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September 21, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Ever larger cruise ships

The stubborn, headlong rush toward the creation of more absurdly large ships continues without letup. Last month, Norwegian Cruise Lines announced that it has contracted with a French shipyard to build at least two — perhaps three — 150,000-ton vessels, each capable of carrying at least 4,200 passen

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The stubborn, headlong rush toward the creation of more absurdly large ships continues without letup. Last month, Norwegian Cruise Lines announced that it has contracted with a French shipyard to build at least two — perhaps three — 150,000-ton vessels, each capable of carrying at least 4,200 passengers.

In a statement accompanying the release, the president of NCL, Colin Veitch, strongly implied that henceforth, all of the company’s new ships will be of at least that size.

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