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Genting Hong Kong orders the construction of a cruise ship of luxury to Meyer Werft
the contract has a value of 707,2 million euros. The unit will have 1,682 passenger compartments
October 8, 2013
The tourist group Genting Hong Kong, than work in the crocieristico field with own brand Cruises Star and the participation in the company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) of which it stops 50% of the capital, has ordered to the German ship yard Meyer Werft the construction of a new cruise ship of luxury.
The contract, that it will become effective within next 14 January once satisfied some conditions between which the confirmation of the good outcome of the definition of the credit scheme of the construction, has a value of 707,2 million euros enclosed - it has specified Genting Hong Kong - 57 million euros which deep for gradually supported supplies and other costs from the purchaser and relative to the construction of the ship.
The new ship will have 1,682 cabins for the passengers and, second the forecasts, will be delivered on October 12, 2016. We remember that Meyer Werft has already constructed for the brand Cruises Star the ships Superstar Leo and Superstar Virgo, equipped both of 982 cabins and delivered respective in 1998 and in 1999.
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