The cruise group Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has The letter of intent signed last year has been transformed into orders April with the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri for the Construction of four large cruise ships, preliminary agreement signed in conjunction with the issue of orders for the construction of four new ships ( of 9 April 2024). The additional four ships will be destined for the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) brand. Fincantieri specified that the value of the new order is very substantial and is in the range of very important contracts worth more than two billion euros.

With a gross tonnage of about 226,000 tons, the four New naval units will be the largest ever made for NCL. The ships will be built at the plant of Monfalcone with the first unit to be delivered in 2030 and the others to follow in 2032, 2034 and 2036. With over 5,100 beds, The ships will be able to accommodate over 8,300 people, including personnel.

Fincantieri has already built two ships for the NCL brand, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, while Norwegian Aqua, the first unit in the "Prima Plus" class, will be delivered in the coming months. To these are added three other units in different stages of design and construction.