With the arrival of the 1990s, the rise of cruise tourism once again sparked a new wave of shipbuilding fever. Carnival and the Caribbean, two major cruise giants, have launched their own new generation of large cruise ships, and with Carnival's acquisition of the old cruise company Corona and its plans for the next-generation cruise ship Queen Mary 2, traditional cruise ships that have already set in the west have once again entered people's sight.



From Normandy to France, CGT, a French cruise company that has always competed with the UK, no longer exists with the sale of France. Under the new threat of Britain, the rising CMA has also decided to give the British a little shock in the new round of cruise competition. CMA approached the Atlantic shipyard, which had previously built classic Atlantic liners such as Normandie, and decided to build a new generation liner as a response to the cunard Queen marry2, naming it Normandie II to commemorate the French pearl SS Normandie, which fell more than half a century ago.



Normandie II partially incorporates elements of SS normandie and SS France in its exterior design, integrating traditional liner design with modern cruise design. Normandie II continues the bold and romantic style of the French, with most of the guest rooms on the ship being balcony rooms. The proportion of public space on the ship also inherits the tradition left by Normandie and is unprecedentedly large. The decoration style also adopts modern minimalist design, which is more bold and innovative compared to Queen Mary 2's retro style. In terms of ship size, it also broke the record set by Queen Marry2, with a loa of 350m and a total tonnage of 160000gt, bringing back the title of the world's longest and largest cruise ship after SS France. The towering freeboard also brought excellent airworthiness to it. In terms of power, the combination of 2 gas turbines and 6 diesel engines provides Normandie II with 18whp to drive 4 basket thrusters and 3 side thrusters. The powerful power enables Normandie II to achieve a maximum speed of 32kn and a cruising speed of 28kn. In 200x, Normandie II gained popularity among the public as soon as it was launched. Its huge hull, extremely high speed, and unprecedented comfort once again declared the glory of French cruise ships to the world.