Regal Star is registered under the Estonian flag and its home port is Tallinn.

She is powered by two Burmeister & Wain 6DPH45 diesel engines, rated at a total of 8,700 kilowatts (11,700 hp).

[1] The ship was built in 1993 as yard number 668 by Sudostroitelnyy Zavod Severnaya Verf, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

[1] In December 2003, Regal Star was sold to Hansatee Shipping, Tallinn, Estonia.

In November 2017 MS Regal Star had an additional section added which raised her tonnage to 15,412 GT and increased her passenger capacity.