![]() ![]() "It's a structural feat to cut a hole in the middle of a ship," designer Greg Walton explained. ![]() All public room corridors lead from this space, stairs rise sinuously to each floor and the ceiling is studded with lights in the shape of twinkling stars, a nod to how ancient explorers navigated, according to the designers from Miami-based Studio DADO.ĭrawing inspiration from squares and plazas around the world as well as, specifically, the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta (it's breathtaking) - the duo has created a space that you genuinely won't find on other cruise ships for one key reason - it's asymmetrical. If there is one aspect of this ship that really stands out, it is Norwegian Prima's triple height atrium. The Atrium Aboard Norwegian Prima is Like Nothing We've Seen Before It's the same with the inside space aboard Norwegian Prima: larger corridors, larger public spaces and (according to NCL we didn't see any), the largest cabins of any NCL ship. Plus, Ocean Boulevard wraps right round the vessel, which will please cruise purists that love the traditional promenade decks found on older shps. NCL has long-claimed that Norwegian Prima will have the largest guest space ratio of any contemporary vessel - and it shows (admittedly, we were on a shipyard tour, and we may have to revisit this claim on an actual sailing.)īut take for example, Ocean Boulevard, the expansive promenade deck pioneered on the line's Breakaway class - here it is double the width of those 4,000-plus passenger ships, so by design Norwegian Prima's outdoor deck space will feel less crowded.Īs well as the bars and restaurants that line Ocean Boulevard, Norwegian Prima extends the deck space out further to include lounge chairs, art installation, and an infinity pool on either side. It's not just the design details noted above, but it's the space that's prevalent throughout. However, once you step onboard, you'd be forgiven for thinking you have stepped onto a luxury vessel. That may not put it in the mega-ship category, but it certainly classifies it as a big cruise ship. ![]() Norwegian Prima is by no means small, carrying 3,300 passengers at double occupancy. Here are our first impressions of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Prima: Norwegian Prima Has The Look And Feel of a Luxury Ship "We're going to create a contemporary category vessel that if I blindfold you and drop you in, you'd be hard pressed to know if you were on Oceania upper premium ship or if you are on a Regent ultra-luxury ship - and I think we've succeeded in doing that."Ĭruise Critic was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of Norwegian Prima - and sister, Norwegian Viva, being built right alongside - at the Fincantieri shipyard near Venice. I've been building ships for a long time I've been building Oceania and Regent ships and we said we're gonna throw the kitchen sink at this vessel.' "With this ship we said: 'This is my last hurrah. Which was exactly the intention, as President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Frank del Rio - who was at today's handover ceremony in Venice - explains: EDT) - Take away the water slides and the three-deck racetrack and the vast casino, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything on Norwegian Cruise Line's newest cruise ship, Norwegian Prima, that says, "mainstream cruise ship".įrom the three €70,000 chandeliers in the upmarket French restaurant, Le Bistro to the sculptures by Alexander Krivosheiw along Ocean Boulevard to the exquiste gold butterfly installations that adorn the ceiling in Hudson's, one of the ship's main dining rooms, Norwegian Prima has the look and feel of a Four Seasons or Ritz-Carlton hotel. ![]()
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