Norwegian is following Royal Caribbean's giant cruise ship playbook
1. Norwegian plans to debut four largest ships by 2030, each over 226,000 tons. 2. The ships aim to compete with Royal Caribbean's successful mega ship strategy. 3. Norwegian’s current largest ship is the much smaller 169,116 gross ton Encore. 4. Fincantieri continues as the builder for Norwegian’s new flagship vessels. 5. This historic eight-ship order aims for a larger market share in cruising.