Norwegian Spirit
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| Name: | Norwegian Spirit (formerly SuperStar Leo) |
| Owner: | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Operator: | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Port of Registry: |  Panama |
| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Germany |
| Completed: | 1998 |
| Acquired: | 2004 |
| In service: | 1998 |
| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Leo Class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 77,000 gross tons |
| Length: | 879 ft (267.92 m) |
| Beam: | 106 ft (32.31 m) |
| Draft: | 26 ft (7.92 m) |
| Decks: | 13 |
| Speed: | 21 knots (max: 24 knots) |
| Capacity: | 1,996 passengers |
| Crew: | 965 crew |
Norwegian Spirit (built for Star Cruises as SuperStar Leo) is a cruise ship currently in operation with Norwegian Cruise Line.
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[edit] History
The vessel was constructed by Meyer Werft in Germany. Named SuperStar Leo in 1998, the vessel was the first of Star Cruises' Leo Class. She was first based in Hong Kong for almost five years.
In 2004, Norwegian Cruise Line (a subsidiary company owned by Star Cruises) was planning to launch Pride of America. However, just prior to completion, the vessel partially sank when a storm hit the Lloyd Werft shipyards. To meet the already booked cruises for Pride of America, SuperStar Leo was transferred to the NCL fleet, and after only two weeks of refits, emerged as Norwegian Spirit.
In January 2006, Norwegian Spirit encountered a freak wave off the coast of Tortola.
On May 25th 2008 at approx. 9:00 am the Spirit contacted Pier 90 in New York City at the end of an 8 day cruise to the eastern Caribbean. She damaged the parking garage support columns and the bow of the ship. The incident happened exactly 5 years to the day since the SS Norway experienced a boiler explosion in Miami.
The Norwegian Spirit is scheduled to be relocated to the Port of New Orleans in the fall of 2008.
[edit] Vessel Class
Norwegian Spirit is the first ship of this design. She was followed by SuperStar Virgo, her twin sister ship which is with Star Cruises. No other ships of this particular design were constructed.
[edit] Propulsion
MAN B&W 14V48 medium speed diesels driving ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) electric propulsion motors (nearly 55,000 horsepower), driving twin screws.
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