Photo: courtesy of NCL
2007, ’Norwegian Pearl’ and ’Norwegian
26th February, 2013, the ship floated out
call in the Caribbean include St. Thomas,
Jade’ delivered in 2006, and ’Norwegian
of the shipyard’s covered building dock II.
Barbados, Basseterre, and St. Kitts.
Jewel’ delivered in 2005. These new Break-
The seaworthiness tests were carried out
away-class vessels are the eighth and ninth
in March 2013.
that the Company has built with Meyer
Werft GmbH.
The ship was completed in April
2013. Since May, the ’Norwegian Break-
The keel laying for the ’Norwegian
away’ has been sailing from Manhattan,
Breakaway’ was celebrated at the Meyer
N.Y., to Bermuda, Florida, the Bahamas,
Werft shipyard on 4th May, 2012. On
and the Southern Caribbean. Ports of
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ARI MONONEN
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