Meyer Cuts Steel for Star Cruises' Newbuild

Meyer Werft began cutting steel on Monday for the first of two 151,000-ton vessels vessels ordered by Star Cruises. The first, designated by the yard as S.711, will be named Genting World, and is scheduled for delivery in the fall of 2016.

The complete story appeared in the February 11 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Genting Hong Kong chairman and CEO Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay signs the first steel cut for
Star Cruises' Genting World

The computer-controlled plasma torch makes the first cut in the steel that will form Genting World

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