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Cruise lines have opted to increase capacity by
stretching their current ships. Known as lengthening, the process of enlarging a cruise ship usually includes cutting the ship in half and adding a new midsection, adding more cabins and public areas.
[1] The first modern cruise ship to be stretched was Royal Caribbean Line's
Song of Norway in 1977.
[2]
Royal Viking Sky Before Stretch
Royal Viking Sky After Stretch
Norwegian Wind & Norwegian Dream Before and After Stretch
Ship Name
Cruise Line
Year Stretch
Length of Section
Shipyard Lengthened
Notes
Song of Norway
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
1977
85 feet
Wärtsilä Marine , Finland
Nordic Prince
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
1980
85 feet
Wärtsilä Marine , Finland
Royal Viking Star
Royal Viking Line
1981
27.77 metres (91 ft 1 in)
A.G. Weser shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
West Germany
Royal Viking Sky
Royal Viking Line
1982
27.77 metres (91 ft 1 in)
A.G. Weser shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
West Germany
Royal Viking Sea
Royal Viking Line
1983
27.77 metres (91 ft 1 in)
A.G. Weser shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
West Germany
Westerdam
Holland America Line
1989
36.9 m (121 ft 1 in)
Meyer Werft ,
Germany
Norwegian Dream
Norwegian Cruise Line
1998
40-metre (131 ft 3 in)
Lloyd Werft shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
Germany .
Norwegian Wind
Norwegian Cruise Line
1998
40-metre (131 ft 3 in)
Lloyd Werft shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
Germany .
Norwegian Majesty
Norwegian Cruise Line
1999
33.76 m (110 ft 9 in)
Lloyd Werft shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
Germany .
Costa Classica
Costa Cruises
2000 (CANCELLED)
146 ft (intended)
[3]
Cammell Laird Birkenhead shipyard,
United Kingdom
New midsection constructed, job was cancelled when ship was enroute to shipyard
[4] Would have been largest lengthening of a cruise ship.
Pride of America
NCL America
2004
70 ft
Lloyd Werft shipyard in
Bremerhaven ,
Germany .
Stretched while under construction at Lloyd Werft shipyard.
Enchantment of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International
2005
22 m (73-ft)
Keppel Verolme shipyards in
Rotterdam
Balmoral
Fred Olsen Cruises
2007
30 m (98 ft)
Blohm + Voss shipyard in
Hamburg, Germany
Braemar
Fred Olsen Cruises
2009
102-foot
[5]
Blohm + Voss shipyard in
Hamburg, Germany
MSC Armonia
MSC Cruises
2015
24 metres (79 ft)
[6]
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
[7]
MSC Sinfonia
MSC Cruises
2015
24 metres (79 ft)
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
[7]
MSC Lirica
MSC Cruises
2015
24 metres (79 ft)
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
[7]
MSC Opera
MSC Cruises
2015
24 metres (79 ft)
[8]
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
[7]
Silver Spirit
Silversea Cruises
2018
[9]
(49 ft)
[10]
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
[11]
Star Breeze
Windstar Cruises
2020
[12]
25.6-meter
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
Star Legend
Windstar Cruises
2021
[13]
25.6-meter
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy
Star Pride
Windstar Cruises
2021
25.6-meter
Fincantieri Shipyard , Palmero, Italy