Norwegian Breakaway in Argostoli, 2023
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History | |
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Bahamas | |
Name | Norwegian Breakaway |
Owner | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings |
Operator | Norwegian Cruise Line |
Port of registry | Nassau, Bahamas[1] |
Ordered | 17 August 2011 |
Builder | Meyer Werft, Papenburg, Germany |
Yard number | S678 |
Laid down | 21 September 2011 |
Launched | 30 April 2013 |
Sponsored by | The Rockettes |
Christened | 8 May 2013 |
Maiden voyage | 30 April 2013 |
In service | 2013–present |
Identification | |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Breakaway-class cruise ship |
Tonnage | 145,655 GT[1] |
Length | 325.64 m (1,068 ft 4 in)[1] |
Beam | |
Draft | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)[1] |
Decks | 18 |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two ABB XO Azipods (2 × 17.5 MW) Three Brunvoll bow thrusters (3 × 3 MW) |
Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
Capacity | 3,963[2] |
Crew | 1,657[2] |
Norwegian Breakaway is a cruise ship of Norwegian Cruise Line. It, along with Norwegian Getaway, are the first two ships in "Project Breakaway" ordered by Norwegian Cruise Line. They were named through a public contest - a contestant submitted the name Norwegian Breakaway, which was announced on 14 September 2011.