Star Navigator
cruise ship built in 1999
Star Navigator is a Leo-class cruise ship operating for StarCruises. The vessel was built in 1999 by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany as SuperStar Virgo for Star Cruises. The ship also previously operated with Dream Cruises as Explorer Dream and as Resorts World One for Resorts World Cruises.
Concept and construction
SuperStar Virgo was ordered by Star Cruises on 22 November 1995 as Hull 647 from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany as the second ship of the Leo class, and the second new build for Star Cruises. She was designed specifically for the Asian cruise market. The keel of the SuperStar Virgo was laid on 18 November 1996, and she was floated out of dry dock on 23 December 1998. On 28 June 1999, the ship left the shipyard heading towards the North Sea on the River Ems. She was delivered to Star Cruises on 2 August 1999, four weeks earlier then contracted.
Service history
SuperStar Virgo
Following the transit from Papenburg to Singapore the SuperStar Virgo entered service on cruises from Singapore on 10 October 1999. On 24 April 2003 the SuperStar Virgo was relocated from Singapore to operate cruises out of Perth, Western Australia due to the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Southeast Asia.
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