2. Meaning
• A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger
ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage
itself and the ship's amenities are part of the
experience, as well as the different destinations
along the way.
3. • Transportation is not the prime purpose, as cruise
ships operate mostly on routes that return
passengers to their originating port, so the ports
are usually in a specified region of a continent.
4. Introduction
• Star Cruises, a member of Genting Hong Kong,
is the third largest cruise line in the world.
• Star Cruises dominates the Asia-Pacific market
and is owned by Genting Hong Kong.
5. • The chairman of Star Cruises is Tan Sri Lim
Kok Thay, the son of the late Tan Sri Lim Goh
Tong, the founder of Malaysia's Genting
Highlands.
Tan Sri Lim Goh
Tong Tan Sri Lim kok Thay
6. History
Genting Hong Kong is a holding company that operates
cruise and resort businesses.
• Its cruise business is branded Star Cruises and was
established on 10th Nov. 1993
7. • Genting Hong Kong owns 43.4 per cent of Miami-
based Norwegian Cruise Line(NCL)
• Combined together, Star Cruises is the third
largest cruise line in the world with a fleet of 18
ships.
8. • In 2008 the first ship from NCL was
transferred to the Star Cruises fleet
as Superstar Libra