Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they have reached an agreement with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of two vessels. The total order comes out to be $1.09 billion /ship. The new ships will be similar to the Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss. Both are considered to be Breakaway-plus class. While all 4 ships will carry 4,200 pax, the Escape and Bliss will be 163,000gt, the two ordered today appear to be 164,000gt.
Here how the schedule breaks down:
- 2015 – Norwegian Escape
- 2017 – Norwegian Bliss
- 2018 – Unamed Newbuild ordered today
- 2019 – Unamed Newbuild ordered today