Quantum of the Seas cabin Video
Go behind the scenes at Meyer Werft’s cabin factory where Quantum of the Seas staterooms are constructed using a production line. From carpeting to art on the wall, this manufacturing process ensures the highest quality standards throughout.
The ships will be the third and fourth in the “Breakaway Plus” class that can carry about 4,200 passengers.
The first two ships in the series, Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss, are due for delivery in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2017. The third and fourth ships don’t have names yet.
After all four ships are finished, Norwegian would have 17 vessels in its fleet, barring any disposals. It will have added ship a year from 2013 to 2019 with the exception of 2016.
Norwegian said export credit financing is in place for the two new orders, arranged and underwritten by KfW IPEX-Bank of Germany.
Quantum of the Seas, the next addition to Royal Caribbean’s fleet, has suffered damage after a fire broke out on one if its decks.
The vessel is still being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and is due to enter service at the end of October, with an initial season scheduled in the Bahamas over the winter before it relocates to Shanghai in China from next spring.
According to reports, the blaze broke out in a cabin on deck three of the 167,800-ton vessel, which will be capable of carrying up to 4,180 passengers.
Local fire services were called to the shipyard and were able to tackle the fire in a short amount of time, however two people were transferred to the local hospital in Papenburg to be treated for smoke inhalation.
It is estimated that the damage to Quantum of the Seas will cost approximately €50,000 (£40,300) to remedy.
The first Quantum-class vessel from Royal Caribbean, it will be followed next spring by sister ship Anthem of the Seas, which will sail out of Southampton.
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