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International Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line |
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NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) was founded in 1966. Originally named as Norwegian Caribbean Line, it was owned by Kloster Cruises before 90's of the last century, and was the sister company of Royal Viking Line and Royal Cruise Line. Star Cruises bought NCL in 2000. Orient Lines and NCL America are two subsidiaries founded by NCL, but the former ceased service in 2008.
NCL is well-known for its freestyle cruising concept. The ships are suitable
for first-time passengers and young travellers who desire plenty of
facilities and entertainment in the cruise. Furthermore, by replacing the
small, old ships with the newer ones, NCL's fleet is one of the youngest among the industry.
Sailing regions of NCL include the Caribbean, the |
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Ship(s) in Operation |
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Ship |
Norwegian Epic |
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Entered Service |
2010 June 22nd |
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Builder |
STX Europe, St. Nazaire ( |
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Original Cost |
US$735 million |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
155873 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
329.5 x 40.5 x 8.7 (m), 1080.8 x 133.0 x 28.5 (ft) |
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Speed |
24 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
15 |
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Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony) |
2114 (688, 0, 1426) |
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Passengers |
4228 / 5226 |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
36.87 / 29.83 |
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Total Crew |
1753 |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
2.41 / 2.98 |
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Navigation Officers |
Scandinavian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9410569, C6XP7 |
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Sister Ships |
/ |
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History |
2010- : Norwegian Epic (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
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JEWEL Class |
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Ship |
Norwegian Jewel |
Norwegian Jade |
Norwegian |
Norwegian Gem |
Norwegian Star |
Norwegian Dawn |
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Entered Service |
2005 August 5th |
2006 May |
2006 December 2nd |
2007 October 1st |
2001 November 19th |
2002 December 7th |
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Builder |
Meyer Werft, Papenburg ( |
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Original Cost |
US$390 million |
US$400 million |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
93502 tons |
93558 tons |
93530 tons |
93530 tons |
91740 tons |
92250 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
294.1 x 32.2 x 8.2 (m), 964.6 x 105.6 x 26.9 (ft) |
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Speed |
25 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
12 |
11 |
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Number of Cabins |
1188 |
1201 |
1197 |
1197 |
1174 |
1170 |
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Passengers |
2376 / 3566 |
2402 / 3590 |
2394 / 3582 |
2394 / 3582 |
2348 / 4150 |
2340 / 4140 |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
39.35 / 26.22 |
38.95 / 26.06 |
39.07 / 26.11 |
39.07 / 26.11 |
39.07 / 22.11 |
39.42 / 22.28 |
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Total Crew |
1100 |
1078 |
1099 |
1101 |
1083 |
1073 |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
2.16 / 3.24 |
2.23 / 3.33 |
2.18 / 3.26 |
2.17 / 3.25 |
2.17 / 3.83 |
2.18 / 3.86 |
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Navigation Officers |
Scandinavian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9304045, C6TX6 |
9304057, C6WK7 |
9342281, C6VG7 |
9355733, C6VG8 |
9195157, C6FR3 |
9195169, C |
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Sister Ships |
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History |
2005- : Norwegian Jewel (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
2001-2001: SuperStar Libra <I> (Star
Cruises) |
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SUN Class |
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Ship |
Norwegian Sky |
Norwegian Sun |
Norwegian Spirit |
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Entered Service |
1999 August 9th |
2001 September 10th |
1998 October |
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Builder |
Lloyd Werft, |
Meyer Werft,
Papenburg
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Original Cost |
US$332 million |
US$350 million |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
77104 tons |
78309 tons |
75338 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
258.5 x 32.2 x 8.0 (m), 847.9 x 105.6 x 26.2 (ft) |
268.3 x 32.2 x 8.1 (m), 880.0 x 105.6 x 26.6 (ft) |
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Speed |
23 knots |
24 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
12 |
10 |
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Number of Cabins |
1002 (430, 313, 259) |
978 (293, 393, 282) |
1009 (386, 223, 400) |
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Passengers |
2004 / 2700 |
1936 / 3000 |
2018 / 2530 |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
38.48 / 28.56 |
40.45 / 26.10 |
37.33 / 29.78 |
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Total Crew |
934 |
953 |
962 |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
2.15 / 2.89 |
2.03 / 3.15 |
2.10 / 2.63 |
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Navigation Officers |
Scandinavian |
Scandinavian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9128532, C6PZ8 |
9218131, C6RN3 |
9141065, C6TQ6 |
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Sister Ships |
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SuperStar Virgo (Star Cruises) |
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History |
1999-2004: Norwegian Sky (Norwegian Cruise Line) 2001- : Norwegian Sun (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
1998-2004: SuperStar Leo (Star Cruises) |
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Future Ship(s) |
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Ship |
Norwegian Breakaway |
Norwegian Getaway |
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Entered Service |
2013 April 28th |
2014 January 16th |
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Builder |
Meyer Werft,
Papenburg
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Original Cost |
Euro 1.2 billion |
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Registry |
Nassau, The Bahamas |
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Gross Tonnage |
144017 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
323.8 x 39.6 x 8.2 (m), 1062.0 x 130.0 x 27.0 (ft) |
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Speed |
22 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
14 |
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Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony) |
2014 |
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Passengers |
4028 / ? |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
35.75 / ? |
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Total Crew |
1595 |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
2.51 / ? |
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Navigation Officers |
Scandinavian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9606912, C6ZJ3 |
9606924, C6ZJ4 |
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Sister Ships |
/ |
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History |
2013- : Norwegian Breakaway |
2014- : Norwegian Getaway (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
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Ship |
Norwegian Escape |
Norwegian Bliss |
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Entered Service |
2015 |
2017 |
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Builder |
Meyer Werft,
Papenburg
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Original Cost |
? |
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Registry |
? |
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Gross Tonnage |
163000 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
? |
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Speed |
? |
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Passenger Decks |
? |
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Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony) |
2100 |
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Passengers |
4200 / ? |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
38.81 / ? |
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Total Crew |
? |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
? / ? |
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Navigation Officers |
Scandinavian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
?, ? |
?, ? |
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Sister Ships |
/ |
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History |
2015- : Norwegian Escape |
2017- : Norwegian Bliss (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
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Former Ship(s) |
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DREAMWARD Class |
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Ship |
Norwegian Dream |
Norwegian Wind |
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Entered Service |
1992 December 6th |
1993 May 13th |
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Builder |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire (France) |
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Original Cost |
US$240 million |
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Registry |
Nassau, The Bahamas |
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Gross Tonnage |
50764 tons |
50760 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
229.8 x 28.5 x 6.8 (m), 753.9 x 93.5 x 22.3 (ft) |
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Speed |
21 knots |
21 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
10 |
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Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony) |
867 (170, 623, 74) |
867 (170, 623, 74) |
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Passengers |
1734 / 2450 |
1734 / 2450 |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
29.28 / 20.72 |
29.27 / 20.72 |
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Total Crew |
721, International |
729, International |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
2.40 / 3.40 |
2.38 / 3.36 |
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Navigation Officers |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9008419, C6LG5 |
9008421, C6LG6 |
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Sister Ships |
/ |
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History |
1992-1998: Dreamward (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
1993-1998: Windward (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
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Ship |
Norwegian Crown |
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Norwegian Majesty |
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Entered Service |
1988 June |
1988 May |
1992 July |
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Builder |
Meyer Werft,
Papenburg
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Wärtsilä Shipyard, |
Kvaerner Masa-Yards, |
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Original Cost |
US$178 million |
US$120 million |
US$229 million |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
34242 tons |
42276 tons |
40876 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
187.8 x 28.2 x 7.3 (m) |
216.4 x 28.4 x 7.0 (m) |
207.1 x 27.6 x 6.2 (m) |
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Speed |
22.5 knots |
20 knots |
20 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
9 |
10 |
9 |
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Number of Cabins |
533 (123, 394, 16) |
755 (243, 512, 0) |
718 (248, 470, 0) |
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Passengers |
1066 / 1466 |
1510 / 1800 |
1436 / 1760 |
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Passenger Space Ratio |
32.12 / 23.36 |
28.00 / 23.49 |
28.47 / 23.23 |
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Total Crew |
552, International |
680, International |
663, International |
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Crew to Passenger Ratio |
1.93 / 2.66 |
2.22 / 2.65 |
2.17 / 2.65 |
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Navigation Officers |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
8506294, C6II4 |
8612134, C6DM2 |
8814744, C6OY4 |
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Sister Ships |
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History |
1988-1996: Crown Odyssey |
1988-1997:
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1992-1992: Birka Queen (Birka Line) |
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Ship |
Westward |
Sunward <II> |
Norwegian Star <I> |
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Entered Service |
1972 June |
1973 June |
1973 November |
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Builder |
Wärtsilä Shipyard, |
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Original Cost |
US$22.5 million |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
28492 tons |
28078 tons |
28078 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
205.5 x 25.2 x 7.3 (m), 673.9 x 82.7 x 23.9 (ft) |
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Speed |
21 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
8 |
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Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony) |
415 (48, 358, 9) |
410 (46, 355, 9) |
410 (53, 348, 9) |
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Passengers |
790 / 790 |
760 / 795 |
765 / 820 |
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Total Crew |
420, International |
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Navigation Officers |
Norwegian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
7108930, C6CN2 |
7218395, C6CN3 |
7304314, C6CN4 |
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Sister Ships |
/ |
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History |
1972-1991: Royal Viking Star (Royal Viking Line) |
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Ship |
Norwegian Dynasty |
Leeward |
Sunward II |
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Entered Service |
1993 July |
1980 June / 1992 March |
1971 October |
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Builder |
Union Naval
de Levante, Valencia |
Wärtsilä Shipyard, |
Rotterdamsche Dry Dock, |
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Original Cost |
US$100 million |
(originally built as a cruiseferry) |
unknown |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
19089
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25000
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14155 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
163.8 x
22.5 x 5.4 (m) |
158.9 x 25.2 x 5.6 (m) |
148.1 x 21.5 x 6.2 (m) |
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Speed |
19 knots |
21 knots |
20.5 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
7 |
9 |
7 |
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Number of Cabins |
377 (126, 235, 16) |
480 (163, 307, 10) |
403 |
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Passengers |
754 |
960 |
806 |
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Total Crew |
320, International |
400, International |
320, International |
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Navigation Officers |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
9000699, ? |
7827213, ? |
7046936, ? |
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Sister Ships |
Gemini (Happy Cruises) |
(ex-) Viking Song (Viking Line) |
(ex-) Cunard Ambassador (Cunard Line) |
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History |
1993-1997: Crown Dynasty |
1980-1986: Viking Saga (Viking Saga) |
1971-1977: Cunard
Adventurer |
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Ship |
Southward |
Seaward <I> |
Starward |
Skyward |
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Entered Service |
1971 November |
1972 November |
1968 December |
1969 December |
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Builder |
Cantieri Navale Del Tirreno e Riuniti, Riva Trigoso (Italy) |
A.G. Weser, |
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Original Cost |
unknown |
unknown |
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Registry |
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Gross Tonnage |
16607 tons |
16107 tons |
16254 tons |
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Length x Beam x Draft |
163.3 x 22.8 x 6.5 (m), 535.6 x 74.8 x 21.3 (ft) |
160.1 x 22.8 x 6.2 (m), 525.1 x 74.8 x 20.3 (ft) |
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Speed |
21.5 knots |
21 knots |
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Passenger Decks |
7 |
8 |
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Number of Cabins |
386 (120, 266, 0) |
379 (150, 229, 0) |
365 (145, 220, 0) |
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Passengers |
752 / 976 |
758 / 1022 |
730 / 1070 |
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Total Crew |
320, International |
315, International |
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Navigation Officers |
Norwegian |
Norwegian |
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IMO Number, Call Sign |
7111078, C |
7211517, / |
6821081, C |
6921828, C |
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Sister Ships |
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History |
1971-1995: Southward (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
1968-1995: Starward (Norwegian Cruise Line) |
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