SuperStar Gemini
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MS Gemini is a cruise ship
operated by Quail Travel Group. She was built in 1992 by Union Navale de Levante, Valencia
, Spain
for Crown Cruise Line
as Crown Jewel. She has also sailed under the name Cunard Crown Jewel. She also operated as SuperStar Gemini for Star Cruises from 1995 to 2008.
(a subsidiary of EffJohn), and is the largest cruise ship ever built in Spain. Crown Cruise Line used the ship for cruises from the United States to Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean
. In 1993 the ship was chartered to Cunard Line
and renamed Cunard Crown Jewel. In 1995 the ship was sold to Star Cruises
, and renamed SuperStar Gemini and placed on cruise traffic from Singapore. In February 1997 the ship suffered an engine room fire.
In September 2007 Star Cruises reported that SuperStar Gemini had been sold and left the company fleet in December 2008. Reportedly the buyer was Clipper Group
, a Bahama-based company who would charter the ship to a new operator in 2009. In 2008, the Clipper Group announced that they would rename the ship the "Vision Star" and lease the ship to the Spanish cruise ship operator, Vision Cruises. In March 2009, Vision Cruises ceased operations. In early 2009, Mediterranean Classic Cruises (formerly Monarch Classic Cruises) was booking cruises in the Aegean Sea aboard the "Vision Star". However, these cruises were cancelled due to the non-availability of the "Vision Star" from Vision Cruises. Instead, the "SuperStar Gemini" was renamed "Gemini", and currently has a Spanish operator, Quail Travel Group.
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International Shipping Partners the current owner of the MS Gemini and the MS Ocean Pearl have issued a statement saying that both ships will now be available for sale or charter.
For her final 2008 season for Star Cruises after returning from her Australian deployment Superstar Gemini was sailing a combination of Straits of Malacca 7 day cruises and six - 21 day roundtrips from Singapore via Koh Samui, Laem Chebang, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hong Kong, Halong Bay, Nha Trang, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching returning to Singapore.
The last cruise for Star Cruises departed Singapore for a 7 day cruise to the Straits of Malacca on 28 December, 2008. SuperStar Gemini arrived at the Singapore Cruise Centre for the last time on 4 January 2009 at 8.30am after her final cruise in the Straits of Malacca. She was seen leaving the Singapore Cruise Centre at 5.45pm for Port Klang. After that, she was be refitted and delivered to her new owners.
Cruise ship
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operated by Quail Travel Group. She was built in 1992 by Union Navale de Levante, Valencia
Valencia (city in Spain)
Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
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for Crown Cruise Line
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as Crown Jewel. She has also sailed under the name Cunard Crown Jewel. She also operated as SuperStar Gemini for Star Cruises from 1995 to 2008.
History
The Crown Jewel was built in 1992 for Crown Cruise LineCrown Cruise Line
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(a subsidiary of EffJohn), and is the largest cruise ship ever built in Spain. Crown Cruise Line used the ship for cruises from the United States to Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. In 1993 the ship was chartered to Cunard Line
Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century...
and renamed Cunard Crown Jewel. In 1995 the ship was sold to Star Cruises
Star Cruises
Star Cruises , a member of Genting Hong Kong, is the sixth largest cruise line in the world behind companies such as Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean Cruises...
, and renamed SuperStar Gemini and placed on cruise traffic from Singapore. In February 1997 the ship suffered an engine room fire.
In September 2007 Star Cruises reported that SuperStar Gemini had been sold and left the company fleet in December 2008. Reportedly the buyer was Clipper Group
Clipper Group
Clipper Group is a shipping company based in the Bahamas which owns and manages a fleet of 250 ships worldwide. In 2002 Clipper Group acquired full ownership of Irish Sea ferry operator Seatruck Ferries.-Subsidiaries:...
, a Bahama-based company who would charter the ship to a new operator in 2009. In 2008, the Clipper Group announced that they would rename the ship the "Vision Star" and lease the ship to the Spanish cruise ship operator, Vision Cruises. In March 2009, Vision Cruises ceased operations. In early 2009, Mediterranean Classic Cruises (formerly Monarch Classic Cruises) was booking cruises in the Aegean Sea aboard the "Vision Star". However, these cruises were cancelled due to the non-availability of the "Vision Star" from Vision Cruises. Instead, the "SuperStar Gemini" was renamed "Gemini", and currently has a Spanish operator, Quail Travel Group.
Current cruises
MS Gemini has a Spanish operator, Quail Travel Group (operating under the trademark "Happy Cruises"), and since November 2010 is sailing the Caribean, based in La Havana and including stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Paradise Island. From May to October 2011 MS Gemini will sail the Mediterranean with stops in (amongst others) Venice, Athens and Istanbul. Due to Happy Cruises ceasing operations on September 24, 2011 she had to terminate her cruise at Valencia, SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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International Shipping Partners the current owner of the MS Gemini and the MS Ocean Pearl have issued a statement saying that both ships will now be available for sale or charter.
Former cruises
SuperStar Gemini was based in Singapore and she cruised to various destinations year round in the South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand, and Straits of Malacca. Superstar Gemini embarked on a three month voyage around the Pacific including a full circumnavigation of the Australian continent and visited various cities e.g. Melbourne, Sydney, Perth (Fremantle), Brisbane, Komodo and Bali between November 2007 and February 2008.For her final 2008 season for Star Cruises after returning from her Australian deployment Superstar Gemini was sailing a combination of Straits of Malacca 7 day cruises and six - 21 day roundtrips from Singapore via Koh Samui, Laem Chebang, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hong Kong, Halong Bay, Nha Trang, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching returning to Singapore.
The last cruise for Star Cruises departed Singapore for a 7 day cruise to the Straits of Malacca on 28 December, 2008. SuperStar Gemini arrived at the Singapore Cruise Centre for the last time on 4 January 2009 at 8.30am after her final cruise in the Straits of Malacca. She was seen leaving the Singapore Cruise Centre at 5.45pm for Port Klang. After that, she was be refitted and delivered to her new owners.
Amenities
- Pool Bar
- Mariner’s Buffet
- Mariners Patio Bar
- Bar Gemini
- Galaxy Bar
- Ocean Palace Restaurant
- Fortuna Karaoke
- Star Club (Games of chance)
- Galaxy of the Stars (Cabaret and Showlounge)
- Star Lounge
- Star Deck (Sunbathing)
- Swimming Pool & Jacuzzi
- Spa & Gymnasium
- Star Track (Jogging track)
- Salon, Shops, Library with Internet
- Mahjong & Card Room
- Library & Internet
- Video Arcade
- Children’s Center