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Are Norwegian Cruise Line<\/a>‘s new Prima-class ships too small?<\/p>\n Norwegian executives suggested as much Tuesday during a conference call in which they announced a major change to the design of future vessels in the series.<\/p>\n Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings president and CEO Frank Del Rio told Wall Street analysts on the call that the third and fourth ships in the six-ship series would be about 10% bigger than the first two vessels in the series.<\/p>\n For more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n He said the fifth and sixth ships in the series would be about 20% bigger.<\/p>\n Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises<\/a>.<\/p>\n In making the announcement, Del Rio suggested the bigger size was necessary partly to accommodate bigger fuel tanks that could carry more environmentally friendly fuel.<\/p>\n But soon after Del Rio spoke, the head of the company’s Norwegian Cruise Line subsidiary, Harry Sommer, suggested that a push to achieve better economies of scale with the vessels was also a significant part of the move to go bigger with the ships.<\/p>\n The first vessel in the series, Norwegian Prima, debuted in August 2022<\/a>. The second ship in the series, Norwegian Viva, will begin sailing later this year.<\/p>\n