Norwegian orders fleet of its largest ever cruise ships - Passengers will have four new, larger NCL ships to choose from by 2036

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Norwegian Line Holdings (NCL) have finalized a deal for four new cruise liners, marking the largest single order ever placed with the shipbuilding company

Norwegian Cruise Line had already announced it was planning to compete with Royal Caribbean in the big-ship game, but details on just how big its new Pinnacle class would be were revealed

Norwegian Cruise Line will follow up its Prima-Plus class with its largest ship class to date. Fincantieri has received a firm order for the construction of four new Norwegian cruise ships each with a gross tonnage of approximately 226,000, which will make this new class of ships the largest ever built for the cruise line.

Norwegian Cruise Line and Fincantieri finalize an order of 4 giant new cruise ships at approximately 226,000 gross tons.

Fincantieri announced in a press release that its Letter of Intent with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, first disclosed on April 8, 2024, has been finalized into a firm order for four new cruise ships for the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) brand.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has confirmed a mega four-ship order with shipbuilder Fincantieri which is reportedly worth more than $9 billion. NCLH finalized the deal after signing a letter of intent in April 2024.

Italian shipmaker Fincantieri locked up its largest ever order for cruise liners, agreeing to build four new vessels for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. for about €9 billion ($9.4 billion).