<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><strong>&nbsp;Star Cruises starts construction of new cruise ship</strong></span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Star Cruises has announced that construction has started on its new flagship vessel, Genting World, which will be homeported in Asia.</p><p>Genting World and a sister ship are being built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft, and are due for delivery in fall 2016 and fall 2017.</p><p>The ship features 21 decks and over 1,600 cabins, and can accommodate around 4,500 passengers and 2,000 crew members.</p><p>“The delivery of these two newly commissioned mega cruise ships will enable us to continue to strengthen and further enhance our competitiveness across our key source markets.” said Lim Kok Thay, chairman &amp; ceo of Genting Hong Kong.</p><p><br></p><p></p><p><img data-cke-saved-src="http://www.asiacruisenews.com/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Star-cruises-virgo-2.jpg" src="http://www.asiacruisenews.com/ckfinder/userfiles/images/Star-cruises-virgo-2.jpg" alt="Star Cruises starts construction of new cruise ship" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: normal; width: 380px; height: 210px; float: left; overflow: hidden; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);"><br></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>