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The Norwegian Bliss is the latest ship to join the Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet.
It is not just carrying guests across the seas, it is also bringing along a racetrack – for electric go-karts.
The Bliss, which will sail to Alaska and the Caribbean from this month, is loaded with a wide range of features to keep guests busy while cruising to their next destination.
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The Bliss cost about US$1 billion to build and is setting its sights on dethroning cruise line companies Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
“The cruise industry is growing like a weed and every ship is full to the hilt,” Frank Del Rio, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, says.
“Every cruise line company is reporting record profits.”
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According to the Cruise Line International Association, more than 25 million people boarded cruise liners in 2017.
That number is expected to exceed 27 million in 2018.
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To accommodate the influx of new and returning customers, cruise lines are building bigger ships, and building more of them.
There are more than 80 new ships in development, with 27 expected to start operating at sea this year.

Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian control close to 80 per cent of the cruise market space.
The booming industry accounts for staff salaries of close to US$41.1 billion.
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest luxury ship will sail to Alaska and Caribbean and target booming industry set to attract over 27 million travellers this year

This May 4, 2018 photo released by Norwegian Cruise Line shows a race course for electric go-karts aboard their newest ship, Norwegian Bliss in New York. The ship’s features also include, laser tag, a waterslide with a tube that swooshes you along the side of the ship and an observation lounge for enjoying scenery. (Charles Sykes/Norwegian Cruise Line via AP)

This May 4, 2018 photo released by Norwegian Cruise Line shows their newest ship, Norwegian Bliss in New York for a preview event. 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. (Charles Sykes/Norwegian Cruise Line via AP)

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Bliss, pictured in New York, will sail to Alaska and the Caribbean. Photo: Norwegian Cruise Line/AP

Chanel’s ‘ocean liner’ wows celebrities at Cruise collection fashion show in Paris

French fashion brand Chanel’s stunning 30-foot- (100-metre-) long cruise liner – with steaming funnels and a gangplank – forms the setting of its Cruise collection fashion show and after-party, inside the Grand Palais, in Paris, France, last Thursday. Photo: AP

epa06709785 Hungarian model Barbara Palvin presents a creation from the Chanel Cruise collection 2018 by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 03 May 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

epa06709849 A model presents a creation from the Chanel Cruise collection 2018 by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 03 May 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

A model presents a creation during the Chanel Croisiere (Cruise) fashion show on May 3, 2018 at the Grand Palais in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Francois GUILLOT

Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel Cruise 2018/2019 Collection at Le Grand Palais on May 3, 2018 in Paris, France.

TOPSHOT - A model presents a creation during the Chanel Croisiere (Cruise) fashion show on May 3, 2018 at the Grand Palais in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Francois GUILLOT

epa06709833 Models present creations from the Chanel Cruise collection 2018 by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 03 May 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

epa06709829 Models present creations from the Chanel Cruise collection 2018 by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 03 May 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

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Australian actress and director Margot Robbie poses during a photocall before the Chanel Croisiere (Cruise) fashion show on May 3, 2018 at the Grand Palais in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Francois GUILLOT

Anne Berest attends the Chanel Cruise 2018/2019 Collection at Le Grand Palais on May 3, 2018 in Paris, France.

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Model Lily-Rose Depp poses during a photocall before Chanel's Cruise 2018/2019 fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday, May 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

epa06709886 A model presents a creation from the Chanel Cruise collection 2018 by German designer Karl Lagerfeld at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, 03 May 2018. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest luxury ship will sail to Alaska and Caribbean and target booming industry set to attract over 27 million travellers this year
