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CRUISE SHIPPING REVIEW

Superstar Leo, the first of four cruise vessels being built at Meyer Werft for Star

Cruises, was delivered in September 1998 after completing sea trials in the

Netherlands. The 880 ft. (268 m) vessel has a passenger capacity of 2,800 in approximately 1,000 cabins, nearly 70 percent of which are outside cabins.

Superstar Leo is fitted with the integrat- ed navigation and command system Atlas

Nacos 45-3 from STN Atlas. The system is designed to provide safe navigation through narrow channels and in heavily- trafficked waters. Radar units on the ves- sel have high resolution color monitors to aid in symbol interpretation. The vessel is equipped with two FP propellers, two bowthrusters, one stern thruster and two spade rudders. Electric power generation is provided by four MAN B&W 14 V 48/60 diesel generator sets each develop- ing an output of 14,700 kW at 514 rpm and driving an ABB synchronous genera- tor. ABB also provided two electric motors at an output of 20,000 kW each for the vessel's propulsion. Up to 1,800 cu. m. of potable water can be produced on board Superstar Leo within 24 hours.

The water is transferred through the ship by five systems serving decks 2 through 12 via a ring line. Vacuum piping from four vacuum systems brings sewage water to four biologically-operated sewage treat- ment plants. Waste is divided into burn- able or non-burnable waster before being shredded and stored in silos for future incineration or transfer to a recycling plant on shore.

Superstar Leo employs a digital tele- phone system which provides 80 satellite and GSM channels for ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship calls. Each passenger cabin is equipped with a digital credit card tele- phone. Design features include upper decks designed to imitate house fronts and a 650-seat restaurant featuring a glass wall with a view onto the ship's wake.

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Welcome Aboard in 1998

Star Cruises Shines With

Superstar Leo

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NORTHWEST 1-800-227-7920 FAX 1-206-762-5003

CALIFORNIA Waterman Supply Co., Inc. - Wilmington, CA and TEXAS 1 -800-322-3131 FAX 1 -310-522-1043

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E-mail: [email protected] BALANCED HEAD FAIRLEADS MODELS MD-610, MC-622 AND MD-665 that a cruise vacation is a dream of some 56 percent of adults, and, to date, only 11 percent of the U.S. population has ever cruised.

Meanwhile, the cruise companies have done a remarkably good job of keeping up with demand, as the industry has added new berths at a seven percent (average annual change) clip since 1980. In 1980 there were just 41,073 berths, com- pared to 118,399 berths in 1997.

The cruise ship buying spree is not simply the fodder of industry hype, as, through 2002 the North

American industry will add berths at an average annual rate of 10.4 percent. Significant ships due to come on-line in 1999 include:

Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,758 pas- senger Carnival Triumph; Disney

Cruise Line's 2,400 passenger

Disney Wonder; First European

Cruises' 1,200 passenger Mistral; 28 Circle 327 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News