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29-694: 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,

58-707: A 100m waterslide on the SuperStar Virgo during her dry dock period in Singapore, and in January 2012, received new hull art and livery. Between April and October 2014 she was based in Hong Kong. From 13 November 2015 to 31 December 2015, SuperStar Virgo undertook a 48-day cruise to the Southern Hemisphere with over 20 ports of call. From 3 January 2016 to 11 November 2016, SuperStar Virgo

87-560: A second ship was ordered and would be delivered by late 2017. Both ships will 150,000 GT. On 9 February 2015, the first steel cutting ceremony for Genting World was held at Meyer Werft shipyard. In November 2015, it was announced that the vessels under construction would instead be delivered to Dream Cruises , with a new class of ships planned to be designed for Star Cruises. The company announced in March 2018 that one of its ships, SuperStar Libra , would end her public cruise operations for

116-640: A six-month deployment. In January 2022, the parent company of Star Cruises, Genting Hong Kong, declared bankruptcy due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . In April 2022, following the collapse of the parent company of Star Cruises, Genting Hong Kong; SuperStar Gemini , SuperStar Aquarius & Star Pisces were all sold for scrap. Their smaller sister ship, The Taipan , was sold to OM Ships International in May 2022 and renamed Doulos Hope . Operation Mobilisation affiliate Gute Bücher für Alle accepted

145-542: A technical call in Japan without disembarkation. Following the collapse of Genting Hong Kong, Explorer Dream had been laid up off the coast of Port Klang. It was announced on 13 January 2023, that the ship would be renamed to Resorts World One and would join Resorts World Cruises. The ship entered service on 17 February, briefly taken over cruises for Genting Dream which headed to dry dock. On 1 March 2023,

174-740: A wider 7,000-acre (2,800 ha) integrated township project in the southern state of Johor . In September 2010, Genting New York won a bid to build a racino at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City, the first step of a planned expansion in the United States. Among the attributes of the plan was providing a diversion for passengers on extended stays at John F. Kennedy International Airport . Resorts World New York opened in October 2011. In May 2011, Genting Malaysia purchased 14 acres (5.7 ha) of Biscayne Bay front land surrounding

203-548: Is headquartered in Wisma Genting in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. The Group comprises the holding company Genting Berhad ( MYX : 3182 ), its listed subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad ( MYX : 4715 ), Genting Plantations Berhad ( MYX : 2291 ), Genting Singapore Plc ( SGX : G13 ), as well as its wholly owned subsidiary Genting Energy Limited. Founded in 1965 by the late Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong ,

232-433: Is one of four groups that won approval in 2008 to build hotels and casinos as part of Philippines' US$ 20 billion Pagcor City development on Manila Bay. In June 2009, Genting Group supported the capital raising exercise of MGM Mirage . In August 2010, Genting Property began construction on an upscale retail destination, Johor Premium Outlets in partnership with Indianapolis, Indiana-based Simon Property Group , as part of

261-1011: Is principally an investment holding and management company. The company is headquartered in Malaysia. It is listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of RM18 billion (about USD4.5 billion) as at 31 December 2021. In December 2006, Genting Group won the bid in obtaining one of two Singapore casino licences to build an integrated resort , named Resorts World Sentosa , under Genting Singapore. The project requirements include hotel, gambling, leisure facilities, convention space and retail. In 2007, Genting Plantations ventured into biotechnology to develop synthetic genomic processes and naturally occurring processes for alternative energy resources through an equally owned joint venture with "Synthetic Genomics". In July 2007, Genting Group disposed of its paper and packaging business. In August 2009, Genting Hong Kong opened Resorts World Manila in partnership with Alliance Global Group. It

290-862: The 2019-20 cruise season. The ship was supposed to return to north Asia and based in Shanghai for the summer of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her deployment in China was cancelled and was subsequently laid up in Port Klang, Malaysia and sailed to various ports around Asia to load and offload crew members. In July she arrived in Keelung, Taiwan and awaited her island hopping cruises which began on 26Jul. Her island hopping cruises in Taiwan made several stops in islands of Taiwan like Penghu and Matsu, and only made

319-773: The Genting Group is headed by Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay , the chairman and Chief Executive, who joined the Group in 1976. The group has developed, operated and marketed casinos and integrated resorts in different parts of the world, including the Americas , Australia , Malaysia , the Philippines , Singapore and the United Kingdom . The Group's pioneer integrated resort is Resorts World Genting , formerly known as Genting Highlands Resort. The main attractions of

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348-603: The Star Cruises fleet in Asia. In early 2008, both NCL America and Orient Lines brands were discontinued, with the latter's sole ship, Marco Polo , sold to Greek interests. Also in that year, the first ship from NCL was transferred to the Star Cruises fleet as SuperStar Libra . Starting from 2011, Star Cruises' ships received new hull art. It was announced on 27 April 2012 that the Norwegian Dream would join

377-452: The Star fleet, renamed SuperStar Gemini and would start service in 2012. On 7 October 2013, Star Cruises announced they had entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft shipyard for the construction of one new cruise ship . The vessel would have capacity for 3,364 passengers at double occupancy. The ship would be delivered sometime in late 2016. Star Cruises announced on 10 February 2014, that

406-594: The building of Resorts World Miami . This project will cost about US$ 3 billion. This project has the world's biggest swimming pool. In 2017, Genting announced they would lend their name to a new resort, Resorts World Catskills . The casino was originally to be named Montreign Resort Casino. In January 2018, Genting announced plans to build a new casino resort in Andorra . The resort is expected to cost EUR€105 million and will host many different musical and cultural events. As of December 2010, Genting Malaysia owns

435-587: The company on 27 June 2018. On 8 March 2018, Genting Hong Kong announced that the first Global-class newbuild that was previously allocated to Star Cruises would join the Dream Cruises fleet. On 11 September 2018, Genting Hong Kong announced that SuperStar Virgo would move to Dream Cruises in April 2019 and be renamed the Explorer Dream . In November 2018, SuperStar Gemini returned to Malaysia for

464-425: The following years, the company purchased several other ships. In 1998, Star Cruises took delivery of its first new build, SuperStar Leo , followed by sister ship SuperStar Virgo in 1999. Star Cruises also acquired Sun Cruises the same year. In 2000, Star Cruises acquired Norwegian Cruise Line , including its subsidiaries Orient Lines and Norwegian Capricorn Line , becoming the largest global cruise line in

493-566: The headquarters of The Miami Herald for US$ 236 million; The McClatchy Company announced that the Herald and El Nuevo Herald would be moving to another location by 2013. The land is to be used for a mixed-use development , Resorts World Miami , that would include hotels, restaurants, residences, retail shops and a convention centre. Genting Group sees the Miami land acquisition as an integral step in its pursuit of expanding internationally in

522-748: The leisure, hospitality and entertainment industry. In June 2011, Genting UK was awarded a casino licence for a 55,000 sq-metre mixed-use facility in Birmingham . The development is in partnership with the NEC Group . In March 2013, Genting bought the site of Echelon Place , an unfinished casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip and announced plans for Resorts World Las Vegas . In May 2015, Genting Hong Kong purchased 100% ownership of Crystal Cruises and plans for expansion into river cruising, private jet charters using Boeing 777 aircraft and

551-529: The new build of three 100,000 GT mega cruise ships was announced for the brand. Genting also announced the construction of a 204,000 GT ultra-luxury and giant cruise ship. In October 2016, Genting Hong Kong was entirely sold to the Lim Kok Thay's family-owned unit trust Golden Hope Limited as part of a family business restructuring exercise, separating it from Genting Group but retaining it under ownership of Lim Kok Thay's family. In 2016, Genting announced

580-691: The outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Southeast Asia. Initially the redeployment was planned to last only a one-month evaluation period, but SuperStar Virgo continued to be based in Perth until July 2003. On 2 April 2008 the SuperStar Virgo relocated from Singapore to Hong Kong as her port of departure until 26 October 2008, the redeployment coinciding with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . She returned to Singapore in October 2008. In January 2009, Star Cruises installed

609-579: The resort are its casino , theme park , concert shows, food & beverage and retail shopping. From its initial leisure and hospitality activities, the Genting Group has expanded and diversified into other activities including plantations , properties , power generation , oil and gas , e-commerce , information technology and biotechnology . The Group and its affiliates employ about 47,000 people worldwide and have over 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) of prime resort land and 238,400 hectares (589,099 acres) of land for plantation. Genting Berhad

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638-512: The ship in Penang, Malaysia on 25 May and completed her sea trial on July 20. She then sailed to Singapore to continue a refurbishment which should have conclude by the end of 2023. The Star Cruises Trademarks were sold to Genting Group Chairman and CEO Lim Kok Thay. Ships that sailed as part of Star Cruises: Ships that were ordered for Star Cruises but transferred before completion or never built: Genting Group The Genting Group

667-547: 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. 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

696-623: The ship repositioned to Hong Kong where it sailed 2,3 and 5 night cruises. In the 2013, Japanese movie Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de take place on SuperStar Virgo. Star Cruises Star Cruises was a cruise line headquartered in Hong Kong and operated in the Asia-Pacific market. The company was owned by Genting Hong Kong . It was the eighteenth largest cruise line in the world after Carnival Corporation , Royal Caribbean Cruises and 15 others. The chairman of Star Cruises

725-572: The world. Norwegian Capricorn Line (NCL) operations were soon merged into those of Star Cruises. Before the purchase of NCL, Star Cruises had several other new builds either planned or already under construction, but with the merger of the two companies, most of the new ships joined the NCL fleet instead. In 2007, Star sold 50% of NCL to the Apollo Management group. In 2013, following a corporate reorganization and an initial public offering , NCL

754-525: Was Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay , the son of the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong , the founder of Malaysia 's Genting Highlands . Star Cruises was founded as an associate of the Genting Group of Malaysia , incorporated in Bermuda on 10 November 1993 with its corporate headquarters in Hong Kong. The company's first ships were two cruiseferries acquired from the bankrupt Swedish Rederi AB Slite . In

783-542: Was homeported in Nansha, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. From November 2016 to December 2016, she continued to be based at Hong Kong. From January 2017 to March 2017, she was based in Shenzhen and cruised to Vietnamese ports and Hong Kong. SuperStar Virgo was transferred to Dream Cruises and following a US$ 65 million refit at Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore, was renamed Explorer Dream . She will operate from Australia during

812-680: Was made a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings . On 3 December 2018, Star and Apollo sold off their remaining stakes in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, marking the end of a relationship that had lasted more than a decade. In 2001, Star Cruises founded a new sister company, Cruise Ferries , which began operating its sole ship, Wasa Queen , on short cruises from Hong Kong to Xiamen followed by overnight gambling cruises from Hong Kong and gambling cruises from Port Klang in Kuala Lumpur. Wasa Queen

841-463: Was sold in 2007. In 2004, SuperStar Leo , was transferred to NCL. The ship became Norwegian Spirit and took over Norwegian Sky cruises. It was rushed into service under NCL America brand because the Pride of America wasn't ready on time due to sinking at Lloyd Werft shipyard. Since 2006, the trend has been for new ships to be built for NCL, and the old ships in the NCL fleet are transferred to

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