There is no one aspect of shipbuilding to blame for delays, said Sheldon Jacobson, a supply chain expert who is a professor at the University of Illinois. Ships require thousands of pieces, ranging from elements of the engine to furnishings inside the cabins.
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Norwegian Cruise Line will no longer introduce one Prima-class ship a year, citing supply-chain delays affecting the yet-to-be-named third and fourth ships.
Cruise line executives have long contended that resorts and land vacations are their main competitors but that cruising is a better value.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. said there was an immediate bookings jump the day after NCLH dropped the vaccination requirement on cruises from most destinations.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) eased vaccination and testing protocols for its three brands, nixing testing for vaccinated travelers and allowing unvaccinated ones to cruise with a negative test, starting Sep. 3.
Norwegian Cruise Line on Friday took delivery of its first Prima-class ship, the Norwegian Prima, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.Ar
