Norwegian Cruise Line
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox company Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is an American cruise line founded in Norway<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in 1966, headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and incorporated in the Bahamas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the fourth-largest cruise line in the world by passengers, controlling about 8.6% of the total worldwide share of the cruise market by passengers Template:As of.<ref name="2021-market-share">Template:Cite web</ref> It is wholly owned by parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.
History
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The cruise line was founded in 1966 by Norwegian Knut Kloster and Israeli Ted Arison, with the 8,666-ton, Template:Cvt long cruise ship/car ferry, Template:MS,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which in 1966 operated as a car ferry between Southampton UK and Gibraltar, for that one short season only. The Sunward was first managed under the Arison Shipping Company, and marketed as Ensign Cruises.<ref name=":3" /> Arison soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines, while Kloster acquired additional ships for Caribbean service, with the line renamed and marketed as Norwegian Caribbean Lines.
Norwegian Caribbean Lines
Norwegian pioneered many firsts in the cruise industry, such as the first exclusive private island, Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas,Template:Explain the first combined air-sea program (marketed as "Cloud 9 Cruises"), which combined low-cost air fares with the cruise, Freestyle Cruising, which is a form of relaxed and informal cruising, and first shipline to develop new ports in the Caribbean, such as Ocho Rios in Jamaica.
First new builds
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)'s second and third ship, Template:MS and Skyward, were the first newly built ships designed for the cruise line.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite book</ref> Like the original Sunward of 1966, they had the capability to carry automobiles through a well-concealed stern door. Later, this area was turned into cabins and a two-deck movie theater, later to be used as a casino. NCL was responsible for many of the cruise innovations that have now become standard throughout the industry.
NCL would order two additional ships, that would be their first true cruise ships without any car carrying capacity. This would be the Southward in 1971, and an intended identical sister, Seaward, that would never be delivered to the line, and would be completed for P&O Cruises instead.<ref name=":3" /> The line would sell its original ship, Sunward, in 1973, being too small and inadequate for the modern cruise market. They would purchase the former Cunard Adventurer in 1977, refitting her with the trademark NCL funnels, and renamed Sunward II.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
SS Norway
NCL made headlines with the acquisition of the liner Template:SS in 1979, rebuilding the liner as a cruise ship and renaming her Norway.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The conversion cost more than US$100million.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At Template:Cvt long and displacing 52,000 tons, the Norway was at the time significantly larger than any existing cruise ship, and exploited the extra space available by adding a greater-than-usual variety of onboard entertainment. Her success paved the way for a new era of giant cruise ships.
Further newbuilds and acquisitions
With an aging, small ship fleet by the late 1980s compared to the larger modern ships being built for competitors Carnival and Royal Caribbean, Norwegian attempted to catch up with an order of a new ship in 1987, the new Seaward, NCL's first new build since 1971.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Norwegian parent company Kloster would transfer two of the recently acquired Royal Viking Line ships to Norwegian, which became the Template:MS and Template:MS (III).<ref name=":7">Template:Cite web</ref> Kloster would acquire Royal Cruise Line in 1989–90,<ref name=":9">Template:Cite web</ref> and would eventually transfer the Westward to their fleet. Norwegian would also continue with further orders of new ships in the early 1990s, not competing with large-sized cruise ship building trend of competitors, but with the smaller with the Dreamward and Windward to offer better flexibility with itineraries.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite book</ref>
The line would continue to acquire second hand ships in the mid-1990s, with the addition of the Leeward in 1995. In 1996 the Crown Odyssey, which was part of NCL's subsidiary line Royal Cruise Line, was transferred and became the Norwegian Crown.<ref name=":4" /> In 1997 Norwegian acquired Majesty Cruise Line, and added their two ships, which became the Norwegian Majesty and Norwegian Dynasty.<ref name=":6" /> During this time Norwegian would rename all its ships with the "Norwegian" prefix (excluding SS Norway), and change its livery for the second time to a dark blue funnel with gold NCL logo.<ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref>
Norwegian has expanded to other parts of the world, including Alaska, Europe, Bermuda, and Hawaii. Between 1997 and 2001, the company also operated cruises out of Australia under the name Norwegian Capricorn Line and acquired Orient Lines in 1998.<ref name="Ward">Template:Cite book</ref>
Acquisition by Star Cruises & Freestyle Cruising
Norwegian was sold by Kloster to Star Cruises in 2000, a subsidiary of Genting Hong Kong, part of the Malaysia-based Genting Group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Under the new ownership a new concept was introduced with the newly completed ship, Template:Ship, freestyle cruising. This concept freed passengers from fixed formal dining times, instead there was relaxed attire, several distinct dining options, relaxed disembarkation and more lounges, bars, theatres and other entertainment and activity options, a change that would have a ripple effect across the cruise industry.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite book</ref>
Fleet modernization
With the financial backing of Star Cruises, the struggling Norwegian Cruise Line was able to begin to replace much of its older and second hand fleet with new ships.<ref name=":4" /> In addition to the Template:Ship, Star Cruises had ships already on order for their own fleet at Meyer Werft, which would be transferred to Norwegian during construction, with the first two debuting as the Template:Ship in 2001 and Template:Ship in 2002.<ref name=":5" /> These would be followed by an accelerated new build program, adding four more new ships over a five-year period.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
NCL America
In 2002, Norwegian purchased the half-complete hull of the first Project America ship, at the time under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, US, which was towed to Germany to be completed at the Lloyd Werft shipyard.<ref name=":5" /> Subsequently, Norwegian acquired the rights to move two ships built entirely outside the United States under the US flag, making it possible to start a US-flagged operation under the brand name NCL America.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2003, the company announced the purchase of the American-flagged liners Template:SS and Template:SS. In their July 2007 fiscal report, Norwegian noted the sale of Independence, renamed Oceanic some time before. On July 1, 2010, the SS United States Conservancy struck a deal to buy United States for $3 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On February 1, 2011, the ownership was officially transferred to the SS United States Conservancy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Departure of SS Norway
A boiler explosion in May 2003 forced Norwegian to withdraw the Norway from service, later being laid up in Bremerhaven, Germany, until 2005, when she was towed to Port Klang Malaysia with the claimed intent to use her as an anchored casino or slow overnight casino cruises on her remaining boilers. Instead, she was sold for scrap and renamed the Template:SS<ref>SS Norway ex France Template:Webarchive. Ssmaritime.com. Retrieved on October 17, 2011.</ref> and later beached at Alang, India, in August 2006 with claims that she had not been cleaned of toxic materials.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On September 11, 2007, the India Supreme Court issued an order permitting her to be broken up at Alang, despite the presence of large amounts of hazardous asbestos remaining on board.<ref name="mm2">Maritime Matters: France, Norway Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Apollo Management and reorganisation
In August 2007, Star Cruises sold 50% of Norwegian for $1 billion to US-based Apollo Management to strengthen Norwegian's financial position.<ref name="50%">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2007, Star Cruises sold Orient Line's Marco Polo to Transocean Tours,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Orient Lines ceased operations in early 2008.<ref name="Newman">Template:Cite web</ref>
Following an initial public offering and corporate reorganisation in 2013, Norwegian was made a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while Norwegian's previous owners Genting Hong Kong, Apollo Management and TPG Capital exchanged their stakes in Norwegian for shares in the newly listed NCLH.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref>
Further new builds and fleet changes
Norwegian reported in February 2008 that the Pride of Aloha, one of the two remaining NCL America ships, would be withdrawn from service in May of the same year. Initial reports suggested she would be transferred to the fleet of Star Cruises,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but it was later announced that she would return to the Norwegian international fleet as the Norwegian Sky,<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> while the Norwegian Majesty and Norwegian Dream would be sold to Louis Cruise Lines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Norwegian Epic
Two ships in the Epic class were ordered by NCL in November 2006, with an option for a third vessel that was not exercised. A dispute between NCL and STX initially resulted in the construction of both ships being placed on hold until a new agreement was reached.<ref name=":5" /> The agreement called for completion of the first ship; the second ship was cancelled in 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The sole remaining ship, Norwegian Epic, was delivered to NCL on 17 June 2010.
Breakaway class
The first two Breakaway-class ships entered service in 2013 and 2014 as Template:Ship and Template:Ship. On October 17, 2012, Meyer Werft and Norwegian reached a second agreement for the construction of two new vessels,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> slated for delivery in October 2015 and 2017, respectively. The project was under the code name "Breakaway Plus Class", with the vessels expected to be 163,000 gross tons and hold 4,200 passengers. The Template:Ship entered service in November 2015 and Template:Ship in 2017.<ref name="cruisecritic.co.uk">Template:Cite web</ref> Two more vessels were ordered on July 14, 2014, and they entered service in 2018 and 2019 as the Template:Ship and Template:Ship, respectively.<ref name="cruiseindustrynews.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Dream Cruises ordered two modified Breakaway Class ships in 2015, they were launched in 2016 and 2017 as Genting Dream and World Dream.
The sale of the Norwegian Dream was subsequently cancelled.<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref> The Norwegian Dream became Superstar Gemini for Star Cruises, from January 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On June 1, 2012, Norwegian announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement to exercise its option to purchase Norwegian Sky. The purchase price was roughly $260 million, financing being provided by the seller.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In December 2016, Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had reached an agreement with the Cuban government.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 2017, the Norwegian Sky was the first Norwegian Cruise Line vessel to ever visit Cuba. The Norwegian Sky made weekly trips from Miami to Havana, making Norwegian the only line sailing that route weekly.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Norwegian continued operating Cuban routes until June 2019, when they came to a halt following new restrictions from the Trump Administration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Project Leonardo
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In February 2017, Norwegian ordered 4 new ships from Fincantieri under the codename Project Leonardo, to be delivered in 2022–2025. These ships would have around 140,000 gross tonnage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2018, NCL confirmed that they had ordered 2 more ships to be delivered in 2026–27. On December 9, 2019, the keel of the first ship was laid down and named Norwegian Prima. It was launched in August 2021 and commenced sailing in the same month of 2022. The second ship was named Norwegian Viva in early 2022 and expected to be completed by 2023.
On May 2, 2017, Norwegian Cruise Line announced a new PortMiami Terminal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The construction began on May 1, 2018, and was completed in fall 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2018, Norwegian revealed plans to build a new pier in Alaska's Icy Strait Point.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, the Miami New Times reported that managers at Norwegian had prepared a set of responses intended to convince customers wary of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to book cruises, including "blatantly false" claims that the coronavirus "can only survive in cold temperatures, so the Caribbean is a fantastic choice for your next cruise", that "scientists and medical professionals have confirmed that the warm weather of the spring will be the end of the coronavirus", and that the virus "cannot live in the amazingly warm and tropical temperatures that your cruise will be sailing to."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="nmt-cardona">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="newsweek-02-11-2020">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="time-gunia">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="fox-farber">Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a No Sail Order for cruise ships. Concurrently Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings implemented a suspension of all cruise voyages across its three brands (Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises), with all 28 ships in port or at anchor and all passengers disembarked by March 28, 2020. This suspension has subsequently been extended through June 30, 2020.<ref name="sec filing 20200505" />Template:Rp
On May 5, 2020, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) said there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a “going concern” as it faces a liquidity crisis over the next twelve months.<ref name="sec filing 20200505">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp
By the next day, NCLH was able to secure over $2.2 billion of additional liquidity in oversubscribed capital markets transactions, but at a price: (1) $400 million in common stock at $11 per share; (2) $675 million in senior secured notes due 2024 at a 12.25% interest rate; (3) $750 million in exchangeable notes due 2024 at 6% interest rate, and exchangeable at any time into common shares at $13.75; and (4) $400 million private investment from a global private equity firm.<ref name="marketwatch 20200506">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="fool 20200506">Template:Cite web</ref> On May 7, 2020, NCLH CEO declared that the company has secured enough liquidity to get through potentially 18 months of zero revenues and may resume cruising later in 2020.<ref name="reuters 20200507">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="cnbc 20200507">Template:Cite web</ref>
In anticipation of sailing again, Norwegian is implementing new health and safety measures, including installing H13 HEPA air filters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The company is also working with the CDC and the new color-coding system to indicate each ship's COVID-19 status, and to repatriate Norwegian crews still stuck aboard their vessel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Even though the company lost $4 billion and furloughed 20 percent of its staff, it doubled the salary of its chief executive, Frank Del Rio, to $36.4 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Private islands
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Norwegian owns two private islands in the Caribbean: Harvest Caye in Belize and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.<ref name="unveils">Template:Cite news</ref>
Subsidiary Cruise Lines
Norwegian Cruise Line subsidiary lines over the years:
- Royal Viking Line (1984–1994)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Royal Cruise Line (1989–1996)<ref name=":9" />
- Norwegian Capricorn Line (1997–2001)<ref name=":7" />
- Orient Lines (1998–2008)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- NCL America (2004–2008)
- Oceania Cruises (2014–present)<ref name=":8">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2014–present)<ref name=":8" />
Fleet
Template:As of, Norwegian Cruise Line operates 19 cruise ships, with eight on order. It has also previously owned or operated 19 other ships. All its ships are flagged to the Bahamas, except for Template:Ship, which operates cruises within the United States and is flagged and registered in the US, as well as being owned by a US-registered subsidiary, NCL America.
Current fleet
| Ship | Built | In service for NCL | Last refurbishment |
Gross tonnage |
Length | Passengers (Double Occupancy) |
Crew | Flag | Notes | Image |
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| Leo class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Spirit
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1998 | 2004–present | 2022 | 75,904 | 880 ft | 1,972 | 904 | Template:Flag | Previously SuperStar Leo | File:Norwegian Spirit docked in Seattle 01.jpg |
| Sun class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Sky
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1999 | 1999–2004,
2008–present |
2024 | 77,104 | 848 ft | 1,944 | 899 | Template:Flag | Originally constructed as Costa Olympia but sold to NCL during construction, sailed under NCL America as Pride of Aloha from 2004 to 2008. Scheduled to exit fleet in 2026<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Norwegian Sun
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2001 | 2001–present | 2024 | 78,309 | 848 ft | 1,878 | 906 | Template:Flag | Scheduled to exit fleet in 2027<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Dawn class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Star
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2001 | 2001–present | 2021 | 91,740 | 965 ft | 2,298 | 1,031 | Template:Flag | Originally ordered as Superstar Libra | |
| Norwegian Dawn
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2002 | 2002–present | 2024 | 92,250 | 965 ft | 2,290 | 1,032 | Template:Flag | Originally ordered as SuperStar Scorpio | |
| Pride of America class | ||||||||||
| Pride of America
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2005 | 2005–present | 2025 | 80,439 | 920 ft | 2,180 | 927 | Template:Flag | The only US flagged cruise ship | File:Pride of America seen from Aloha Tower (4677840953).jpg |
| Jewel class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Jewel
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2005 | 2005–present | 2025 | 93,502 | 965 ft | 2,368 | 1,069 | Template:Flag | ||
| Norwegian Jade
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2006 | 2006–present | 2022 | 93,558 | 965 ft | 2,352 | 1,037 | Template:Flag | Formerly Pride Of Hawaii, renamed in 2008. | |
| Norwegian Pearl
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2006 | 2006–present | 2021 | 93,530 | 965 ft | 2,344 | 1,072 | Template:Flag | ||
| Norwegian Gem
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2007 | 2007–present | 2022 | 93,530 | 965 ft | 2,344 | 1,070 | Template:Flag | ||
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| Norwegian Epic
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2010 | 2010–present | 2025 | 155,873 | 1081 ft | 4,070 | 1,724 | Template:Flag | The only ship in her class | |
| Breakaway class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Breakaway
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2013 | 2013–present | 2025 | 145,655 | 1068 ft | 3,903 | 1,657 | Template:Flag | ||
| Norwegian Getaway
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2014 | 2014–present | 2024 | 145,655 | 1068 ft | 3,903 | 1,646 | Template:Flag | ||
| Norwegian Escape
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2015 | 2015–present | 2022 | 164,998 | 1069 ft | 4,218 | 1,733 | Template:Flag | Template:'-Breakaway Plus' subclass | |
| Norwegian Joy
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2017 | 2017–present | 2024 | 167,725 | 1094 ft | 3,776 | 1,821 | Template:Flag | Template:'-Breakaway Plus' subclass | |
| Norwegian Bliss
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2018 | 2018–present | 2025 | 168,028 | 1094 ft | 4,010 | 1,716 | Template:Flag | Template:'-Breakaway Plus' subclass | |
| Norwegian Encore
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2019 | 2019–present | 2024 | 169,116 | 1094 ft | 3,958 | 1,735 | Template:Flag | Template:'-Breakaway Plus' subclass. Largest ship in NCL's fleet. | |
| Prima class | ||||||||||
| Norwegian Prima
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2022 | 2022–present | None | 143,535 | 965 ft | 3,195 | 1,506 | Template:Flag | <ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Norwegian Viva
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2023 | 2023–present | None | 142,500 | 965 ft | 3,195 | 1,506 | Template:Flag | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Norwegian Aqua
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2025 | 2025–present | None | 156,000 | 965 ft | 3,571 | 1,597 | Template:Flag | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Future fleet
| Ship | Inaugural Voyage | Gross tonnage | Passengers | Flag | Notes | Image |
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2026 | 156,300 | 3,571 | |||
| Unnamed | 2027 | 169,000 | 3,650 | |||
| Unnamed | 2028 | 169,000 | 3,650 | |||
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| Unnamed | 2030<ref name="2030order">Template:Cite web</ref> | 225,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 5,100 | New class of ship comprising the largest vessels ever commissioned for NCL<ref name="2030order"/> | ||
| Unnamed | 2032<ref name="2030order"/> | 225,000 | 5,100 | |||
| Unnamed | 2034<ref name="2030order"/> | 225,000 | 5,100 | |||
| Unnamed | 2036<ref name="2030order"/> | 225,000 | 5,100 | |||
Former fleet
| Ship | Built | In service for NCL |
Gross tonnage |
Status as of {{#time:Y}} | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:MS | 1966 | 1966–1973 | 10,558 | Scrapped in 2004 at Chittagong, Bangladesh. | |
| Starward | 1968 | 1968–1995 | 15,781 | Scrapped in 2018 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:MS | 1969 | 1969–1991 | 15,653 | Scrapped in 2021 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:MS | 1971 | 1971–1994 | 16,710 | Scrapped in 2013 at Aliaga, Turkey. | |
| Sunward II | 1971 | 1977–1991 | 14,194 | Scrapped in 2014 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:SS | 1961 | 1979–2003 | 76,049 | Scrapped in 2008 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:MS / Template:MS | 1988 | 1988–2005 | 42,285 | Scrapped in 2022 in Aliağa, Turkey.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:MS | 1972 | 1991–1993 | 28,613 | Scrapped in 2022 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:MS | 1973 | 1991–1992,
1992–1993 |
28,551 | Scrapped in 2021 at Aliaga, Turkey. | |
| Template:MS / Template:MS | 1992 | 1992–2008 | 50,764 | Since 2012 SuperStar Gemini for Star Cruises. Scrapped in 2022 at Alang, India. |
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| Template:MS / Template:MS | 1993 | 1993–2007 | 51,309 | Since 2007 SuperStar Aquarius for Star Cruises. Scrapped in 2022 at Alang, India. |
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| Template:MS | 1980 | 1995–1999 | 25,611 | Since 2014 Celestyal Crystal for Celestyal Cruise Lines. Scrapped in 2025 at Alang, India. | |
| Template:MS | 1988 | 1996–2000,
2003–2007 |
43,537 | Since 2008 Balmoral for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. | |
| Template:MS | 1973 | 1997–1998 | 28,518 | Scrapped in 2021 in Alang, India | |
| Template:MS | 1993 | 1997–1999 | 24,344 | Since 2024, Villa Vie Odyssey for Villa Vie Residences.
2001-2024 - Braemar for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. |
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| Norwegian Majesty | 1992 | 1997–2009 | 41,662 | Since 2018 Crown Iris for Mano Maritime. | File:NorwegianMajesty.JPG |
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Ships which never entered service for NCL
Ships which NCL had options on using but never took up for various reasons.
| Ship | Built | Years in NCL | Gross tonnage |
El Original NCL Plan for the Ships and reason for cancellation | Status as of {{#time:Y}} | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:SS | 1951 | 2003–2005 | 26,658 | NCL's plan was to turn it into a cruise ship for NCL America. | Wrecked and scrapped in 2010 off Alang, India. | |
| Template:SS | 1952 | 2003–2009 | 38,216 | NCL's plan was to turn it into a cruise ship for NCL America. | In process of becoming an artificial reef near Florida. | |
| Seaward | 1972 | 1972 | 17,042 | The vessel was originally ordered in 1970 by Norwegian Caribbean Line (Now Norwegian Cruise Line) as Seaward. The shipyard, Cantieri Navali del Tirreno & Riuniti, encountered financial troubles and was consequently taken over by the IRI Group, which cancelled the building contract of Seaward. After much protest from NCL the IRI Group agreed to partially complete the vessel. Despite this Norwegian Caribbean sold the hull to P&O, which would complete the Seaward as Spirit of London. | Sank in 2016 near the port of Laem Chabang, Thailand. |
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References
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