonian Sky for Noble Caledonia | |
MegaStar Taurus | 1989 | 1994–2015 | 3,341 GT | Transferred to Crystal Cruises as Crystal Esprit. |
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Ordered: | 22 November 1995[1] |
Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
Cost: | $350 million[2] |
Yard number: | 647[3] |
Laid down: | 18 November 1996[1] |
Launched: | 23 December 1998[1] |
Completed: | 1 August 1999[1] |
Acquired: | 2 August 1999[3] |
In service: | 10 October 1999[3] |
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Class and type: | Leo class cruise ship |
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Length: | 268.60 m (881 ft 3 in) |
Beam: | 32.2 m (106 ft) |
Height: | 49.6 m (163 ft) |
Draught: | 8.40 m (27 ft 7 in) |
Depth: | 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in) |
Decks: | 13[4] (10 passenger accessible)[2] |
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Crew: | 1,300[2] |