delivery in fall 2015, Norwegian Escape will
be the largest ship in the Norwegian fleet.
Norwegian Escape will be 10th ship
that Meyer Werft has built for Norwegian
Cruise Line within the last 15 years. She
will homeport year-round in Miami and
sail a seven-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary starting November 2015.
Norwegian’s two Breakaway Plus
class ships, Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss, will be approximately 163,000
gross tons and offer 4 200 passenger
berths. Norwegian Escape will boast all
of exciting and innovative features found
on Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian
Getaway, plus a number of new spaces
and interactive experiences that are yet to
be announced.
All and all, Meyer Werft’s order book
features seven cruise ships, safeguarding
employment of the shipyard up to the
end of 2017. The latest order was placed
in February by Star Cruises, the leading
cruise company in Asia. The 150,000 GT
vessel in question will increase Star Cruises
fleet to eight ships – giving further proof
to the notion that the future of cruise lies
in the East.
SAMI J.ANTEROINEN
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