Norwegian Sun

**Norwegian Sun**
	Norwegian Sun off Ketichikan on June 24, 2008
Ship data
flag	Bahamas
Ship type	Cruise ship
class	Sun class
Callsign	C6RN3
home port	Nassau
Owner	Norwegian Sun Limited
Shipyard	* Bremer Vulkan , Vegesack Aker MTW , Wismar ; Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH Bremerhaven (facility);
Build number	5 (fuselage) and 109
building-costs	650 million German marks
Keel laying	February 1, 2000
Launch	July 29, 2000
takeover	August 31, 2001
Ship dimensions and crew
length	258.06 m ( Lüa ) 223.05 m ( Lpp )
width	32.25 m
Side height	14.09 m
Draft	Max. 8.22 m
measurement	78,309 GT / 46,069 NRZ
crew	953
Machine system
machine	diesel-electric; 2 × electric motor
Service ; speed	22.0 kn (41 km / h)
Energy ; supply	3 × MAN B&W diesel engines (7L58 / 64), 3 × MAN B&W diesel engines (6L58 / 64)
Generator ; power	50,700 kW (68,933 hp)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	7100 dw
Permitted number of passengers	2232
Others
Classifications	Det Norske Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 9218131

The Norwegian Sun is a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) built at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven .

construction

The hull of the ship was built on behalf of Lloyd-Werft Bremerhaven (construction no. 005) at Aker MTW Werft in Wismar. In September 2000 he was abducted to the Lloyd shipyard in Bremerhaven. This is where the completion, equipment and shipyard trials (stand trial) took place. At the end of July 2001, the cruiser was accepted in an extensive test drive by the classification society and the technical shipping company inspection and handed over to the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) at the end of August. The steel weight of the hull is around 15,000 tons, and around 20,600 m² is available on the deck. Around 1,500 kilometers of cables were laid in the ship to generate and distribute electricity, also to supply the 25,000 lighting fixtures with electricity. Around 130 kilometers of pipelines were laid for the fuel supply, cooling water, drinking water and waste water supply. The Norwegian Sun cost around 650 million marks and offers space for 2,250 passengers.

operation area

In winter the Norwegian Sun sails between San Antonio in Chile and Buenos Aires in southern South America and Tierra del Fuego. In summer the ship sails from Port Canaveral to Cuba and the Bahamas.