SuperStar Aquarius

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SuperStar Aquarius
SuperStar Aquarius in Keelung
SuperStar Aquarius in Keelung
Ship data
flag BahamasBahamas (trade flag) Bahamas
other ship names
  • Windward (1993-1998)
  • Norwegian Wind (1998-2007)
Ship type Cruise ship
Callsign C6LG6
home port Nassau
Shipping company Star cruises
Shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique , Saint-Nazaire
Build number D30
Keel laying December 16, 1991
Launch November 14, 1992
takeover May 4th 1993
Ship dimensions and crew
length
190.04 m ( Lüa )
width 28.85 m
displacement 4,800 twd
measurement 39,127 GT
From 1998
length
229.85 m ( Lüa )
Draft Max. 7.1 m
displacement 6,731 dw
measurement 51,309 GT / 28,920 NRZ
 
crew 700 people
Machine system
Top
speed
20 kn (37 km / h)
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 1,246 people
From 1998
Load capacity 6,731 dwt
Permitted number of passengers 1,752 people
Others
Classifications Det Norske Veritas
Registration
numbers
IMO 9008421

The SuperStar Aquarius (formerly Windward , Norwegian Wind ) is a cruise ship operated by the Star Cruises shipping company .

history

The ship was built as a windward for the shipping company Kloster Cruise (predecessor of the Norwegian Cruise Line , NCL) at Chantiers de l'Atlantique . On November 14, 1992 the ship was undocked and delivered to the client on May 4, 1993. The maiden voyage began on May 14, 1993 in Fort Lauderdale . In 1998 the ship was lengthened at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, construction of the new central ship section began on October 18, 1997. The section was installed from January 14, 1998 to March 1998, after which the ship was renamed Norwegian Wind .

The Norwegian Wind was used in the Caribbean for seven-day Caribbean cruises from / to Cozumel in the spring and winter of 2000 . The ship spent the summer on week-long tours in Alaska from / to Vancouver. In the fall of 2000, Norwegian Wind went to the Hawaiian Islands. From 2001 to 2007 Norwegian Wind made trips to the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii.

For the 2007 summer season, NCL gave the ship to the parent company, which in return left the new builds planned for its own fleet to the subsidiary NCL. Since then, the former Norwegian Wind has been sailing as SuperStar Aquarius mostly from the base port in Hong Kong .

Sister ship

The SuperStar Aquarius has a sister ship, the Superstar Gemini .

Web links

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