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In spring 2021, she was expected to make her first full Panama Canal transit to be deployed to Seattle for her first summer Alaska season. Norwegian Encore was scheduled to homeport in New York in summer 2020 to sail to Bermuda, the Maritimes, and New England, before moving back to Miami in winter 2020 to cruise the Western Caribbean. Following her debut in Miami, her deployment covered the Eastern Caribbean through the rest of her inaugural season. The ship held different preview events in New York and Miami upon her arrival in North America, prior to her christening and debut. Deployments and operational career įor her inaugural season, Norwegian Encore held different preview events in Europe, with a preview cruise from Bremerhaven to Southampton, before her inaugural voyage, an 8-day transatlantic sailing between Southampton and New York. Clarkson performed at the christening ceremony and officially named the vessel on 21 November 2019 in Miami prior to the ship's debut in the Caribbean on 24 November. Īndy Stuart, then-president and CEO of NCL, announced on The Kelly Clarkson Show on 10 September 2019 that Kelly Clarkson would be the godmother to Norwegian Encore. The ship was thee 14th and last ship the Meyer Werft has built for NCL. Norwegian Encore was delivered to NCL on 30 October 2019 in Bremerhaven. The ship began her scheduled conveyance along the Ems towards the Eemshaven for her sea trials on 30 September 2019 and completed it on 1 October. Norwegian Encore's float-out was on 17 August 2019 and the ship was towed from the building dock to receive her funnel cladding and further outfitting. Her keel-laying ceremony was performed on 28 November 2018, accompanied by a performance from the musical Kinky Boots. Ĭonstruction started with the ship's steel cutting on 31 January 2018, the day her name was also announced as Norwegian Encore.
However, in January 2018, it was later announced that the ship would instead be designed for the Western market like her other sister ship, Norwegian Bliss. In February 2017, it was announced that the ship scheduled for delivery in 2019 would be designed for the Chinese market, much like her sister ship, Norwegian Joy. Each ship was initially estimated to be approximately 164,600 GT and have 4,200 passenger berths. On 14 July 2014, NCL announced that it had reached an agreement with Meyer Werft for a €1.6 billion order of two new Breakaway Plus-class ships, scheduled for delivery in 20, respectively. History Construction and delivery Norwegian Encore at Meyer Werft, 2019 Planning and construction She is the fourth Breakaway Plus-class ship in the fleet, following sister ships Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Escape, and Norwegian Joy, and debuted in November 2019. Norwegian Encore is a Breakaway Plus-class cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). Hull art designed by Eduardo Arranz-Bravo Norwegian Encore approaching Juneau, 2022
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