MV Asia Star
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Asia Cruises
Asia Cruises is a cruise line operating from Hong Kong. It launched the Captain Omar in 1997, and has since acquired various cruise liners including Omar II, Omar III and most recently the Asia Star. The company is controlled by entrepreneur Stanley Ho.-History:Asia Cruises was founded in 1997...
. It has a unique twin-hull/SWATH design and its gross tonnage is 20,050 tonnes. It is stationed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was formerly known as the Radisson Diamond, and built in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
It has 12 decks and 170 guest rooms, displacing over 11,500 tons when fully loaded.