Star Cruises invests US$550,000 for the world’s first onboard stainless steel water slide on Superstar Virgo

Star Cruises, the third largest cruise operator in the world is proud to present the world’s first stainless steel water slide on a cruise ship on SuperStar Virgo.

Costing a whopping US$550,000, the superstructure will be installed on the luxurious liner during her dry dock in January 2009.

Mr. Michael Goh, Senior Vice President of Sales of Star Cruises said, “We are very excited about the new gigantic water slide which is to be installed on the SuperStar Virgo.

We believe in giving our cruisers the best cruise experiences; this latest feature is part of our continuous effort to upgrade our products and services to provide our cruisers with more endless fun times and values onboard.

As it is the first of its kind on a cruise ship, it will be something that all cruisers can look forward to. The 100-meter slide will be completed by the end of January 2009, and it promises lots of fun splashes on board our largest ship in the Asian fleet.”The gigantic slide is a product by Wiegan Maelzer, the supplier to water parks world-wide.

The 100-meter slide will go up to 10.54 meters above the deck and with an average inclination of 10%, it will offer sliders a maximum speed of 7 meters per second.

Together with a spectacular 5m long glass tube at 25m above the ocean surface, sliders will experience the thrill of flying above the ocean.

The 25 % inclination towards the end will further accelerate the slider up to a speed of 25km per hour before splashing into the water break.

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