Norwegian Cruise Line christened its latest ship, Norwegian Prima, in Reykjavík, Iceland on Saturday.
The 143,535 gross ton ship is the primary within the brand-new Prima class, and debuted with greater than 2,500 visitors on board.
Friends on the christening ceremony had been handled to a efficiency by well-liked Icelandic musician Daði og Gagnamagnið, earlier than Prima‘s godmother Katy Perry took the stage to call and christen the vessel with a champagne bottle break throughout the ship’s hull. The three-story Prima Theater & Membership was then reworked right into a whimsical backdrop for Perry to carry out a few of her hottest songs together with “Roar,” “Firework,” California Gurls,” and “Teenage Dream.”
Norwegian Prima provides the biggest number of suite classes accessible at sea, in addition to The Haven — a ship-within-a-ship advanced with its personal pool space, restaurant, bar, and extra.
The vessel additionally contains The Rush and The Drop — the quickest slides at sea, in addition to a three-story go-kart racetrack, Ocean Boulevard outside walkway, The Concourse sculpture backyard, and infinity-style swimming pools at Infinity Seashore.
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“We’ve got been eagerly anticipating and making ready for this particular occasion for a number of years, so we’re delighted to embark on NCL’s subsequent chapter with Norwegian Prima,” mentioned Harry Sommer, president and chief government officer of Norwegian Cruise Line. “It’s been a pleasure to see our imaginative and prescient come to life with this landmark christening ceremony, which units the tone for the unparalleled holidays visitors will get pleasure from for years to come back. We’re so grateful to our crew members and companions worldwide who’ve made Norwegian Prima a surprising actuality.”
Beginning September 3, Norwegian Prima will depart on inaugural voyages to northern Europe from the Netherlands, Denmark, and England. She is going to then make her solution to the U.S. and sail cruises to the Caribbean from New York Metropolis, Galveston, and Miami in October and November.
For the winter 2023-2024 season, the ship will settle into her homeports of Port Canaveral, Florida and Galveston, Texas.
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