Name Norwegian Breakaway Port of registry Bahamas, Nassau Yard number S678 Length 326 m Launched 30 April 2013 | Owner Norwegian Cruise Line Ordered 17 August 2011 Laid down 21 September 2011 Construction started 21 September 2011 Builder Meyer Werft | |
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Norwegian Breakaway is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. 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. She was delivered to NCL on 25 April 2013. Following the handover, Norwegian Breakaway left the port of Bremerhaven, heading for Rotterdam. Following several inaugural events, she started her transatlantic cruise from Southampton to New York City, where the naming ceremony took place. On 12 May 2013 she headed to Bermuda to start her seven-day cruises.
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She is 146,600 GT in size, and has capacity for 3,963 passengers, double occupancy. The ship has a total of 1,024 staterooms and 238 suites, designed by Priestmangoode and Tillberg Design.
Norwegian Breakaway is home ported at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal in Manhattan, making seven-night cruises to Bermuda (May thru Sept) and seven-night cruises to the Bahamas & Florida (October thru April). She is the largest cruise ship homeported year-round from New York City.
The ship, along with her sister Norwegian Getaway, was named through a public contest; Kimberly Powell submitted the name Norwegian Breakaway, which was announced on 14 September 2011.
Onboard features include a restaurant, Ocean Blue, by Geoffrey Zakarian, and a comedy club, named Headliners, where a Second City company performs. The godmothers of the ship are The Rockettes. Peter Max designed the hull art.
At launch Norwegian Breakaway was the world's ninth largest cruise ship.
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Incidents and accidents
On 17 September 2013, a woman fell two decks from her exterior balcony prior to arriving in Bermuda. On 3 February 2014, a 4 year old fell into the pool and drowned, while a 6 year old was revived and evacuated by Marine helicopter to a hospital. On 28 July 2014, a 4-year-old boy fell off his bunk and had to be evacuated by a Marine helicopter to a hospital after sustaining a head injury. On 20 July 2016, one crewmember was killed and three were injured by an accident during a rescue boat drill.