First in “Prima Plus Class”, Norwegian Aqua Launched

The uniquely painted Norwegian Aqua was launched on the Fincantieri  Marghera (Venice) shipyard, the primary vessel within the Prima Plus class for Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL).

With exterior work now full, the yard and its companions will forcus on finishing the ship for its scheduled April 2025 supply.

“We are thrilled to celebrate another milestone together with our partners at Fincantieri, who are an integral part of the Prima class ships’ journey and support us in evolving the extraordinary experience we design and deliver to our guests,” mentioned David J Herrera, President of Norwegian Cruise Line. “The 10% increase in space, based on preferences indicated by guests on ships of this class, gives us greater flexibility in expanding the offerings and evocative settings on board, through which passengers can relax and explore Norwegian Aqua.”

The ship is large: 322m lengthy and 156,300 gross tons and a size of roughly 322 meters, the brand new ship is 10% bigger than the primary two Prima class ships, additionally constructed by Fincantieri. In addition to extra space the ship can have distinctive choices together with the Aqua Slidecoaster, the world’s first hybrid curler coaster and water slide, the Glow Court, a brand new digital sports activities advanced with an interactive LED flooring, and Ocean Boulevard, the biggest 360-degree outside promenade ever made by NCL.

“We are thrilled to celebrate this important moment with Norwegian Cruise Line as we witness the launch of Norwegian Aqua, which represents a new chapter in our historic collaboration,” mentioned Luigi Matarazzo, GM, Fincantieri’s Merchant Ship Division.Work on Norwegian Aqua will proceed till her April 2025 debut, when the ship will start service on seven-day Caribbean itineraries departing from Port Canaveral, Florida.

Image courtesy Norwegian Cruise Lines/Fincantieri

Image courtesy Norwegian Cruise Lines/Fincantieri

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