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NCL AMERICA

        NCL America (Norwegian Cruise Line America) was founded in 2004, which is a daughter company of Norwegian Cruise Line, and currently operates one ship named Pride of America. It is the first new ship that is US-flagged for nearly 50 years. NCL America provides cruises departing from Honolulu and sailing between the four Hawaiian islands.
 


Ship(s) in Operation

 

Ship

Pride of America

Entered Service

2005 June 18th

Builder

Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula (USA) / Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven (Germany)

Original Cost

US$450 million

Registry

Honolulu, The United States of America

Gross Tonnage

80439 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

280.6 x 32.2 x 8.0 (m), 920.3 x 105.6 x 26.2 (ft)

Speed

22 knots

Passenger Decks

12

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

1069 (226, 182, 661)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2138 / 2440

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

37.62 / 32.97

Total Crew

940, American

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.27 / 2.60

Navigation Officers

Scandinavian

IMO Number, Call Sign

9209221, WNBE

Sister Ships

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History

2005-2005: Queen of the Americas (American Classic Voyages) [planned but never operated]
2005- : Pride of America (NCL America)

 

Former Ship(s)

 

Ship

Pride of Hawaii

Pride of Aloha

Entered Service

2006 May 29th

1999 August

Builder

Meyer Werft, Papenburg (Germany)

Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven (Germany)

Original Cost

US$390 million

US$332 million

Registry

Honolulu, The United States of America

Honolulu, The United States of America

Gross Tonnage

93558 tons

77104 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

294.1 x 32.2 x 8.2 (m), 964.6 x 105.6 x 26.9 (ft)

258.5 x 32.2 x 8.0 (m), 847.9 x 105.6 x 26.2 (ft)

Speed

25 knots

23 knots

Passenger Decks

12

12

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

1233 (422, 270, 541)

995 (427, 311, 257)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2466 / 3690

1990 / 2700

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

37.94 / 25.35

38.75 / 28.56

Total Crew

1021, American

920, American

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.42 / 3.61

2.16 / 2.93

Navigation Officers

Scandinavian

Scandinavian

IMO Number, Call Sign

9304057, C6WK7

9128532, WAZK

Sister Ships

Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn,
Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl,
Norwegian Gem (Norwegian Cruise Line)

Norwegian Sun (Norwegian Cruise Line)

History

2006-2008: Pride of Hawaii (NCL America)
2008- : Norwegian Jade (Norwegian Cruise Line)

1999-2004: Norwegian Sky (Norwegian Cruise Line)
2004-2008: Pride of Aloha (NCL America)
2008- : Norwegian Sky (Norwegian Cruise Line)

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