Star Pisces

Star Pisces

M/S "Star Pisces" is a cruise ship, owned by Star Cruises and currently does short cruises from Hong Kong. She was originally built as the cruiseferry M/S "Kalypso" in 1990 by Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland for Rederi AB Slite for use in Viking Line traffic. The ship was designed by Per Dockson.

History

Viking Line years

The late 1980's 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 Wärtsilä's shipbuilding division 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.

tar Cruises years

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 joined her sister (now called MS "Lankapuri Star Aquarius") for cruising 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. As of 2008, the "Star Pisces" remains in Star Cruises' fleet, making day and night cruises from Hong Kong.

pecifications

* Built in 1990 at Masa-Yards, Turku, Finland
* architect: Per Dockson
* Length: 176,75 meters
* Width: 29,61 meters
* Depth: 6,20 meters
* Tonnage
** Kalypso: 40012 brt
** Star Pisces: 40053 GT
* Passengers
** Kalypso: 2000
** Star Pisces: 1378
* Beds
** Kalypso: 1950
** Star Picses: 1378
* Car Capacity
** Kalypso: 490
** Star Pisces: 0
* Max Speed: 21 knots
* Ice class: 1 A Super
* Sister ship: M/S "Pearl of Scandinavia"

External links

* [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/kalypso_1990.htm M/S Kalypso on Fakta om Fartyg] (Swedish only)
* [http://www.starcruises.com/Fleet/SPisces/index.html M/S Star Pisces on Star Cruises]

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