the "norwegian dawn" was ordered from shipbuilders meyer-werft, papenburg, germany. it was delivered in 2001 to star cruises. but, it was decided by star cruises that "superstar libra" and "superstar scorpio" would start being used as part of the fleet operated by subsidiary company norwegian cruise line. these vessels would become "norwegian star" and "norwegian dawn". in 2002, "norwegian dawn" was delivered to ncl. it is the second superstar.