Jewel-class cruise ship

The lead vessel, Norwegian Jewel anchored in George Town, Grand Cayman
Class overview
NameJewel class
BuildersMeyer Werft
OperatorsNorwegian Cruise Line
Preceded byLibra class
Succeeded byEpic class
Built2004–2007
In service2005–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
Length294.13 m (965 ft 0 in)
Beam32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)
Draught8.30 m (27 ft 3 in)
Decks15 decks
PropulsionAzipod
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Capacity2,376–2,669 passengers
Crew1,500
NotesPanamax cruise ships

The Jewel class is a class of cruise ships operated by the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and was built by Meyer Werft of Germany.[1] The Jewel class became NCL's largest ships, until the construction of Norwegian Epic, at 153,000 GT, in 2009 at STX Europe in St. Nazaire, which is also owned by NCL. The lead ship, Norwegian Jewel was delivered in August 2005[2] and the last vessel, Norwegian Gem was delivered in October 2007;[3] however, the second ship of the class Norwegian Jade (originally built as Pride of Hawaii) was originally intended for NCL America. After sailing for the line in two years (2006–2008), Pride of Hawaii proved to be unsuccessful as the intra-Hawaiian market could not profitably accommodate more than one cruise ship. In 2008, NCL decided to transfer Pride of Hawaii to their fleet, leaving Pride of America as the sole vessel sailing the intra-Hawaii market. After receiving her current NCL livery, Pride of Hawaii was rechristened as Norwegian Jade and sailed for NCL in 2008.

  1. ^ "NCL has placed contracts for new luxury cruise liners with Meyer Werft". Meyerwerft website. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
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