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.