Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line began in 1966 as Norwegian Caribbean Lines, founded by Norwegian shipowner Knut Kloster with Ted Arison, and built its name on Caribbean cruising out of Miami with the converted ferry Sunward. Arison soon left to found Carnival, while Kloster's line pioneered several industry habits, from private-island calls to turning the liner France into the cruise ship Norway. Norwegian later became known for a deliberately informal, flexible style of cruising, without fixed dining times or formal dress expectations. The fleet below is entirely mainstream in character and tightly grouped in size: the oldest ships, Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Spirit and Norwegian Sun, sit between about 76,000 and 78,000 GT, the Jewel class holds the middle at roughly 93,500 GT, and the Breakaway and Breakaway Plus ships reach about 169,000 GT. The newer Prima class is slightly smaller by tonnage but more spacious in feel, and Pride of America stands apart as the fleet's US-flagged ship.

The fleet — 21 ships in this directory

Norwegian Sky

Norwegian Sky

launched 1996 · 77,104 GT · Active

Norwegian Spirit

Norwegian Spirit

launched 1998 · 75,904 GT · Leo class · Active

Norwegian Sun

Norwegian Sun

launched 2000 · 78,309 GT · Active

Norwegian Star

Norwegian Star

launched 2001 · 91,740 GT · Active

Norwegian Dawn

Norwegian Dawn

launched 2002 · 92,250 GT · Dawn class · Active

Norwegian Jewel

Norwegian Jewel

launched 2005 · 93,502 GT · Jewel class · Active

Norwegian Jade

Norwegian Jade

launched 2006 · 93,558 GT · Jewel class · Active

Norwegian Pearl

Norwegian Pearl

launched 2006 · 93,530 GT · Jewel class · Active

Norwegian Gem

Norwegian Gem

launched 2007 · 93,530 GT · Jewel class · Active

Norwegian Epic

Norwegian Epic

launched 2009 · 155,873 GT · Active

Norwegian Breakaway

Norwegian Breakaway

launched 2013 · 145,655 GT · Active

Norwegian Getaway

Norwegian Getaway

launched 2013 · 145,655 GT · Active

Norwegian Escape

Norwegian Escape

launched 2015 · 164,600 GT · Active

Norwegian Joy

Norwegian Joy

launched 2015 · 167,725 GT · Active

Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Bliss

launched 2018 · 168,028 GT · Active

Norwegian Encore

Norwegian Encore

launched 2019 · 169,116 GT · Breakaway Plus class · Active

Norwegian Prima

Norwegian Prima

launched 2022 · 143,535 GT · Prima class · Active

Norwegian Viva

Norwegian Viva

launched 2022 · 143,535 GT · Prima class · Active

Norwegian Aqua

Norwegian Aqua

launched 2024 · 156,300 GT · Prima class · Active

Norwegian Luna

Norwegian Luna

launched 2025 · 154,140 GT · Prima class · Active

Pride of America

Pride of America

launched 2002 · 80,439 GT · Active

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Cruise_Line, https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/From-Transportation-to-Destination