{"id":25897,"date":"2026-03-06T04:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25897"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:02:52","slug":"new-3500-guest-ship-delivered-to-norwegian-cruise-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25897","title":{"rendered":"New 3,500-guest ship delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    New 3,500-guest ship delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) recently took delivery of a new cruise ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.<\/p>\n<p>The Lloyd&#8217;s Register-classed <em>Norwegian Luna<\/em> is the second ship in a series to be ordered by NCL from the same builder. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\">Norwegian<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\"> <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\">Aqua<\/a><\/em>, the first ship in the series, was handed over in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The newbuild measures 1,056 feet (321.8 metres) in length with a gross tonnage of over 154,000 and accommodation for 3,571 guests at double occupancy. The propulsion arrangement consists of two 14,400hp (10,700kW) MGO engines that drive azimuthing podded thrusters to deliver a service speed of just over 20 knots.<\/p>\n<p><em>Norwegian Luna<\/em> also features an enlarged pool deck and an enhanced version of NCL\u2019s signature 360-degree outdoor promenade located on deck eight close to the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The ship\u2019s expanded dimensions also enable her to accommodate several amenities including a combination rollercoaster and waterslide, an obstacle course, an amusement park, and a digital sports complex with an interactive LED floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Jens Karsten<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/new-3500-guest-ship-delivered-to-norwegian-cruise-line\">Go to baird maritime<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) recently took delivery of a new cruise ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.<\/p>\n<p>The Lloyd&#8217;s Register-classed <em>Norwegian Luna<\/em> is the second ship in a series to be ordered by NCL from the same builder. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\">Norwegian<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\"> <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bairdmaritime.com\/passenger\/cruise\/vessel-review-norwegian-aqua-norwegian-cruise-line-newbuild-offers-larger-spaces-for-enhanced-guest-experiences\">Aqua<\/a><\/em>, the first ship in the series, was handed over in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The newbuild measures 1,056 feet (321.8 metres) in length with a gross tonnage of over 154,000 and accommodation for 3,571 guests at double occupancy. The propulsion arrangement consists of two 14,400hp (10,700kW) MGO engines that drive azimuthing podded thrusters to deliver a service speed of just over 20 knots.<\/p>\n<p><em>Norwegian Luna<\/em> also features an enlarged pool deck and an enhanced version of NCL\u2019s signature 360-degree outdoor promenade located on deck eight close to the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The ship\u2019s expanded dimensions also enable her to accommodate several amenities including a combination rollercoaster and waterslide, an obstacle course, an amusement park, and a digital sports complex with an interactive LED floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,65,3750],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-25897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baird-maritime","category-cruise","category-passenger-vessel-shipbuilding","tag-baird-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}