{{Short description|Cruise ship built in 1988}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = SuperStar Libra (19801324999).jpg | image_caption = ''SuperStar Libra'' }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = | name = *1988–1997: ''Seaward'' *1997–2005: ''Norwegian Sea'' *2005–2022: ''SuperStar Libra'' *2022: ''Libra'' | namesake = | owner = | operator = *1988–2005: Norwegian Cruise Line *2005–2018: Star Cruises *2018–2022: MV Werften | registry = Lomé, Togo, {{TOG}} | ordered = | awarded = | builder = Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard | original_cost = | yard_number = 1294 | way_number = | laid_down = | launched = 14 November 1987 | sponsor = | christened = | completed = 16 May 1988 | acquired = | maiden_voyage = 1988 | in_service = 1988 | out_of_service = June 2018 | renamed = | reclassified = | refit = | struck = | reinstated = | homeport = Penang, Malaysia | identification = *{{IMO Number|8612134}} *{{MMSI Number|308188000}} *Callsign: C6DM2 | motto = | fate = Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2022 | notes = Beached for scrap | badge = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = Libra Class | type = Cruise Ship | tonnage = {{GT|42,275}} | displacement = | length = {{convert|709|ft|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|93|ft|m|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | depth = | hold_depth = | decks = 10 | deck_clearance = | ramps = | ice_class = | power = | propulsion = | speed = | boats = | capacity = *1,480 passengers *740 cabins | crew = 740 | notes = }} }} '''''SuperStar Libra''''' was a cruise ship owned and last operated by Star Cruises. She was built in 1988 at Wärtsilä Marine Perno Shipyard in Turku, Finland as '''''Seaward''''' for Norwegian Cruise Line. In 1997 she was renamed '''''Norwegian Sea''''', remaining in NCL fleet. In 2005 she was transferred to the fleet of Star Cruises. In May 2022, the ship, renamed ''Libra'', arrived in Turkey for demolition.

==History== left|thumb|A model of ''Seaward.'' The vessel entered operation with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1988 as ''Seaward''. The vessel was renamed ''Norwegian Sea'' in 1997. In 2005, the vessel was transferred to Star Cruises, part of the Genting Group, and renamed ''SuperStar Libra''.

With Star Cruises, ''SuperStar Libra'' sailed a variety of cruises in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean and Guatemalan seas in the summer of 2006. The vessel deployed back to Mumbai in late September 2006. ''SuperStar Libra'' has subsequently been based at various ports in Asia including Singapore, Penang, Hong Kong, Xiamen and Haiku.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starcruises.com/newweb/ebrochures/PDF/jun09/ssr_itin_may-oct10_en.pdf|title=Archived copy |access-date=23 July 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331192026/http://www.starcruises.com/newweb/ebrochures/PDF/jun09/ssr_itin_may-oct10_en.pdf |archive-date=31 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.starcruises.com/media/1424996/20150727%20SSR%20Xiamen%20ENG_final.pdf|title=SuperStar Libra's Homeport in Xiaamen, longest homeport of any industry cruise ship in the city, from 24 July to 1 November|date=|accessdate=|website=|publisher=|last=|first=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SuperStar Libra's New Homeport at Haikou {{!}} Press Release {{!}} Star Cruises|url = http://www.starcruises.com/media/1458126/20151013-ssr-ex-haikou-en.html|website=www.starcruises.com|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/62515|title=TravelDailyNews Asia & Pacific &#124; Traveldailynews.Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.starcruises.com/media/1768611/2016-ssr-ex-penang-itin-en.pdf|title=SuperStar Libra's Penang itinerary from September 2016 to December 2017}}</ref> [[File:NorwegianSea3-23-04.jpg|thumb|left|''Norwegian Sea'' in Roatan, Honduras.]]

==Accommodation vessel== In March 2018, Star Cruises announced that ''SuperStar Libra'' would end her public cruise operations for the company in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/18630-superstar-libra-to-end-public-cruise-operations.html|title=SuperStar Libra to End Public Cruise Operations|last=Staff|first=CIN|date=2 March 2018|access-date=3 March 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> From July 2018, ''SuperStar Libra'' was used as an accommodation ship for workers at the MV Werften shipyard of the Genting-Hong-Kong-group in Wismar, Germany to support the construction of ships for Genting's Dream Cruises and Crystal Cruises. She remained there under a 3-year lease.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.schiffsjournal.de/kreuzfahrtschiff-als-wohnschiff-superstar-libra-kommt-nach-wismar/|title=Kreuzfahrtschiff als Wohnschiff – "SuperStar Libra" kommt nach Wismar und macht bei MV Werften fest|date=18 July 2018|access-date=19 July 2018|language=German}}</ref>

''SuperStar Libra'' was moved to another berth in Wismar harbour in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Wismar-Wohnschiff-bereitet-sich-auf-seine-wohl-letzte-Reise-vor,wohnschiff126.html|title=Wismar: Wohnschiff bereitet sich auf seine wohl letzte Reise vor|date=2021-11-03|accessdate=2021-11-04|language=german}}</ref> On 4 February 2022, it was announced that the ship's operator, Star Cruises Germany GmbH, was insolvent, and she was sold to Flash Maritime Ltd, which is associated with the Greek company Hellenic Seaways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svz.de/lokales/gadebusch-rehnaer-zeitung/Wismar-Betreiber-der-Superstar-Libra-meldet-Insolvenz-an-id35248437.html|title=Betreibergesellschaft der Superstar Libra meldet Insolvenz an|access-date=4 February 2022|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{csr |register=E|id=8612134 |shipname=Superstar Libra |accessdate=2022-05-15}}</ref> On 11 April 2022 she departed Wismar in tow for Greece, reportedly to continue as an accommodation vessel,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27205-gentings-former-superstar-libra-on-the-move.html|title=Genting's Former SuperStar Libra On The Move|date=2022-04-11|accessdate=2022-04-11}}</ref> but was resold for demolition at Aliağa, Turkey, departing Salamis in tow on 28 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Τελευταίο ταξίδι για το Superstar Libra! (Last trip for Superstar Libra!) |url=https://arxipelagos.gr/%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF-superstar-libra/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |work=Arxipelagos |date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529061922/https://arxipelagos.gr/%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF-superstar-libra/ |archive-date=29 May 2022 |language=Greek}}</ref> The ship arrived in Aliağa and was beached on 1 June. <ref>{{cite web |last1=McGillivray |first1=Robert |title=Former Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Is Beached for Scrapping in Turkey |url=https://www.cruisehive.com/former-norwegian-cruise-line-ship-is-beached-for-scrapping-in-turkey/73174?fbclid=IwAR1ywy9BmWwBk9RlARfPpFhll_vihsS6fBVEEDUhTwkzxobvJcX5PvL6W2Y |website=CruiseHive |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

== Popular culture == * The vessel appeared as ''Norwegian Sea'' in the 2003 film 2 Fast 2 Furious.

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category|position=left|IMO 8612134}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20161119012316/http://www.starcruises.com/en/home/ships/superstar-libra/introduction.aspx SuperStar Libra former homepage]

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