Complete Guide to the New Norwegian Viva Cruise Ship

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• NCL's Norwegian Viva ship departs Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera to undergo sea trials
• Night Europe - Western Mediterranean - RomeDetails
• Review: Norwegian Viva
• NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announces cancellation of multiple 2025 sailings (7 ships)
• Unique Theme Nights You Shouldn’t Miss When on a Cruise Ship

The 2023-built Norwegian Viva cruise ship is the second of all six PRIMA-Class NCL liners constructed in Italy by Fincantieri (Marghera Yard/Venice). From the PRIMA PLUS series are the 10% larger ( GT-tons) sisterships Aqua (2025) and TBN4 (2026), as well as the 20% larger ( GT-tons) sisterships TBN5 (2027) and TBN6 (2028). The artwork is fun, the food is largely delicious and with "Beetlejuice" and Syd Norman's "Rumours" headlining the entertainment, passengers will never be bored day or night. The vessel will spend the winter months (roughly mid-November through mid-April) offering seven-night Caribbean voyages from San Juan. The rest of the year, it will be based in Lisbon, from which it will conduct Mediterranean and Greek Isles itineraries that range from nine to 11 nights. It will also sail a handful of voyages from Rome and Athens, Greece.

NCL's Norwegian Viva ship departs Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera to undergo sea trials

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With an average of 10.5 hours in port, travelers will have more time to explore with fewer days at sea. Guests can unpack once, all while enjoying the ease and comfort of their world-class travel accommodations and the ability to wake up in a new destination as the ship transports them from one spectacular European city to another. The Haven suite complex also has a private wake-facing pool and hot tubs on decks 16 and 17 for passengers booked in The Haven suite enclave.

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Shop from a variety of souvenirs, cosmetics, clothing, snacks and sundry items. Treat yourself at our duty free shops full of fantastic savings on fine jewelry, accessories, perfume, liquor and tobacco. Taste the essence of Greece at Palomar, our first-ever Mediterranean seafood restaurant, marvel at the hand-blown chandeliers and savory French dishes at Le Bistro or see Teppanyaki in a whole new light at Hasuki. Our modern inside staterooms are highlighted with appointments like a TV, sitting area and more. Finished with the finest touches, spacious suites with luxury accommodations. Starlink provides fast Internet service at sea and is now available on Norwegian Viva.

Review: Norwegian Viva

The two-level Mandara Spa is also nearby, with an entrance on Deck 16. In addition to for-fee treatments (massages, manicures, pedicures), the ship offers a gorgeous and expanded thermal suite that has salt and steam rooms, a sauna, a massive split thalassotherapy pool, an ice room, heated tile loungers and more. Surfside Cafe and Grill is the ship's standard buffet venue, serving a variety of food from self-serve stations on Deck 17 midship. Because Norwegian Viva also has The Local and Indulge, the space dedicated to the traditional buffet is smaller than on other cruise ships. I didn't eat a single meal there because when I ventured inside it was so crowded that people could barely move. The ship has 44 accessible staterooms across inside, outside, balcony and The Haven categories.

I prefer sweet drinks, so I went with peanut butter whiskey and club soda. Be sure to say hello to Craig — one of the best bartenders I've ever had on a ship — who warned me that adding simple syrup to the mix would make it too sweet. On the flip side, my least favorite restaurant is Los Lobos, a for-fee Mexican eatery on Deck 8, near The Local. I'm a huge fan of Mexican cuisine, but when I ate at Los Lobos on fleetmate Norwegian Encore about a month prior, the service was slow, and the food was mediocre. If you have a dining package, you can select any four food items, including desserts.

NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announces cancellation of multiple 2025 sailings (7 ships)

There's also a bar in the casino and one by the pool (Waves Pool Bar). Like Cagney's, Palomar offers a mix of seafood and meats like steak and lamb chops, but it's heavier on the seafood end. Choose from oysters, grilled jumbo prawns, grilled octopus and several salads for appetizers. Mains include sea scallops, sea bass, filet mignon, New York strip and a whole grilled lobster, with sides such as potatoes, jasmine rice and carrots.

Decks and Cabins

Norwegian became the first cruise line to charge for mini-golf — free on all other ships that have it — when it launched its Prima Class vessels. A single round at Tee Time on the course's nine holes costs $10 per person, and teams can accommodate up to six people. From Broadway-caliber shows and live music to dance parties, bingo, trivia, video games, slides and games like "Deal or No Deal," there's a lot that graces the Freestyle Daily, Norwegian Viva's daily schedule of activities.

Norwegian Viva entertainment

Like all boats from the BREAKAWAY and BREAKAWAY PLUS series, NCL's Viva has the "Viva Speedway" (fleet's largest racetrack), "The Rush" (2-tube/dueling dry slides) and "The Drop" (world's first freefall dry slide). Syd Norman's Pour House (debuted on Norwegian Breakaway in 2018) is a rock-and-roll-themed bar lounge with live band music (all-time-greatest songs). Follows the complete list of Norwegian Viva restaurants and food bars.

If their parents are sailing, passengers 18 to 20 years old can drink beer and wine in international waters with a signed waiver. Cabins on Norwegian Viva are equipped with both North American-style 110-volt outlets and European-style 220-volt outlets, as well as USB ports. In my room, there was one USB port on each of the two bedside reading lamps. Near the vanity, there were also three North American outlets, one European-style outlet, one USB outlet and one USB-C outlet.

A number of pools can be found across Viva, including the main pool on deck 17 along with two infinity hot tubs, plus two infinity pools on deck eight. Speaking of water, Viva features The Wave — a thrilling tidal wave water slide on the upper deck. Hudson’s offers 270-degree views through floor-to-ceiling windows at the aft on deck 7, complete with a white, aqua, and blue interior design. The Commodore Room, located on deck 6, serves classic favorites alongside new dishes in an interior featuring a white, navy, and gold color scheme. Passengers sailing aboard Norwegian Viva can even access The Haven with their own private bank of elevators located aft of the midships stair and elevator towers that are accessible to all guests.

On Norwegian Viva, I have a Wi-Fi package that includes streaming for two devices, and the performance has been nothing short of astounding. This is the first time I've sailed on a ship where both devices (my laptop and my mobile phone) stayed connected to the network the entire time. I haven't lost service, and I haven't been involuntarily disconnected.

(Prima also doesn't have the fish, and an industry colleague told me they were removed from Hawaii-based Pride of America during its last refit.) I'm sure there was a reason for it, but it makes me sad. The carpet fish were both whimsical and functional and set Norwegian's ships apart from those in other lines' fleets. If you're a Norwegian Cruise Line regular, you likely know all about the fish that appear on the carpeting in the cabin corridors on most of the line's ships.

In 2017, the brand NCL had a worldwide cruise market share 8,7% (passengers) and 8,4% (revenue). Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a subsidiary company of the shipping corporation Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH). NCL was founded in 1966, headquartered in Miami (Florida USA) and publicly traded (NASDAQ) company listed on NYSE (NYC).