Jewel-class cruise ship
The lead vessel, Norwegian Jewel anchored in George Town, Grand Cayman
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Jewel |
| Builders: | Meyer Werft |
| Operators: | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Preceded by: | Libra class |
| Succeeded by: | Norwegian Epic |
| Built: | (2004-2007) |
| In service: | (2005–Present) |
| Building: | 0 |
| Planned: | 4 ships |
| Completed: | 4 ships |
| Active: | 4 ships |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 93,500 gross tonnage (GT) |
| Displacement: | 7,500 tons of deadweight |
| Length: | 294.13 m (964.99 ft) |
| Beam: | 32.2 m (105.64 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.30 m (27.23 ft) |
| Decks: | 15 decks |
| Propulsion: | Azipod |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Capacity: | 2,376-2,669 passengers |
| Crew: | 1,500 crew |
| Notes: | Panamax cruise ships |
The Jewel class is a class of cruise ships operated by the Norwegian Cruise Line and was built by Meyer Werft of Germany. 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 and the last vessel, the Norwegian Gem was delivered in October 2007; 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 2 years (2006–2008), Pride of Hawaii proved to be unsuccessful. In 2008, NCL decided to transfer Pride of Hawaii to their fleet. After receiving her current NCL livery, she was renamed Norwegian Jade and sailed for NCL in 2008.
The Jewel-class are the fourth largest ships in the NCL fleet, being preceded by the near-identical Dawn-class, and is surpassed by the 153,000-GT Norwegian Epic. These ships have Panamax dimensions, enabling them to cross the original Panama Canal locks.
These ships are the second batch of ships to have hull art, reflecting the name of each ship. They also carry the Freestyle cruising concept of NCL, allowing passengers to dine anytime and wearing formal attire is unnecessary.
Norwegian Jewel and Pride of Hawaii were the first being ordered, but another two ships, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem followed in 2004.
The Pride of Hawaii, was the second of the four Jewel-class ships ordered by NCL to become an additional ship for NCL America. As the Pride of Hawaii proved unsuccessful in NCL America's fleet, it was decided that she will be transferred to NCL in 2008 and was renamed Norwegian Jade.
The ships are designed to carry the Freestyle cruising concept of NCL and are 294 metres (964.57 ft) long and 32.2 metres (105.64 ft) wide, having 1,188 cabins, of which 70% is outside, with a capacity for 2,669 passengers.
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