While waiting for the "Norway" I'm taking a look at the newest NCL ship, the "Pride of America".
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Here she comes: A first view of the "Norway".
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This is the big tug that brought her here.
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Now four small tugs start to turn her around.
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Good thing that the Weser river seems to be wide enough for this maneuver. :)
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From now on the tugs pull her backwards towards the entrance of the harbour locks.
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Here she is just in front of the entrance of the "Nordschleuse" (north locks).
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From this point on she is being moved forward again.
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She looks great from any angle, doesn't she?
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The tugs move the "Norway" towards my position.
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The closer she comes, the more you get a feeling of how huge she is.
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On this picture you can see her elegant bow especially well.
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The bridge, with the "Little Norway I" in front of it.
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Another impressive view of the bow.
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She slowly passes by, still moving towards the locks.
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View of the mid-section of the ship.
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The big letters on the topmost deck.
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There's not too much space here for a ship this big.
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The stern of the "Norway" is elegant, too, even with the enlarged deck added to it.
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Now she almost reached her place in the locks.
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The Norway's current home: The old banana pier in Bremerhaven.
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View from the "seaside", across the harbour bassin.
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View from the "landside".
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The name at the bow. If you look closely, you can see remains of the her previous name "France" left of the "N".
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A big Norway and a little Norway...
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Norway's hull looks great in the light of the sunset.
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The flag of the Bahamas flies proudly off the stern.
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You need many ropes for a ship this big...
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Aft nameplate lit by sunlight.
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Let's hope there will be reason for this sign again...
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The big NCL plate on the aft deck add-ons.
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Mid-section of the ship.
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The big letters in the centre of the ship.
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The aft funnel with the telegraph antenna.
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Another view from the front, there are many ropes here, too.
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Meanwhile, the "Pride of America" is back in the drydock.
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A. k. a. the ship with a gap... :)
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