River Ems Passage Norwegian Dawn

23.00 am - ship ready to sail 23.15 am - take off 23.30 am - waiting position at the dock gate 23.45 am - passing of dock gate (Papenburg) 01.30 am - passing of "Friesenbrücke" Weener 03.30 am - First Stopp at Leer

For the First Time with Support of the River Barrier

Papenburg, 29.10.2002 - The new cruise liner Norwegian Dawn owned by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will be transferred from Papenburg to Eemshaven (Netherlands) on November 3, 2002. The Norwegian Dawn will leave MEYER WERFT shipyard on Sunday and will for the first time be transferred with the support of the Ems barrier. The ship will again be sailing backwards without intermediate stop on the Ems in direction of the North Sea. Directly after the Ems passage there will be a short technical sea trial in the North Sea. The Norwegian Dawn is due in Eemshaven on Monday, November 4, 2002 around 7 am. The itinerary for the River Ems passage is as follows: 01.00 am - ship ready to sail 02.00 am - take off 02.30 am - waiting position at the dock gate around 03.00 am - passing of dock gate (Papenburg) around 03.30 am - beginning of Ems passage around 04.45 am - passing of "Friesenbrücke" Weener around 06.30 am - passing of "Jann-Berghaus-Brücke" around 08.30 am - passing Terborg around 10.30 am - passing Ems barrier (Gandersum) around 11.30 am - passing Emden "Ostmole" Itinerary subject to weather conditions and subject to change. With an overall length of 294,13 m, a breadth of 32,20 m and a tonnage of 92,000 GT the Norwegian Dawn can accommodate 2,224 passengers in 1,112 cabins. 511 cabins out of 761 outside cabins are equipped with balconies. The max. engine power of the ship amounts to almost 80,000 HP. The new cruise liner will travel at about 25 knots. Again an experienced Team of the Emden Pilot Brotherhood will be piloting the ship backwards on the Ems as they did before on the "Brilliance of the Seas" and the "Norwegian Star". The entire passage team practised this passage in all details at the computer controlled simulator preparing them to successfully master challenging areas like the Friesenbrücke in Weener. The tugboats Bremerhaven and Wal with 2,200 HP each will be assisting in the passage. Average passage speed of the ship will be around 6.5 knots for the entire route.

Norwegian Dawn before Ems Transfer

Papenburg, 27.10.2002 - After execution of extensive tests and trials the 92,000 GT cruise liner Norwegian Dawn will leave the covered building dock of the yard on Sunday, 27 October around 8 am. The ship is beeing built for the American owner Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), a subsidiary of the cruise operator Star Cruises. The ship will then be hauled to the outfitting pier of the yard where it will be fixed already around 10 am. Interior works and technical trials will be continued at the pier next week. Presumably on 3 November the ship will start her passage on the Ems towards the North Sea where the sea trial will be carried out. Early December the ship will eventually be handed over to the owner. The cruise liner has an overall length of 294.1 m and a breadth of 32.2 m and the operating speed will exceed 24.6 kts. The ship will accommodate 2,240 passengers in 1,120 cabins and 1,317 crew members. The Norwegian Dawn offers a variety of exclusive outfitting characteristics. The atrium covering 8 decks and the theatre covering three decks and accommodating more than 1,000 passengers are some of the interior architectural highlights of this cruise ship. The Norwegian Dawn is the second ship the yard built for this owner. The sister ship Norwegian Star was delivered at the end of 2001. Norwegian Dawn - Main Particulars

MEYER WERFTShipyard Delivers for the Expansion of Transport Infrastructure in Southeast Asian Archipelago

Papenburg, 23.10.2002 - The Papenburg MEYER WERFT shipyard is going to build a new passenger ship for the Republic of Indonesoia. The contract to build this ship was signed in Jakarta today. The now ordered ship for 3,084 passengers will be delivered to Indonesia in mid 2004. With this vessel, the Papenburg shipbuilders resume the series of 22 passenger ships already built for Indonesia. In spring 2002 Nggapulu was the last ship delivered so far to Indonesia. The main technical data of this new ship are: tonnage 15,200 GT, length 146.50 m, breadth 23.50 m, draught 5,90 m, speed 22.4 knots. With an engine capacity of 2 x 8,400 kw the ship is designed to accommodate more than 3,000 passengers and to transport 26 containers as well as bulk cargo. MEYER WERFT won this order as the Indonesian customer assigned the highest score to their tender with regards to the technical part and the ship's price during evaluation of the invitation to bid. Starting in mid 2004, the ship will be appointed for the regular transportation of the Indonesian archipelago. The vessel is a technical further development of the passenger ships already built in Papenburg which operate extremely successful and contribute a lot to the transport infrastructure in Indonesia. Like the previous newbuildings the ship will be built according to the rules and requirements of the BKI (Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia), the Germanischer Lloyd and the recent international regulations. Safety devices of the ship therefore comply with the latest standards. This worldwide biggest series of standardized passenger ships has proved itself extremely for the operation betweeen the Indonesian islands. Meanwhile these ships have become a symbol for the German/Indonesian cooperation and they have contributed to the development of the transport infrastructure and with it to the development of the economics of the maritime continent. Given the recent economic crisis in Indonesia the economically priced and safe shipping traffic has become the most important long-distance means of transport for the Indonesian population. In 2001 alone, more than 10 million passengers travelled on these ships and more than 80 million passengers altogether since 1983.

Papenburg, 05.07.2002 - The latest cruise vessel from the MEYER WERFT Shipyard of Papenburg, Germany - the 90,090 GT Brilliance of the Seas - was delivered to Royal Caribbean International on Friday, 5th July 2002. Brilliance of the Seas is the second luxury cruise liner to have been built by the Papenburg shipyard for Royal Caribbean. This newbuilding will further strengthen the US cruise line's leading position in the cruise industry. In addition to a very slim, yacht like design with many glazed fronts the luxury liner's interior offers a variety of special features and great comfort. Almost 75% of the cabins are outside cabins with private balcony. The turbine plant, podded propulsion, state-of-the-art stage technology and interactive communications systems provide comfort, entertainment and safety of the latest technical standards. After delivery the Brilliance of the Seas will leave the Dutch port of Eemshaven and head for Harwich, England, via Amsterdam. The christening ceremony will take place in Harwich on 13th July 2002. On 15th July she will set out on her maiden voyage with destination Scandinavia. From autumn 2002 the vessel will operate 12-day cruises in the Caribbean. A further two vessels of this series for RCI will be completed by the end of 2004. At present the new cruise ship "Serenade of the Seas" is under construction in the yard´s building dock. This ship will be delivered to RCI in the autumn of 2003. Brilliance of the Seas - Main Particulars

Cabins and Public Spaces Cabins Total cabins on board:

Public Spaces Centrum (Decks 2-12) Scoreboard (Deck 6) Casino Royale (Deck 6) Schooner Bar (Deck 6) Theme Restaurants (Deck 6) Photo & Art Gallery (Deck 5) Cinema (Deck 6) Shopping Mall (Deck 5) Pacifica Theatre (Deck 4-6.5) Secondary Lounge (Deck 6) Minstrel - Main Restaurant (Decks 4-5) Solarium - Fitness Center (Decks 11-12) Windjammer Café (Deck 11) Kids Area (Deck 12) Sea View Café (Deck 12) Viking Crown (Deck 13)

Delivery in advance of contractual date

Papenburg, 21.06.2002 - The conclusion of the sea trials of Brilliance of the Seas in the North Sea was a big success. During the second sea trials also the speed test was performed in which the vessel reached a speed of more than 25 kts. All tests performed during the sea trials were more than successful and met with complete satisfaction of the shipyard and the Owners. On Thursday, 20 June 2002, at 6.00 o'clock in the morning, Brilliance of the Seas made port in Eemshaven as planned. Then the vessel was inspected by divers, and it was found that a net had got caught in the starboard propeller. It was removed by the divers. The findings from the underwater inspection have shown that it is presently not necessary to dock the ship at Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven. But to be absolutely sure, Brilliance will go on a short sea trial on Saturday night, 22 June 2002. Following this trial run, a final decision will be made regarding docking. It has been agreed with the Owners, Royal Caribbean International (RCI) that Brilliance of the Seas will be delivered ahead of schedule on 5 July 2002.