Norwegian Breakaway

Career
Name:	Norwegian Breakaway
Owner:	Norwegian Cruise Line
Operator:	Norwegian Cruise Line
Builder:	Meyer Werft
Laid down:	21 September 2011
Status:	Under construction
General characteristics
Type:	Cruise ship
Tonnage:	144,017  GT (gross tonnage)
Capacity:	4,000

Norwegian Breakaway is a cruise ship under construction for Norwegian Cruise Lines, scheduled for delivery in April 2013.

Construction of Norwegian Breakaway began on 21 September 2011, when the first piece of steel was cut at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.^[1] She is planned to be delivered in April 2013, and will be 144,017 GT in size, and have capacity for about 4,000 people. ^[1] The ship will have a total of 1,024 staterooms and 238 suites, designed by Priestmangoode and Tillberg Design.^[2]

Upon delivery, Norwegian Breakaway will be homeported in at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York City, making seven-day cruises to Bermuda.^[3]

The ship, along with her sister Norwegian Getaway, were named through a public contest; Kimberly Powell chose the name Norwegian Breakaway, which was announced on 14 September 2011.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Norwegian Cruise Line marks steel-cutting for new Breakaway ship". USA Today. 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62UHLBNb9. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Norwegian Cruise Line Unveils Design for Project Breakaway". Shipbuilding Tribune. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62UHpJ2Fz. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
3. ^ "New York City to Become Home Port for NCL’s New Passenger Ship Norwegian Breakaway". Shipbuilding Tribune. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62UHfHH5W. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
4. ^ "Norwegian Decides Winning Names for Its Two New Freestyle Cruising Ships". Shipbuilding Tribune. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62UHzFMTp. Retrieved 16 October 2011.