Who are the biggest shareholders of Star Cruises?
The Company's biggest shareholders are Golden Hope Limited and Resorts
World Limited.
What are the brands under Star Cruises Group?
There are currently eight vessels under the Star Cruises brand in Asia
Pacific and they are SuperStar Virgo, SuperStar Gemini, SuperStar Libra,
SuperStar Aquarius, Star Pisces, MegaStar Aries, MegaStar Taurus and Wasa Queen.
The NCL group has a fleet of 12 ships in service and due to be delivered under Norwegian Cruise Line.
The NCL fleet operates the Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Dream, Norwegian Majesty, Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Star, Norwegian Spirit and Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Jade and Pride of Aloha and Pride of America.
How large is the Star Cruises Group’s current fleet?
Star Cruises, the leading cruise line in Asia-Pacific and the third largest cruise operator in the world, is a global cruise brand with a combined fleet of 20 ships with over 32,000 lower berths in service with an additional 2 ships and some 8,400 lower berths due to be delivered by 2010, cruising to destinations and islands in Asia-Pacific, North and South America, Hawaii, Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Mediterranean and Bermuda under the Star Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line.
Star Cruises is represented in more than 20 locations worldwide. Headquartered in Hong Kong, offices and representatives have been set up in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, India, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, the UK and the USA.
What is a load factor?
Guest cruise days divided by capacity days and expressed as a
percentage, whether taken over a single ship on a single voyage or a
series of ships over an extended period.
How can a ship's occupancy exceed 100%?
Load factors are often in excess of 100%, because cruise ships often
have more than two beds per cabin.
What is a lower berth?
The number of guest beds on a cruise ship, calculated, in accordance
with industry practice, by multiplying the number of guest cabins by two
beds per cabin. Lower berths do not represent the actual number of guest
beds on a cruise ship. The actual number of beds may be different
because it is possible to furnish a cabin on a cruise ship with more or
fewer than two beds per cabin.
Who are Star Cruises Registrar and transfer agent?
Principal registrar - Butterfield Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited
Transfer Agent - M&C Services Private Limited
Hong Kong branch registrar - Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services
Limited
How many employees does Star Cruises employ?
The group currently employs about 20,500 employees both onboard the
ships and shore.
Where is Star Cruises listed?
Star Cruises is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is quoted on
CLOB of the Singapore Stock Exchange.
When will the new build ships be ready?
NCL
entered into a contract with Aker Yards S.A of France to build two new
cruise ships with a tonnage of approximately
150,000 each, scheduled for delivery in 2010.
What are the number of shares outstanding?
Approximately 7.2 billion shares were outstanding as at 30 April 2007.
