Norwegian Joy
Key Particulars
Gross Tonnage: 167725
Net Tonnage: 152831
Displacement: -
Deadweight: 11700
Designer: Meyer Werft (overall); Thorsten Kroes (project manager); Henning Stellarmann (technical manager); Reimo (go kart track); Tan Ping (hull art)
Classification: DNV-GL + 1A1 BIS, BWM(T), LCS(DC), Silent(E)
Length: 333.46m / 1094.03ft oa; 303.92m / 997.11ft pp
Breadth: 48.00m / 157.48ft ext; 41.40m / 135.83ft mld
Draught: 8.72m / 28.61ft load
Air draught: -
Depth: 11.60m / 38.06ft mld
Decks: 20 plus 1 half deck forward (16 passenger)
Complement: 5583 (3883 pax dbl occ, 1700 crew); 5900 (4200 pax max occ, 1700 crew)
Cabins: over 1900
Yard Data
Meyer Werft GmbH S.694
Timeline
17 October 2012
Contract signed between Meyer Werft GmbH and Breakaway Four Ltd. for the construction of Meyer Werft yard number S.694, at a cost of €700,000,000.
summer 2014
S.694, tentatively named Norwegian Bliss at the time, already shows changes from the previous ships. She was closest in size to Norwegian Escape, but her bridge had been relocated a deck below its position on that ship. This allowed space for a sweeping twin-level observation lounge, with double height glass windows looking forward. The lifeboats are also located inboard, and not swung out over the sides, as with the previous ships based on the Norwegian Breakaway platform. She did not yet feature the signature go kart track, rather having a ropes course and an glass-encased version of the adults-only deck aft on her top deck.
16 September 2015
Steel cutting ceremony for S.694.
12 October 2015
Norwegian Cruise Line announces that S.694 will be completed for the Asia market.
5 April 2016
The first block of S.694 is lowered into Hall 2 at Meyer Werft.
28 September 2016
A minor fire breaks out on S.694.
8 October 2016
A second minor fire is detected on S.694, causing €50,000 in damage.
9 November 2016
Meyer Werft has officially made up for the delays caused by the two fires a month prior.
4 March 2017
Norwegian Joy is floated out of Hall 2 at Meyer Werft, stern first.
26-27 March 2017
Norwegian Joy undergoes her conveyance, leaving behind her builder's yard in Papenburg, Germany, and temporarily relocating to Eemshaven, The Netherlands.
March-April 2017
Norwegian Joy conducts sea trials, achieving over 25.00 knots. This is in part credited to her Silverstream air lubrication system.
April 2017
Norwegian Joy is completed by Meyer Werft.
27 April 2017
Norwegian Cruise Line, through their subsidiary Breakaway Four Ltd., takes delivery of Norwegian Joy. The ship was worth €700,000,000 at the time of her delivery, in keeping with the contract value.
27 June 2017
Norwegian Joy was christened by Wang Leehom.
28 June 2017
Norwegian Joy departs on her maiden voyage.
18 July 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line announces Norwegian Joy will be removed from the China market and will undergo a refit costing around $50,000,000 to prepare her for her debut on the Alaska scene.
11 March 2019
While still docked at the cruise terminal in China, workers begin the refit process on Norwegian Joy. She is soon transferred to a drydock in Singapore. Many cabins were removed on the forward third of deck 15, making way for a substantial enlargement of her observation lounge. This had been decided following operational experience in Alaska with sister ship Norwegian Bliss, where her observation lounge was well utilized for viewing the natural scenery.
6-15 April 2019
Norwegian Joy sets sail for Seattle, Washington. Refit work continued for the duration of the crossing from Singapore.
16-21 April 2019
Norwegian Joy is drydocked in Seattle, Washington, to complete the finishing touches of her $50,000,000 refit and 'westernization.'
4 May 2019
Norwegian Joy sailed on her inaugural cruise to Alaska, following two preview cruises for travel agents on 26 and 30 April 2019, respectively.