The cruise ship, originally named the Norwegian Crown, is seen being towed backwards into a dry dock in the Blohm + Vosss shipyard in Hamburg, where it is then cut in half.
The Balmoral vessel is owned and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and was built in 1988, so in an age of even larger cruise ships, the cut-and-shut operation gives the vessel a new lease of life.
`The cruise ship, originally named the Norwegian Crown, is seen being towed backwards into a dry dock in the Blohm + Vosss shipyard in Hamburg, where it is then cut in half.`
[another view/gif](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/28/cruise_ship2.gif)
`The Balmoral vessel is owned and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and was built in 1988, so in an age of even larger cruise ships, the cut-and-shut operation gives the vessel a new lease of life.`
The cruise ship, originally named the Norwegian Crown, is seen being towed backwards into a dry dock in the Blohm + Vosss shipyard in Hamburg, where it is then cut in half.another view/gif
The Balmoral vessel is owned and operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and was built in 1988, so in an age of even larger cruise ships, the cut-and-shut operation gives the vessel a new lease of life.