Norwegian Cruise Line Celebrates Its Newest Prima Class Ship — Viva

18.12.2023 - 16:45 / forbes.com / Harry Sommer

Norwegian Viva is the newest vessel of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), and the second ship in its award-winning Prima Class. Following its debut this past August and its inaugural summer season of European voyages, the ship hosted over 1,500 guests at the ceremony held in the Company’s LEED® Gold Certified terminal at PortMiami.

Few travel events are more festive than a ship’s christening: pride and satisfaction are combined with fun and sense of completion. The festivities also included the unveiling and dedication of the Knut Kloster Hall, a newly added installation at the NCL Terminal that pays homage to the company’s founder, and colorfully shares details on NCL’s 57-year history of innovation in the cruise industry.

“As a Company, it has been a milestone year with the debut of next-generation ships across all three of our best-in-class cruise brands: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises,” said Harry Sommer, president & chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

“Since she launched in August, Norwegian Viva’s initial guest satisfaction scores have outshined any newbuild in the history of the NCL fleet.”

The Prima Class is committed to breaking new ground in ship design and amenities. At 965 feet long with capacity for 3,099 guests, Norwegian Viva’s has room for activities including the three-story Viva Speedway; Indulge Food Hall, an open-air food market featuring 11 unique eateries; specialty restaurants; and an art collection including British digital artist Dominic Harris’ 52-foot-wide interactive work of art named “Every Wing has a Silver Lining” installed at the Metropolitan Bar.

Following the inaugural sailing and select voyages from Miami, in mid-December the ship repositioned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the newest ship to homeport in that destination.

Through March 2024, Norwegian Viva will offer port-intensive seven-day Caribbean voyages to Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. John's, Antigua; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with no days at sea.

In April 2024, Norwegian Viva will return to sail Mediterranean and Greek Isles itineraries.

NCL’s year-round ‘Free at Sea’ offer provides travelers with benefits including unlimited open bar, specialty dining, shore excursion credits, complimentary Wi-Fi, discounted rates for the third and fourth guests, and free round trip airfare for the second guest.

Norwegian Cruise Line offers guests the flexibility to design their vacation on their preferred schedule, with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no formal dress codes.

Accommodations across the fleet include solo-traveler staterooms, club balcony suites, spa-suites