Step on board the Norwegian Bliss and you might be forgiven for thinking that you’d made a wrong turn and entered a theme park.
But no, it’s actually a ship and is packed with some fairly extreme features, such as a two-level Go-Kart track where guests can reach speeds of 30mph and multi-level water slides. Plus a laser tag attraction.
Norwegian Bliss was delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line last week and left Southampton on Saturday for its maiden voyage to New York.
Step on board the Norwegian Bliss and you might be forgiven for thinking that you’d made a wrong turn and entered a theme park
The ship is packed with some fairly extreme features, such as a two-level Go-Kart track where guests can reach speeds of 30mph and multi-level water slides. Plus a laser tag attraction
Wheel-y great fun: This incredible aerial image shows the sheer scale of the Go-Kart track
Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 168,028 tonne vessel from German ship builder Meyer Werft. The ship is pictured in Southampton before setting off across the Atlantic
The outlandish track will be the largest competitive race track at sea and a first for any North America-based cruise ship.
The two-level electric car race track sits at the top of deck 19 on the 20-deck vessel and will offer amazing views as guests seek the fastest time.
The ship’s water park boasts two multi-story water slides, with one extending over the edge of the ship and looping down to the deck below.
Norwegian Bliss is the largest ever ship built for Norwegian Cruise Line – although it is still smaller than the world’s largest liner, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas.
An image that reveals how one of the water slides hangs right over the side of the ship
A guest zooms along one of the water slides. From June, Norwegian Bliss will spend her summer cruising seven-day voyages to Alaska, and the autumn season cruising to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles
The two-level electric car race track sits at the top of deck 19 on the 20-deck vessel and will offer amazing views as guests seek the fastest time
Norwegian Bliss is due to arrive in New York on May 3 for an inaugural US-tour stopping off in Miami and Los Angeles
It stretches 1,082-feet-long and can carry over 4,000 passengers when at double occupancy.
Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 168,028 tonne vessel from German ship builder Meyer Werft during a ceremony in Bremerhaven last week to mark the end of an 18-month construction period.
Andy Stuart, the president and chief executive officer of Norwegian, said at the time: ‘Norwegian Bliss is one of our most highly-anticipated ships to date, and today marks another exciting milestone for the newest and most innovative ship of our young and modern fleet.
Two guests prepare to shoot during a game of laser tag on board the Norwegian Bliss
One of the deluxe suites on board the ship, which is one of the world’s biggest cruise liners
The ship has been designed to relax guests as well as keep them thoroughly entertained
The observation lounge, where guests can gaze upon the ocean waves while sipping a beverage
The interior of the Norwegian Bliss features dramatic interior design – and slot machines
Guests can relax on loungers on the deck and stare at the horizon – or take in a show as they let their blood pressure drop
The bedrooms have a definite five-star hotel feel about them, as this image shows
The water park is bright and colourful and a great place to keep the whole family entertained
Sun loungers and cabanas surround one of the swimming pools, which sits in an atrium-style space
Sweet! The Norwegian Bliss has got it licked when it comes to tasty food offerings
In the winter of 2018, she will sail the Caribbean from Miami, and in the 2019 autumn/winter season she will cruise from New York City to Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean
Andy Stuart, the president and chief executive officer of Norwegian, said at the time: ‘Norwegian Bliss is one of our most highly-anticipated ships to date, and today marks another exciting milestone for the newest and most innovative ship of our young and modern fleet’
‘The Meyer Werft team, along with our operations teams, ship officers and crew members, has done an incredible job bringing Norwegian Bliss to life and we cannot wait for guests to experience all she has to offer.’
Norwegian Bliss is due to arrive in New York on May 3 for an inaugural US-tour stopping off in Miami and Los Angeles.
A grand christening ceremony will take place in her home port of Seattle on May 30 before she calls into Victoria in British Columbia before embarking on her first seven-day voyage to Alaska.
From June, Norwegian Bliss will spend her summer cruising seven-day voyages to Alaska, and the autumn season cruising to the Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles.
In the winter of 2018, she will sail the Caribbean from Miami, and in the 2019 autumn/winter season she will cruise from New York City to Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.