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Norwegian Joy is a Breakaway Plus-class cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and is the second of four Breakaway Plus-class vessels in the company's fleet. Built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, she was delivered in April 2017. Construction history Planning In October 2012, NCL announced it was ordering its first Breakaway Plus-class ship from Meyer Werft, with an option for a second ship slated for delivery in spring 2017.[7] Breakaway Plus-class ships were designed larger than the fleet's Breakaway-class ships, with an increase of 17,000 GT to 163,000 GT, making room for a higher guest capacity and more features.[2] In July 2013, NCL announced that it was confirming the order for the second ship, reportedly at an estimated cost of approximately €700 million.[2][8] Together with the first Breakaway Plus-class ship ordered nine months prior, the two-ship order amounted to a total cost of approximately €1.4 billion. In October 2013, NCL announced the name of its second Breakaway Plus-class ship as Norwegian Bliss, which was chosen from an online contest it held for fans in September to name its two new ships on order.[9][10] In October 2015, NCL announced the ship would be deployed to China and would no longer be named Norwegian Bliss, In February 2016, it was announced that she would be named Norwegian Joy, and have a conjoining Chinese name, 诺唯真喜悦号 (Nuò Wéi Zhēn Xǐ Yuè Hào). Construction The ship began construction with steel-cutting at the Meyer Werft shipyard in September 2015.[13] Her keel-laying and coin ceremonies were performed in April 2016, where a ceremonial coin was placed under the first of 80 total blocks to be laid.[14] The first 120 metres (390 ft) section was launched in June 2016. During her construction, two separate fires broke out. The first occurred in September 2016[16] and was later attributed to welding work, costing the shipyard approximately €50,000.[17] The second occurred in October 2016,[18] damaging several cabins after it broke out on a balcony, and was also later attributed to welding work. Four weeks after the second fire, in November 2016, Meyer Werft announced that construction was no longer behind schedule from the fires. In March 2017, Norwegian Joy was floated out from the shipyard.[20] She began her 14-hour conveyance along the Ems from Papenburg to Eemshaven in March 2017 and performed her sea trials in the North Sea through the rest of the month. Delivery and christening In November 2016, Norwegian announced that Norwegian Joy would be christened by a godfather, Chinese singer, Wang Leehom. In April 2017, Meyer Werft delivered Norwegian Joy in Bremerhaven. In June 2017, Wang christened the vessel in Shanghai.

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