Casino Cruise Ship Hong Kong
MV China Star (中华之星) is the world's largest ship with a SWATH design, and the only twin-hull cruise ship ever built. It was sold and has operated in Hong Kong as the gambling ship Asia Star for Asia Cruises beginning in 2005, and the ship was later renamed China Star and was operated by several operators. Hong Kong’s casino cruises once flourished, attracting high rollers from the financial hub to its slots and tables. Now, after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption, one such.
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| Builder: | Rauma Finnyards (now STX Finland Cruise Oy), Finlandr |
| Launched: | 20 June 1991[3] |
| Maiden voyage: | 5 July 1992[3] |
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| Status: | In service[1] |
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| Tonnage: | 20,295 GT[1] |
| Length: | 131.2 metres (430 ft) |
| Beam: | 31.96 metres (104.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.6 metres (25 ft) |
| Decks: | 12[4] |
| Installed power: | Wärtsilä engines |
| Speed: | 14.15 knots (26.21 km/h; 16.28 mph)[3] or 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)[5] |
| Capacity: | 354 passengers in 177 cabins[6] or 172 cabins[7] |
| Crew: | 150[5] / 200[8] |
MV China Star (中华之星) is the world's largest ship with a SWATH design,[8] and the only twin-hull cruise ship ever built.[7] It was sold and has operated in Hong Kong as the gambling ship Asia Star for Asia Cruises beginning in 2005, and the ship was later renamed China Star and was operated by several operators. The ship is currently laid up in Shenzhen, China.[6] This 350-passenger all balcony luxury cruise ship was the largest SWATH ship in the world when it was built, displacing more than 20,000 tons.[9] Originally known as the Radisson Diamond, the ship was built for Diamond Cruise, a conglomerate of several Finnish banks and the UKL-based Carlson Companies (the parent company of Radisson Cruises and Hotels). The ship was built at the Finnish Rauma shipyard by STX Finland.[10]
In June 2011,[6] the ship was purchased for $45M by China Cruises Company Limited, the deal being led by Chinese millionaire entrepreneur Huang Weijian,[7] CEO of CCCL.[11] Another $20M was spent refurbishing her.[11] Operation started on March 9, 2012, as the first ship of the new CCCL luxury cruise line.[4]
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- ^ abc'China Star (9008407)'. Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^Radisson Diamond
- ^ abcAsklander, Micke. 'M / S RADISSON DIAMOND'. Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish).
- ^ ab'Wenzhou investors launch China Star cruise ship in Hong Kong'. 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ ab'China Star'. shipparade.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ abc'CHINA STAR Joins Growing Chinese Cruise Market'. Maritime Matters. March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ^ abc'New Chinese Cruise Line to Start-Up with ex-Radisson Diamond - Cruise Industry News Cruise News'. Cruise Industry News. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ ab'Radisson Diamond (sold)'. cruisereviews.com.
- ^Slater and Basch. 'New Ship Emulates a Luxury Hotel : The extra-wide Radisson Diamond is spacious enough for a conference center'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^'Radisson Diamond'. Castles of the Seas. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ abRaemin Zhang (7 March 2012). 'First China-owned luxury cruise ship sets sail'. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links[edit]
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