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MS Star Pisces is a cruise ship, owned by Star Cruises. She does short cruises from Hong Kong. She was originally built as the cruiseferry MS Kalypso in 1990 at Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland for Rederi AB Slite for use in Viking Line traffic. The ship was designed by Per Dockson. Star Pisces has a sister ship, Pearl Seaways. MS Star Pisces is a cruise ship, owned by Star Cruises. She does short cruises from Hong Kong. She was originally built as the cruiseferry MS Kalypso in 1990 at Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Finland for Rederi AB Slite for use in Viking Line traffic. The ship was designed by Per Dockson. Star Pisces has a sister ship, Pearl Seaways. Star Pisces current location is at China Coast (coordinates 22.28260 N / 114.25698 E) cruising en route to JUNK-BAY ANCHORAGE. The AIS position was reported 8 minutes ago. The good news is Star Cruise Pisces Casino that some of our best casinos listed above even Star Cruise Pisces Casino offer live dealer bonuses. Start Playing on Cherry Jackpot Casino read review. No Deposit Bonus: 25x. Play now-Details.
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Enjoy the warm Asian hospitality onboard the Star Pisces. It has 12 storeys of great options for cruise travellers. The ship has more than 600 cabins and can accommodate over 1,000 passengers.
Dine at the Umigawa and enjoy a whole new gastronomical experience as the chefs dish out their specialties. At the Sunset Boulevard, you can sing with the best karaoke songs ever, and at Galaxy of the Stars, you can watch first-class cabaret performers at it.
Wet & Wild is where you can be yourself and let your hair down. Sunbathe by the pool or go for a swim in it. Options at the Fitness Centre will help you keep healthy and active throughout your stay onboard the Star Pisces. At Oscar’s Unisex Beauty Salon, go for the choicest treatments and beauty therapies.
Business meetings and seminars can be held at the ship’s Conference Centre. There are shops, recreation centres and much more. There is a Recreation Area just for children and youngsters.
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MS Star Pisces at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong in 2013 | |
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| Builder: | Masa-YardsTurku New Shipyard, Finland[1] |
| Cost: | SEK 650 million[2] |
| Yard number: | 1298[1] |
| Launched: | 27 August 1989[1] |
| Acquired: | 26 April 1990[1] |
| In service: | 30 April 1990[1] |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8710857[1] |
| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruiseferry |
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| Length: | 176.60 m (579 ft 5 in) |
| Beam: | 29.61 m (97 ft 2 in) |
| Draught: | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Decks: | 12[3] |
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| Propulsion: | 2 propellers[2] |
| Speed: | 21.0 knots (38.9 km/h; 24.2 mph) |
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| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 40,053 GT |
| Ice class: | 1 A Super |
| Speed: | 21.2 knots (39.3 km/h; 24.4 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1,900 passengers |
| Crew: | 750 |
| Notes: | Otherwise the same as built |
MS Star Pisces is a cruise ship, owned by Star Cruises and does short cruises from Hong Kong. She was originally built as the cruiseferryMS Kalypso in 1990 at Masa-YardsTurku New Shipyard, Finland for Rederi AB Slite for use in Viking Line traffic. The ship was designed by Per Dockson.
Star Pisces has a sister ship, Pearl Seaways.
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History[edit]
Viking Line[edit]
The late 1980s were a time of hectic new building in Baltic Sea ferry services. Between 1985 and 1991 no less than 11 new ships debuted for competing companies Viking Line and Silja Line. During construction of the Kalypso in 1989 the shipbuilding company Wärtsilä Marine was declared bankrupt. A new company, Masa-Yards, was established to continue operating Wärtsilä's shipyards in Turku and Helsinki. As a result of the bankruptcy the Kalypso's final price was much larger than originally agreed.
When delivered on April 30, 1990, the Kalypso entered traffic on the route connecting Turku to Mariehamn and Stockholm, where she sailed without mishap for the next three years. 1993 was to be the year when Slite would take delivery of another newbuild, the largest ferry in the world, M/S Europa. However, the Swedish krona was devaluated shortly before Slite were supposed to take delivery of the new ship. The Europa ended up in rival Silja Line's fleet in March 1993, and in April Rederi AB Slite was declared bankrupt.
As a result of Slite's bankruptcy, Kalypso and her sister were sold at an auction in August 1993. Bids were made by SF Line (the remaining Viking Line operator), P&O Ferries and DFDS, but the final buyer emerged from Malaysia where the newly established Star Cruises bought both ships. The Kalypso, the last ship ever delivered to Rederi AB Slite, stayed in Viking Line's traffic until January 1994.
Star Cruises[edit]
After the end of her service for Viking Line, the Kalypso sailed to Naantali, Finland where she was docked and renamed MS Star Pisces. Later in the same month she sailed to Finnyards, Rauma, Finland, where she was rebuilt as a cruise ship. In April 1994 the ship began operating cruises from Singapore. Originally the ship sported a dark blue hull with a narrow red band on top, which was later changed into all-white, matching the livery of other Star Cruises' ships. She was later moved to making day and night cruises from Hong Kong. In May 2009 the ship suspended her sailings from Hong Kong and was laid up initially at Hong Kong, later moved to Port Klang for further lay up.
In February 2010, she was reactivated for cruising out of Penang.[4]
She finished her deployment in Penang by the end of December 2010 and was refurbished in Singapore in January 2011. Star Pisces also received hull art, being the first ship to feature hull art in the Star Cruises fleet. She returned to Hong Kong to offer daily high sea cruises in late February 2011.
Star Pisces entered drydock for major renovation in February 2013.
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghijkAsklander, Micke. 'M/S Kalypso (1990)'. Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ abcWard, Douglas (2008). Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. pp. 631. ISBN978-981-268-240-6.
- ^'Översiktsritning på M/S Kalypso'. Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^'A port to call home Liner launches cruises from Penang'. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
External links[edit]
Media related to IMO 8710857 at Wikimedia Commons
- M/S Kalypso on Fakta om Fartyg(in Swedish)