Norwegian Star
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For the ship that sailed as Norwegian Star from 1996 to 2001, see MS Albatross.
Norwegian Star is a Dawn-class cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).[5] Ordered by and intended for Star Cruises, it was originally named SuperStar Libra before being transferred to NCL. Norwegian Star is a Panamax cruise ship; its 294-meter-length (965 ft) and 32.2-meter-beam (105.6 ft) nears the limit for ships transiting the Panama Canal through the original set of locks.
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Owner | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings |
Operator | Norwegian Cruise Line |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas |
Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
Cost | US$400 million |
Yard number | 648[1] |
Laid down | 23 June 2000 |
Launched | 30 September 2001 |
Sponsored by | Angela Perez Baraquio[2][3] |
Christened | 17 November 2001 |
Maiden voyage | 19 November 2001 |
In service | 19 November 2001 |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dawn-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 294.13 m (965 ft)[4] |
Beam | 32.2 m (105.6 ft)[4] |
Draft | 8.2 m (27 ft)[4] |
Decks | 15 |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 24.6 knots (45.6 km/h; 28.3 mph) |
Capacity | 2,348 passengers |
Crew | 1,031 |
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Norwegian Star was built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Construction began on Norwegian Star in 2000 and was completed in mid-2001, with the ship put into service later that year. Originally circumnavigating the Hawaiian Islands since its introduction, Norwegian Star was moved to the Pacific Coast of North America in 2004.