She is delivered. Stay tuned for updates…

I’m back after a long weekend and the Epic is back from her seatrials. You can see the photos on the Norwegian Epic page. Another bit of info. Her delivery date has changed from the 15th to the 17th. Maiden voyage and inaugural celebrations are still on track.

French maritime news site, Mer et Marine, is reporting that on June 6th there was a small fire onboard. Families of the workers at STX France were allowed to tour the vessel and see what their relatives had been working on for the past 3 years. This common as a way for the shipyard to [...]

Yes, that’s right. Libya just ordered a cruise ship. The Libyan National Company for Maritime Transport, GNMTC, just signed a letter of intent to build one ship at STX France in Saint Nazaire. The ship, to be completed by December 2012, will come in at around 140,000 grt. That puts it at around a class [...]

Some Norwegian Epic news for you this morning. As she nears completion and her June 15 delivery date looms close by, STX has released a slew of new photos of her. I have been, and will be, compiling them on the Norwegian Epic page. This can be accessed by the tab at the top of [...]

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Just like all my coverage of the Norwegian Epic, I will also follow the construction and deployment of the Oasis of the Seas. Interesting to note from the below picture from 4/15/2009, only one set of pipes are in place in the funnel. Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but her first sea trials are [...]

  Source: Shipspotting.com (Photo by Gilbert Cailler)