Norwegian Cruise Line has officially taken delivery of their newest ship – the 168,028-gross-ton Norwegian Bliss – from Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
In attendance were executives from Norwegian Cruise Line, as well as representatives from Meyer Werft. Before cruising to Southampton, England to begin her transatlantic crossing on April 21, Bliss will showcase all she has to offer to her first guests during a two-day inaugural preview cruise.
Upon her arrival in the United States on May 3, the festivities for her US inaugural tour will commence with two-night preview events in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, and will conclude with a grand christening ceremony and sailing from her first homeport at Pier 66 in Seattle, Washington on May 30. Following a three-day voyage will a call in Victoria, she will return on June 2 and will then begin her first seven-day voyage to Alaska.
Norwegian Bliss is the third ship in the line’s Breakaway Plus class, and is the first designed specifically for the ultimate Alaska cruising experience. Onboard, guests can enjoy the largest competitive racetrack at sea, an open-air laser tag course, the Aqua Racer waterslide, a Texas smokehouse, a Starbucks, and a chocolate and sweet treats shop called Coco’s.
The vessel will also featuring fun new entertainment offerings, including the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, and an original show created specifically for the ship called HAVANA!. Norwegian Bliss will also include a new theatrical cocktail hour experience, Happy Hour Prohibition – The Musical that will transport audiences to a New Orleans speakeasy on the eve of the Prohibition era.
Beginning in June, the ship will spend the summer cruising to Alaska, and will sail to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles in the fall. During winter 2018, she will sail the Caribbean from Miami, and in the 2019 fall/winter season she will cruise from New York City to Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean.
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