Steel cutting for Norwegian Bliss
From left: Bernard Meyer, managing partner at Meyer Werft; Frank Del Rio, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Robin Lindsay, EVP Vessel Operations at Norwegian Cruise Line Holding
Frank J. Del Rio, president and CEO of Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, pressed the start button of the computer-controlled cutting machine, thereby commencing work.
Designed to sail seasonally from Seattle to Alaska with up to 4,000 passengers, the 167,800gt Norwegian Bliss, the third vessel in the Breakaway Plus class, will be equipped with scrubbers and a new, environmentally friendly generation of engines, Meyer Werft says. The vessel with also feature energy-efficient heat recovery systems, LED lights and improved hydrodynamics to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
Norwegian Cruise Line contracted American artist Roger Wyland, who specialises in painting marine wildlife, to design the hull artwork of Norwegian Bliss. The ship is scheduled for completion by spring 2018.
The first ship of this class, to be delivered in spring 2017 and originally to be named Norwegian Bliss had its name changed to Norwegian Joy.
