Norwegian Aura

Norwegian Cruise Line · Prima Plus class · 2027

Norwegian Aura measures 170,000 gross tons, with room for 3,879 guests. Norwegian Aura sails 7-night cruises from Trieste and moves to Miami in Jun 2027.

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Aerial rendering of Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Aura at sea
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BuiltYear built
2027
TonnageGross tonnage
170,000
Decks
20
Cabins
1,976
Guests
3,879
4,714 at full occupancy
Crew
1,597

Norwegian Aura cruise schedule

18 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 18 cruises

Where Norwegian Aura sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, with more in the Mediterranean, Black Sea. Norwegian Aura sails from Trieste (May 2027), Tarragona (May 2027) and Miami (from Jun 2027).

TriesteTarragonaMiamiNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Norwegian Aura visits

10 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Norwegian Aura sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

18sailings

  • Up to 5 nights16%
  • 7 nights1689%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights16%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
8 h
median · 6 – 25 h
Port days
62%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
1
staying past midnight
Late departures
0
after 20:00 · latest 19:00

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights15 cruises
  • 3 ports · 2 sea days7 nights1 cruise
  • 3 ports · 9 sea days13 nights1 cruise
  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Norwegian Aura specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Line
Class
Prima Plus class
Year built
2027
Status
On order
IMO
9862580
MMSI
Not yet published

Size

Gross tonnage
170,000 GT
Length
344 m
Beam
43 m
Decks
20
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
3,879
Guests, full occupancy
4,714
Cabins
1,976
Crew
1,597
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
43.8 GT

How it compares

36th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Norwegian Aura170,000
  • Norwegian Cruise Line average127,387
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Norwegian Aura3,879
  • Norwegian Cruise Line average3,130
  • All ships in service2,189

Prima Plus class sister ships

Same design and size as Norwegian Aura

See the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet

Also from Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Epic, Norwegian Breakaway

About Norwegian Aura

Norwegian Aura is a Prima Plus-class ship for Norwegian Cruise Line, under construction at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard in Italy. NCL revealed her and opened sales in January 2026, and she was floated out at Monfalcone on 16 April 2026, the first NCL ship built there. She has 1,976 staterooms.