MV Island Star

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Island Star at Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil - 2008
Career
Name:	1990-2005: Horizon 2005-present: Island Star
Owner:	1990-2005: Celebrity Cruises 2005-present: Island Cruises
Operator:	1990-2005: Celebrity Cruises 2005-present: Island Cruises
Port of Registry:	1990-2002: Monrovia,  Liberia 2002-present: Nassau,  Bahamas[1]
Builder:	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany
Yard number:	619[1]
Launched:	19 November 1989[1]
Christened:	11 April 1990[1]
Acquired:	30 April 1990[1]
In service:	1990[1]
Status:	In service
Notes:	Sister ship to Zenith
General characteristics [1]
Class and type:	Horizon class cruise ship
Tonnage:	47427 gross register tons (GRT)[citation needed]
Displacement:	5550 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Length:	208.00 m (682.41 ft)
Beam:	29.00 m (95.14 ft)
Draught:	7.72 m (25.33 ft)[citation needed]
Decks:	12
Installed power:	3 x 3300kw MAN-B&W AUX[citation needed]
Propulsion:	2 x 5994kw MAN-B&W diesels 2 x 3996 MAN-B&W diesels[citation needed]
Speed:	21,5 knots
Capacity:	1875 passengers[citation needed]

The Island Star (formerly the Horizon) is a cruise ship, built in 1990.

The vessel was constructed for Celebrity Cruises, who operated the vessel as the Horizon. The vessel's service with Celebrity ended in September 2005, when it was transferred to Island Cruises. The ship underwent refits over the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, and is now operating out of Palma de Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea as the Island Star in summer and from Caribbean in winter season of 2008. It advertises cruising as "relaxed, friendly, and informal". This is certainly true with the captain, officers and staff doing their utmost to mix with passengers and join in with activities.

[edit] Restaurants

• Beachcomber
• Island Restaurant
• Oasis Restaurant
• Steak House
• The Grill

[edit] Clubs, lounges, and bars

• Bounty Club
• Captain's Club
• Harbour Café
• Mirage Bar
• Ocean Theater
• Sailaway Bar
• The Pub
• the pub

[edit] References