Norwegian Star
Norwegian Star near Hook of Holland, 2020 | |
| History | |
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| Bahamas | |
| Name |
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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 |
| Laid down | 23 June 2000 |
| Launched | 30 September 2001 |
| Sponsored by | Angela Perez Baraquio |
| Christened | 17 November 2001 |
| Maiden voyage | 19 November 2001 |
| In service | 19 November 2001 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | When docked can plugin to external power and turn-off engines |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Dawn-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 294.13 m (965 ft) |
| Beam | 32.2 m (105.6 ft) |
| Height | 59.5 m (195.2 ft |
| Draft | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Decks | 15 |
| Installed power |
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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 is a Dawn-class cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). 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.
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.