Norwegian Bliss

**Norwegian Bliss**
	The Norwegian Bliss in the Meyer Werft shipyard
Ship data
flag	Bahamas
Ship type	Cruise ship
class	Breakaway plus class
home port	Nassau
Owner	Seahawk One Ltd.
Shipping company	Norwegian Cruise Line
Shipyard	Meyer shipyard , Papenburg
Build number	P.707
building-costs	$ 1.1 billion
Order	July 2014
Launch	17th February 2018
takeover	April 19, 2018
Commissioning	April 21, 2018
Ship dimensions and crew
length	333.32 m ( Lüa )
width	41.40 m
measurement	168,028 GT
Machine system
Machine ; performance	76,800 kW (104,419 hp)
Service ; speed	22.5 kn (42 km / h)
propeller	2 × propeller pods
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers	4,200
Others
Registration ; numbers	IMO 9751509

The Norwegian Bliss is a cruise ship operated by the Norwegian Cruise Line .

history

construction

The ship was ordered together with Norwegian Encore in July 2014 . Construction began under construction number S.707 on October 28, 2016. The keel laying ceremony followed on May 24, 2017. An engine room section was built at the Neptun shipyard and transferred to Papenburg in March 2017. As part of Meyer Werft's construction strategy , a first section was undocked on June 10, 2017. A second section followed on August 26, 2017 to enable the World Dream to be undocked . Both sections were then re-docked. The Norwegian Bliss left the construction dock on February 17, 2018.

On 13./14. March the ship was transferred over the Ems to Eemshaven and delivered on April 19, 2018 in Bremerhaven .

commitment

Following the takeover, the ship entered service in Southampton on April 21, 2018 . The ship was christened on May 30, 2018 in Seattle by Elvis Duran . It has been used in Alaska ever since .

Section in the shipyard of Meyer Werft
Side view
Norwegian Bliss bow

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Cruise Ship Orderbook. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
↑ Norwegian Cruise Line commissions MEYER WERFT with two new ships. July 14, 2014, accessed February 17, 2018 .
^ Meyer Werft livre le Norwegian Bliss à NCL. April 23, 2018, accessed April 24, 2018 (French).
↑ Burning start for Norwegian Bliss. October 28, 2016, accessed February 1, 2018 .
^ Keel laying of the Norwegian Bliss. May 24, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .
^ Ems transfer of the Norwegian Bliss. March 9, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018 .
↑ Norwegian Bliss delivered. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .
↑ Norwegian Cruise Line receives Norwegian Bliss. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018 .
^ Elvis Duran Named Norwegian Bliss Godfather. November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
^ Norwegian Bliss: Successful baptism in Seattle. May 31, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .

[1] Cruise Ship Orderbook. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .

[2] Norwegian Cruise Line commissions MEYER WERFT with two new ships. July 14, 2014, accessed February 17, 2018 .

[3] Meyer Werft livre le Norwegian Bliss à NCL. April 23, 2018, accessed April 24, 2018 (French).

[4] Burning start for Norwegian Bliss. October 28, 2016, accessed February 1, 2018 .

[5] Keel laying of the Norwegian Bliss. May 24, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018 .

[6] Ems transfer of the Norwegian Bliss. March 9, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018 .

[7] Norwegian Bliss delivered. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .

[8] Norwegian Cruise Line receives Norwegian Bliss. April 29, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018 .

[9] Elvis Duran Named Norwegian Bliss Godfather. November 29, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .

[10] Norwegian Bliss: Successful baptism in Seattle. May 31, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .