SS Norway

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ss Norway, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands — December 24, 1997


Eastern Caribbean 1997

  1. Everglades National Park — Pre-cruise
  2. Miami, Florida — Saturday, December 20 - (88)
  3. At Sea — Sunday, December 21 - (89)
  4. At Sea — Monday, December 22 - (90)
  5. Saint Martin — Tuesday, December 23 - (91)
  6. Saint Thomas / Saint John — Wednesday, December 24 - (92)
  7. At Sea — Thursday, December 25 - (93)
  8. Great Stirrup Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas — Friday, December 26 - (94)
    We visited the NCL private resort Great Stirrup Cay.
  9. Miami, Florida — Saturday, December 27 - Oh no!
  • Source: Company brochure from Auntie Tammy’s photo album

Vital Stats

  • Entered service: 1960
  • Former name: s/s France
  • Maiden ncl voyage: June 1, 1980
  • Length: 1,035 feet (world’s longest cruise ship)
  • Breadth: 110 feet
  • Draft: 35.5 feet
  • Speed: 25 knots
  • Tonnage: 76,049
  • Propulsion: four boilers, two steam turbines
  • Auxiliary power: six steam turbo generators; five diesel generators
  • Guest decks: 12
  • Guest capacity: 2,032 double occupancy
  • Crew: 1000
  • Air-conditioning: fully air-conditioned; individual thermostat controls in all staterooms.
  • Guest elevators: eleven
  • TV/radio/telephone: all staterooms
  • Current: outlets for 110V 60-cycle US current in all staterooms; 220V AC 60-cycle for lighting.

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Where is she now?

  • 1962—1979: SS France; French Line
  • 1979—2006; SS Norway; (NCL
  • 2006: SS Blue Lady; Scrapped in Alang, India 2008
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