For the first time in the port of Palma the presence of the mega-cruise ship “Norwegian Escape”, which flies the Bahamas flag and the password of Norwegian Cryuise Line (NCL). For this season, another 19 stops have been announced in the port of the capital of Mallorca, reports our collaborator Manuel Aguilera Panadero, author of the accompanying photos.
A giant of the tourism industry that carries out a fourteen-day cruise that began on April 24 in the port of Civitavecchia (Italy) and has already visited the ports of Dubrovnik, Corfu, Valetta, Messina, Naples, Cannes and Ibiza, to finish tomorrow in the port of Barcelona.
This ship belongs to a series of four units – the other three are called “Norwegian Joy”, “Norwegian Bliss” and “Norwegian Encore” – built at the Meyer Papenburg shipyard (Germany). In the case in question, construction number 693 of the aforementioned factory, it entered service in November 2015.
Of 165,157 gross tons and 11,700 deadweight tons, it measures 325.90 m in length, 41.40 m in width and 8.60 m in maximum draft. She accommodates a maximum of 5,218 passenger passengers and is powered by five MAN Burmeister & Wain engines, which add a power of 76,800 horsepower and maintains a speed of 21 knots. IMO code 9677076.
Photos: Manuel Aguilera Panadero for Puentedemando.com
