MV Norwegian Sky
Ex Pride of Aloha, Costa Olympia
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 14/07/2025)
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1999 by Bremer Vulkan A.G. Bremen. Germany (Yard No 108) as a Passenger/Cruise ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 258.60 m (overall) 223.05 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 32.25 m (moulded) 36.00 (extreme)
- Depth: 11.20 m
- Draught: 8.02 m (summer)
- Tonnage: 77104 gross/45407 net/8800t deadweight
- Engines: 3 x MAN-B&W 7L58/64 – 7-cylinder diesel electric + 3x MAN-B&W 6L58/64 – 6 cylinder diesel electric
- Power: 50700 kW/68932 bHP
- Speed: 23.0 knots
- Passenger Decks with cabins: 7
- Capacity: 2405 passengers
- Call Sign: C6PZ8
- MMSI Number: 308865000
- IMO Number: 9128532
- DNV id : 22371
- Port of Registry: Nassau/ Bahamas 🇧🇸, Honolulu/USA 🇺🇸, Nassau/ Bahamas 🇧🇸
- Sister-Ship: Costa Victoria 1107, Norwegian Sun 109
Current AIS Location
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History
1996: Ordered by Costa Cruises and was to be named COSTA OLYMPIA, but due to the shipyard going bankrupt, work was suspended when it was about 35% complete.
October 6th 1996: Launched and advertised as being for sale.
November 1997: Sold to Norwegian Cruise Line, Nassau, Bahamas.
March 8th 1998: Towed to Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven for completion.
June 17th 1999: Sea trials.
July 28th 1999: Delivered to Norwegian Cruise Lines, Nassau, Bahamas.
August 4th 1999: Transfer cruise from Bremerhaven to Dover.
August 9th 1999: Maiden cruise from Dover to Norway.
© Fotoflite (Dover, 13/08/1999)
September 24th 1999: Ran aground at St. Lorenz-Strom. Re-floated and sailed to Quebec for repairs.
November 14th 1999: Back in service.
May 19th 2001: During an Alaskan cruise, the ship’s autopilot malfunctioned. The ship listed heavily to port, injuring 78 passengers.
May 2004 – June 2004: Refit in San Francisco, USA.
June 2004: Sold to Pride Of Aloha Inc, Honolulu, USA and renamed PRIDE OF ALOHA.
© Pride of Aloha Inc official
June 2004: Commenced cruising to Alaska/Hawaii.
© Mikael Söderholm (Nawiliwili, HI. USA, October 2004)
May 2008: Ceased Cruising from Hawaii.
June 2008: Registered to NCL Bahamas Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed NORWEGIAN SKY.
January 2009: Sold to Ample Avenue Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. Manager: NCL Bahamas Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas.
© Willem Oldenburg (Ijmuiden, 11/07/2025)
© Marcel and Ruud Coster (Ijmuiden, 14/07/2025)
May 1st 2026: Provisionally due at Dover during the 2026 Dover Cruise season.
All information is believed to be correct, and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Marcel and Ruud Coster, Fotoflite, Willem Oldenburg and Mikael Söderholm for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
