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 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

An order by Norwegian Line Holdings with Italy's Fincantieri for four new cruise ships is worth around 9 billion euros ($9.34 billion), a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.

If you missed comedian Nate Bargatze on tour this year, you can catch him on the high seas in 2026. Nate Bargatze Presents: Nateland At Sea will sail to the Caribbean next year on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. The sailing was organized by the festival and music cruise operator Sixthman.

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).

The shipbuilder didn’t provide a value for the order, placed by Norwegian Cruise Line, but a person familiar with the deal said the contract is valued around $9.3 billion.

Norwegian Line Holdings (NCL) and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said on Wednesday they had agreed a deal for four new cruise liners, which a source close to the matter said was worth around 9 billion euros ($9.