NCL building 6 new ships?!

[Dr. Cocktail]

I was just reading on Cruise Industry News that NCL is about to order six 130 000 ton ships from Fincantieri with deliveries starting in 2022.

 

FDR has built all of his newbuilds at Fincantieri.

 

Of course, NCL has said "No Comment"!

 

Interesting news.

Edited October 4, 2016 by Dr. Cocktail

[kcwingwalker]

Interesting. Hope at least one of the ships is for those of us who are not "mega" fans. Do you have a link? Would like to read the article.

 

Thanks!

[roxette]

Six new ships that are the size just between the Star/Jewel Class and the Epic and newer.

 

A few of them are probably for the Chinese market, the rest will probably replace some of the older ships.

 

Hopefully the will keep at least some of the Jewel Class ships.

[PhillyTravelBug]

If you do the ships and ports lecture while on ship, they do say the schedule for new ships. I believe I read Q4 of 2017 and Q2 of 2018. I could have the quarters mixed. I saw one or 2 for 2019. Some said just Getaway II and III, which tells me they have no idea.... just a mega ship.

[Dr. Cocktail]

Interesting. Hope at least one of the ships is for those of us who are not "mega" fans. Do you have a link? Would like to read the article.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15866-italian-media-fincantieri-about-to-land-huge-norwegian-ship-order.html

[kcwingwalker]

http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/15866-italian-media-fincantieri-about-to-land-huge-norwegian-ship-order.html

 

Thank you!

 

Looks like it might be 6 mega ships:(

[david5272]

I can already see and hear it...from the UBP free promo haters...

 

they are paying for these ships with the $90 gratuity/service charge from this perk

[Swells1]

Six new ships that are the size just between the Star/Jewel Class and the Epic and newer.

 

A few of them are probably for the Chinese market, the rest will probably replace some of the older ships.

 

Hopefully the will keep at least some of the Jewel Class ships.

 

Which ships will be leaving the fleet?

[jpcdds6]

Names? Norwegian Rush? Norwegian Crush? Norwegian Washy? SS Del Rio?

[david5272]

Names? Norwegian Rush? Norwegian Crush? Norwegian Washy? SS Del Rio?

 

maybe NCL Free UBP Perk Plus 90 could be a name for one of this ships :p

[jpcdds6]

Which ships will be leaving the fleet?

I would bet the Sky and Star would be the first to go, followed by the Sun.

[david5272]

I would bet the Sky and Star would be the first to go, followed by the Sun.

 

Don't forget the Spirit....

[jpcdds6]

Don't forget the Spirit....

Spirit is the favorite for a lot of people, and I believe it is scheduled for a major refurb. Sounds like it will be sticking around for awhile.

Edited October 4, 2016 by jpcdds6

[Cruiser Bruiser]

Norwegian is in growth mode, so I wouldn't anticipate any ships leaving the fleet. There are rumors of Sky sailing to Cuba, for instance. Capacity is needed in China, apparently, and markets like Australia and Asia (aside from China) are barely served by NCL.

 

What's particularly exciting about these new six ships, arriving in 2022 and thereafter according to the rumor, is that the new-builds are just a bit larger than Celebrity's Solstice class. It's been obvious to me that Celebrity is the cruise line that NCL wants to compare itself to. So these ships would make sense in that regard.

 

Let's pray they feature something like Celebrity's solarium pool! Hint, hint. :p

Edited October 4, 2016 by Cruiser Bruiser

[jpcdds6]

130,000 tons is a perfect size. I hope Del Rio puts quality ahead of quantity when it comes to the design.

[Two Wheels Only]

130,000 tons is a perfect size. I hope Del Rio puts quality ahead of quantity when it comes to the design.

 

From what I've seen, they still have the 2 Breakaway Plus (+164K tons) ships to build (Q2 2018, Q4 2019).

 

If rumors are true, Aida, Costa, Star, and MSC are all going to build ships larger than Escape within the next few years. RCCL has a few more Oasis ships in the works.

 

NCL will be forced to go big/bigger or go home.

[david5272]

Spirit is the favorite for a lot of people, and I believe it is scheduled for a major refurb. Sounds like it will be sticking around for awhile.

 

I agree, the NCL Spirit is a nice ship....but figured one of the older ones..maybe it would be replaced.

 

Glad to hear it is getting refurb'd

[jpcdds6]

From what I've seen, they still have the 2 Breakaway Plus (+164K tons) ships to build (Q2 2018, Q4 2019).

 

If rumors are true, Aida, Costa, Star, and MSC are all going to build ships larger than Escape within the next few years. RCCL has a few more Oasis ships in the works.

 

NCL will be forced to go big/bigger or go home.

250,000 ton ships within 20 years I imagine.

[Crusin6]

I hope they make 2 casinos

 

One a beautiful open air bright non smoking casino

 

And the other

 

In an area that is totally enclosed....Plexiglass will do..where they can smoke and vent the smoke out to sea away from any balcony cabins

 

 

This is so logical it's ridiculous ncl

 

 

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[dub237]

From what I've seen, they still have the 2 Breakaway Plus (+164K tons) ships to build (Q2 2018, Q4 2019).

 

If rumors are true, Aida, Costa, Star, and MSC are all going to build ships larger than Escape within the next few years. RCCL has a few more Oasis ships in the works.

 

NCL will be forced to go big/bigger or go home.

 

dont worry ncl will go bigger

 

for me they will make 2 class of ships :

 

one class of 130 000 in italy and one bigger in meyer verft finland (+ 200.000)

[Cruiser Bruiser]

130,000 tons is a perfect size. I hope Del Rio puts quality ahead of quantity when it comes to the design.

 

I'm glad someone agrees with me. Celebrity's ships are all 122k GT and smaller; HAL's new Pinnacle class is <100k GT. As I said above, I think FDR is determined to make NCL the high energy, family friendly, affordably upscale competitor to the above brands. RCI, Princess and Carnival already dominate the mass market; I think NCL has always wanted to be niche, hence Freestyle. Now it is especially important that Norwegian be more like HAL and Celebrity because NCLH wants Norwegian to be a brand that feeds customers into Oceania and then Regent Seven Seas.

 

From what I've seen, they still have the 2 Breakaway Plus (+164K tons) ships to build (Q2 2018, Q4 2019). If rumors are true, Aida, Costa, Star, and MSC are all going to build ships larger than Escape within the next few years. RCCL has a few more Oasis ships in the works. NCL will be forced to go big/bigger or go home.

 

With the build out of the stupidly-named Breakaway Plus! class, NCL will have two ships at 146.6k GT; one at 155.9k GT; and four at 164.6k GT. That's seven "mega" ships that really translate as smallish mega size ships in a total fleet of 17.

 

Already you see NCL making decisions that indicate that they have enough seasonal capacity in certain markets. Europe: Epic was supposed to be there year round, but it was too big for winters in the Mediterranean. Caribbean: Escape and Getaway were both in the Caribbean year round, except there wasn't enough business to command the prices NCL wants, so now Getaway is going to Europe and only Escape is staying in the Caribbean.

 

I think this new class of ship [let's call it Breakaway-Minus! No, let's not. :p] signals that Norwegian is going to build ships that are smaller than its competitors. And this is smart. With Carnival, RCI and MSC building gigantic ships that truly cram passengers into tiny amounts of space (especially in the case of Carnival and MSC) all that capacity in the market is going to force prices down.

 

I think this strategy, if true, shows FDR is thinking ahead. I hope it's all true.

[triptolemus]

Names? Norwegian Rush? Norwegian Crush? Norwegian Washy? SS Del Rio?

 

[riclop]

I was just reading on Cruise Industry News that NCL is about to order six 130 000 ton ships from Fincantieri with deliveries starting in 2022.

 

FDR has built all of his newbuilds at Fincantieri.

 

Of course, NCL has said "No Comment"!

 

Interesting news.

 

They can keep them.

[seashells]

It would be nice if ALL new ships had 3 banks of elevators.

I also miss the stairs in the aft corners.

[elruth]

I hope some of the new builds aren't the mega ships but if they are, I hope the design is NOT similar to the Escape, Getaway. I disliked the casino set up with the smoke odor wafting down 3 decks.