On 17 February, the Norwegian Bliss was floated out of Meyer Werft. The Norwegian Bliss is a cruise ship under construction for Norwegian Cruise Line, due to enter service in spring 2018. It is being built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.
The ship is scheduled to debut in Alaska in June 2018, and is being designed for improved energy efficiency to meet Alaska's environmental regulations. Construction started on 28 October 2016. It is part of the Breakaway Plus class of cruise ships, and is the sister ship to Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Joy.
Ship Design
Norwegian Bliss has an overall length of 325.90 m, moulded beam of 41.50 m and maximum draft 9.00 m. The ship has gross tonnage of 168,800 GT and deadweight of 11,700 DWT. With 20 decks and 2038 staterooms it has a capacity for 4000 passengers.
Propulsion
The ship has five main engines: two MAN B&W 14V48/60CR, each with power of 22,520 hp and three MAN B&W 12V48/60CR, each with power of 19,300 hp. The two ABB Azipod XO units, with total power of 40 MW, allows for a service speed of 22.5 kts, while the maximum speed during trials exceeds 25.0 kts. The engines are equipped with scrubbers and a heat recovery systems for improved energy efficiency.
Watch videos of the float-out by The Sea Lad and Schiffs Kanal below.
Picture by Arno Redenius – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.
