Tight squeeze! Cruise ship Norwegian Bliss becomes largest-ever passenger vessel to set sail through the Panama Canal
- Norwegian Bliss set a record by becoming the biggest passenger vessel to enter the Panama Canal
- The ship set sail through the 48-mile waterway on Monday in Agua Clara
- Its inaugural tour began recently with stops in New York, Miami and Los Angeles
- The ship's seven-day cruises to Alaska begin in June and will include one port call in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- It is the largest ship in Norwegian's fleet, with 20 decks and a capacity of about 4,000 passengers
Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, Norwegian Bliss, has set a record by becoming the largest passenger vessel to enter the Panama Canal.
The ship set sail through the 48-mile waterway Monday in in Agua Clara, Panama.
Norwegian Bliss begun its U.S. inaugural tour with stops in New York, Miami and Los Angeles before a christening in Seattle kicking off a season of cruises to Alaska.
The ship's seven-day cruises to Alaska begin in June and will include one port call in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The ship's features include a race course for electric go-karts, laser tag, a waterslide with a tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship and an observation lounge for enjoying Alaskan scenery.
It's also got a mojito bar, cigar lounge, brew house, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville At Sea and Q Smokehouse, a Texas barbecue restaurant.
Tourists watch the Norwegian Bliss ship transit through the Panama Canal, seen from the Visitors Center at the Panama Canal in Agua Clara, Panama, Monday, May 14, 2018
Norwegian Bliss, one of the largest ships to ever navigate the Panama Canal, is the largest ship in Norwegian's fleet, with 20 decks and a capacity of about 4,000 passengers
The Norwegian Bliss ship makes its way to the Panama Canal on Monday
Norwegian Bliss is the largest ship in Norwegian's fleet, with 20 decks and a capacity of about 4,000 passengers
Tourists watch the Norwegian Bliss ship transit through the Panama Canal, seen from the Visitors Center
Passengers of the Norwegian Bliss ship stand on their balconies as the ship makes its way through the canal, one of the largest ships to ever navigate it, in Agua Clara
The hand of a tourist waves to passengers of the Norwegian Bliss ship in this Monday photo
As it repositions from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it will become one of the largest ships to ever navigate the Panama Canal.
Norwegian Bliss measures 41 meters wide and 333 meters long (135 by 1,093 feet), while the canal is 50 meters wide and 400 meters long (164 by 1,312 feet).
Norwegian Bliss is the largest ship in Norwegian's fleet, with 20 decks and a capacity of about 4,000 passengers.
As cruise ships go, however, at least a half-dozen other ships are larger.
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, which also set sail this spring, is the world's largest, with a passenger capacity of 6,680.
The hull of Norwegian Bliss features images of whales and other sea creatures designed by the artist Wyland, who is known for his depictions of marine life.
This May 4, 2018 photo released by Norwegian Cruise Line shows their newest ship, Norwegian Bliss in New York for a preview event
A race course for electric go-karts aboard their newest ship, Norwegian Bliss in New York is shown
The ship's features include a race course for electric go-karts, laser tag, a waterslide with a tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship and an observation lounge for enjoying Alaska scenery
This May 4, 2018 photo released by Norwegian Cruise Line shows a restaurant called Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville At Sea aboard their newest ship Norwegian Bliss in New York
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