Norwegian Spirit
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The Norwegian Spirit was built as SuperStar Leo for the shipping company Star Cruises , Singapore , by Meyer Werft in Papenburg . The keel was laid on October 5, 1997. The takeover of SuperStar Leo took place on September 24, 1998 in Southampton , England . The ship began service on October 17, 1998.
history
The SuperStar Leo was the first Leo class ship within the Star Cruises shipping line. The base port of the SuperStar Leo was Singapore in 1998 . From there cruises to Malaysia and Thailand were carried out for two to five nights . A year later, the sister ship , the SuperStar Virgo , arrived in Singapore. This was stationed from September 10, 1999 in Hong Kong , from where cruises to China , Hainan , Vietnam and through the South China Sea were offered.
In 2003 the SuperStar Leo was relocated to Australia . The main reason was the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Asia at the time . The ship was later transferred to Hong Kong. 2004 was Norwegian Cruise Line , the Pride of America put into service. Shortly before completion, the ship sank in a storm at the Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven . Since voyages had already been booked for this ship, the SuperStar Leo was taken into the NCL fleet within the parent company Star Cruises and, after a renovation of only two weeks, put into service as Norwegian Spirit . Initially, she operated the cruises to Alaska originally planned for Norwegian Sky together with Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Star . She then changed her port of departure to New York for Caribbean cruises. The ship first came to Europe in 2012 . She is the shipping company's second ship to sail in European waters all year round. In the summer months she starts from Barcelona and Venice , in winter she visits the Canary Islands from Barcelona. Sister ship is the SuperStar Virgo .
operation area
The ship is used in the Mediterranean and the North Sea and sails 10 to 14 day tours from Barcelona , Civitavecchia and Southampton .
Cabins and on-board facilities
All cabins on Norwegian Spirit are equipped with a telephone, air conditioning, TV, safe, duvets, bathroom with shower / toilet and hairdryer. Lower beds in cabins with bunk beds can be converted into a double bed.
- Deck 4
- Here is the on-board hospital as well as 38 outside and 23 inside cabins.
- Deck 5
- There are 79 outside and 59 inside cabins.
- Deck 6
- This is where the “Garden Room” main restaurant is located with a total of 304 seats. At the stern on this deck you will also find the “Windows” main restaurant with a total of 606 seats. In addition, there are 68 outside and 61 inside cabins.
- Deck 7
- This is one of the main decks of the ship.
- There is the “Blue Lagoon Cafe” with 106 seats. Small dishes such as hamburgers and pizza are served in the café. "Cagney's Steakhouse" invites passengers to steaks of all kinds. There is also an English pub called "Henry's Pub" with 98 seats and the French "Le Bistro" with 48 seats. "The Cafe" with 45 seats offers coffee specialties.
- At the bow of the ship you will find the “Maharini's Lounge & Nightclub” on this deck with 200 seats. A SportsBar “Shanghai Bar” with 63 seats can be found next to the “Blue Lagoon Cafe”. Gamblers find their fulfillment in the 400-seat “Maharajah's Casino”. Connected with 272 seats is the “Maharajah's Casino Bar”.
- At the stern there is space for 899 guests for the evening performances in the “Stardust Theater”.
- Deck 8
- In the bow direction there are 36 outside and 27 inside cabins.
- There are several Asian restaurants: the "Shogun" with 74 seats, the "Sushi" with 32 seats and the "Teppanyaki" with ten seats. The “Champagne Charlie's Bar” for the evening with 55 seats is also available here.
- Another part is the photo gallery, where you can buy the various snapshots of the day. Three rooms, “Board Room”, “Clipper Room” and “Schooner Room”, with a total of 72 seats are available for conferences.
- The “Stardust Theater” beginning on deck 7 extends across the deck.
- Deck 9
- There are 84 inside and 148 balcony cabins here. At the stern there are two owner suites with 56 m² for two people and three “penthouse” cabins with 38.5 m² for three passengers.
- Deck 10
- There are 73 inside cabins and 102 balcony cabins on this deck. 13 penthouse cabins are located in the bow area of the ship. There are two areas for children: “Buccaneer's Wet & Wild” and “Charlie's Child Care Center”.
- Deck 11
- There are 55 inside and 120 balcony cabins here.
- Deck 12
- The Italian restaurant “La Trattoria” with 72 seats is located here. There is also a buffet restaurant "Raffles Court & Terrace" with 304 seats. The “Galaxy of the Stars Observation Lounge” bar in the front part of the ship offers 366 seats. Another bar, “Raffles Terrace Bar” with 198 seats, can be found at the rear.
- A library with ten seats, a card game room with 40 seats, an internet café with eleven seats and a smoking room with eleven seats can also be found here. For beauty treatments there is “Oscar's Hair & Beauty Salon”. In addition, there are four whirlpools in "The Tivoli Pool".
- Deck 13
- Here is the "Beer Garden Grill" with 164 seats. Sports facilities include a jogging course, a golf tee network and a basketball court. For young people there is a special “Celebrity Teen Disco” for 100 passengers.
The SuperStar Leo was the first cruise ship with a helipad. This was involuntarily tested during the test drive on September 4th and 5th, 1998. A doctor diagnosed a crew member with acute appendicitis . A rescue helicopter landed on the ship and brought the patient to the hospital in Emden . Thanks to the quick help, he was fine again after a few days. Also completely new was a rescue system for cruise ships in which the passengers are brought to the life rafts via rescue tubes. This new type of rescue was carried out on September 15, 1998 under the observation of other shipping companies, authorities, shipyards and suppliers.
The STN Atlas Nacos 45-3 system is used as the navigation system on the bridge.
Incidents
- In 2005 the ship touched a pier in Juneau , Alaska , which resulted in minor damage.
- In 2006, Norwegian Spirit had contact with a monster wave off the island of Tortola .
- In 2007 the ship touched a pier again, this time in the port of New York.
- At 9 a.m. on May 25, 2008, the ship touched parts of Pier 90 in New York City while mooring at Pier 88 . Parts of the support beams of a parking lot and the bow of the Norwegian Spirit were damaged in the process.
- In March 2011 the ship was delayed by twelve hours. This was caused on the one hand by the death of a passenger and a collision with a pier in Mexico.
- On the night of October 1, 2019, all events on board were canceled with wind force 11. This was the fourth night in a row with heavy swell. The original destinations of Amsterdam and, alternatively, Le Havre could not be approached. On the further voyage to Iceland all ports failed there, after which, according to media reports, there were tumults among the passengers in the atrium of the ship.
Web links
- Website NCL Corporation Ltd
- Website Meyerwerft Papenburg
- Website Shipspotting.com
- Website Cruisewonderland