On March 5, Norwegian Gem's main superstructure was completed as block numbers 62 and 63, weighing 600 tons, were lowered onto the ship's aft at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, where the ship is currently under construction. Once this section is welded to the ship's hull, the final outfitting work in the accommodations area will begin.
|
Today the installation of final blocks at the ship's nose and funnel begins. With these in place, Norwegian Gem, NCL's fourth Jewel-class ship, will have its complete form.
Built specifically for Freestyle Cruising, Norwegian Gem features multiple restaurants, vibrant public rooms, family-friendly accommodations and NCL's popular style of accommodations, Courtyard Villas, which along with the ship's two Garden Villas make up the biggest, most luxurious, most innovative suite complexes at sea. Norwegian Gem will also feature the industry's second on board bowling alley - an NCL industry first, which debuted in late 2006 on her sister ship, Norwegian Pearl.
Norwegian Gem is currently scheduled for delivery in October,
following which she will sail five new Mediterranean itineraries. After
a series of inaugural events on the east coast, Norwegian Gem will be
home ported year-round in New York featuring a seven-day Bahamas &
Florida itinerary in December 2007, February, March and April 2008. In
January and February 2008, she will sail a series of 10- and 11-day
Exotic Southern Caribbean itineraries roundtrip from New York