Delivery of NCL’s second Prima Class vessel

Norwegian Viva, the second of six vessels from Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) new Prima Class of ships, was delivered yesterday (3 August) at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard.

The 965-feet-long, 143,535 GT vessel, which can accommodate 3,100 guests, follows the first vessel in the series, Norewegian Prima, which was delivered last year.

Following the ship’s maiden voyage on 10 August, Norwegian Viva will sail a series of Mediterranean and Greek Isles itineraries, before its official Christening ceremony in Miami in November. The ship will homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico for a season of Caribbean voyages from December 2023 through March 2024 with calls to Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. John’s, Antigua; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

As previously reported, earlier this year, NCL announced that the final two vessels of the six-vessel Prima Class series would be modified to enable the future use of green methanol.

Deliveries of the remaining Prima Class vessels are scheduled through 2028.

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