Norwegian Pearl moves for outfitting

**Ally** · 10-17-2006, 07:11 AM

Norwegian Cruise Lines, 93,500 gt cruise ship Norwegian Pearl left her covered building dock at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Germany on Sunday. The undocking of the ship started around 8.00 am and was completed by 10:00 am and the ship is now berthed at the yard’s outfitting pier.

The move from the covered building dock will allow work to begin on the next NCL ship, the Norwegian Gem. The forward part of the ship is already in the building dock and the pre-fabricated engine room modules will now be moved into the building dock.

With the Norwegian Pearl being berthed at the outfitting pier, final outfitting work will be completed on the ship's exterior and interior. The Ems river passage of the newbuilding to the sea trials port in Eemshaven/Netherlands is planned for 4 November 2006. A detailed schedule will be published shortly by MEYER WERFT.

The new cruise ship, which features a lavish outer shell painting depicting a string of pearls, has a length overall of 965 ft, is 106 ft wide and can reach a speed of more than 24 knots. More than 2,400 passengers can be accommodated in the 1,197 cabins onboard. She is operated by a crew of about 1,100.