Originally built for Star Cruises and named SuperStar Leo, this vessel was the first of the two-ship Leo-class ships, being laid down by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany on 5 October 1996 and launched on 24 September 1998. As she was originally designed for an Asian clientele, the ship is generally designed for shorter people and features shorter deck chairs and lower handrails and deck heads. The ship was acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line in 2004, given a quick, two-week refit, and renamed Norwegian Spirit. The 14-deck ship carries a crew of 920, with a passenger complement of 2,018 (based on double occupancy).
The documents below from a 12-day Grand Mediterranean cruise aboard Norwegian Spirit in September 2016 were provided by VMoMH contributor CP.
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| A brochure providing Norwegian Spirit's technical specifications. |
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| The front side of a Norwegian Spirit stateroom keycard. The coding 'UBP-3UDP' refers to the beverage and dining options selected by the passengers in this stateroom; 'UBP' refers to the Ultimate Beverage Package and '3UDP' refers to the 3-Meal Specialty Dining Package (permitting three meals in the onboard specialty restaurants). |
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The reverse side of the Norwegian Spirit stateroom keycard.
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| A cocktail napkin from Norwegian Spirit. |
Norwegian Spirit's daily newsletter, the Freestyle Daily from the cruise's 12th day, Thursday, 12 September 2016. The Freestyle Daily provides passengers with a wide range of information on the port of call and the day's scheduled onboard programming and events:
