MS Windward
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Not to be confused with Star Aquarius.
The MS Windward was a cruise ship that was built in 1993 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France for Kloster Cruise (Norwegian Cruise Line) as Windward. In 1998 she was lengthened at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany and renamed Norwegian Wind. In 2007 she was transferred to the fleet of Star Cruises as SuperStar Aquarius.[1][5] The ship remained in passenger service for the cruise line until the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in 2020. The ship was sold for scrap as Arius in 2022 following the liquidation of the cruise line's parent company after filing for bankruptcy, which also led to the demise of Star Cruises.
Quick Facts History, General characteristics (as built) ...
History | |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France |
Cost | $240 million[4] |
Yard number | D30[1] |
Laid down | 16 December 1991[3] |
Launched | 14 November 1992[1] |
Completed | 1993 |
Acquired | 4 May 1993[1] |
Maiden voyage | 1993 |
In service | 14 May 1993[1] |
Out of service | 2020 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped at Alang, India in 2022. |
General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
Class and type | Dreamward-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 190.04 m (623 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 28.85 m (94 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Ice class | 1 C[3] |
Installed power | |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (service)[5] |
Capacity | 1,246 passengers (all berths)[5] |
General characteristics (as Superstar Aquarius)[3] | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 229.84 m (754 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 32.10 m (105 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Depth | 9.66 m (31 ft 8 in) |
Decks | 10 (passenger accessible)[4] |
Speed |
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Capacity | |
Crew | 700[4] |
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