Norwegian Gem
Norwegian Gem in Sicily
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| History | |
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| Name: | Norwegian Gem |
| Owner: | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Operator: | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Port of registry: |
Turtles,  Bahamas
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| Builder: | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
| Cost: | US$ 700 Million |
| Laid down: | 17 June 2006 |
| Acquired: | 1 October 2007 |
| In service: | 2007 |
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| Status: | In Active Service as of 2017 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Jewel-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 93,530 GT |
| Length: | 965 ft (294.13 m) |
| Beam: | 125 ft (38.10 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Decks: | 15 |
| Propulsion: | Pod Propulsion |
| Capacity: | 2394 passengers |
| Crew: | 1070 crew |
Norwegian Gem is a Jewel class cruise ship of Norwegian Cruise Line. She is the final cruise ship of the Jewel class and was built by the German shipyard, Meyer Werft.
The Norwegian Gem was the newest cruise ship in Norwegian Cruise Line's fleet until the debut of Norwegian Epic June 2010. Construction began on 7 June 2006 at the Meyer Werft Shipyard of Papenburg, Germany. She was delivered to Norwegian on 1 October 2007. Norwegian promoted the launch of this ship via her own website, "Gem It Girl", which in addition to providing details about the ship, also prompted previous customers' of Norwegian to submit an entry to be chosen as her godmother.
As with the rest of Norwegian's fleet, Norwegian Gem utilizes the "Freestyle" cruising concept, which allows guest to dine in any number of restaurants, in casual attire, at times of their own choosing.
The Norwegian Gem also is one of the four ships that had the Nickelodeon program. The Nickelodeon program ended in January 2016. The Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Breakaway also had the program.
Norwegian Gem is the fourth of Norwegian's Jewel-class. She was preceded by Norwegian Jewel in 2005, and both Norwegian Jade (originally Pride of Hawaii) and Norwegian Pearl in 2006. Each ship has unique amenities, but has a similar exterior and interior design.
Norwegian Gem has a similar exterior appearance to Norwegian's Dawn-class ships; Norwegian Star, which entered service in 2001, and Norwegian Dawn, which entered service in 2002. The interior design and amenities, however, are significantly different and merit Norwegian Gem a Jewel-class designation.
Norwegian Gem spent her initial season at her home port in sunderland]], sailing a variety of cruises to the Bahamas, Florida, and the Southern Caribbean.
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