Norwegian confirms second Breakaway order
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The third biggest cruise operator in the world, Norwegian Cruise Line, has confirmed the order for a second ‘Breakaway Plus’ ship which will be delivered in 2017.
The 163,000GT vessel will have capacity for 4,200 passengers and be a similar design to the already announced Breakaway Plus (the first) which will be delivered in 2015.
All four of the ships – Breakaway, Getaway and the two Breakaway Pluses – will make up the line’s Breakaway class. The cost of the latter two vessels is reportedly going to cost around EUR1.4 billion with around 80% of the price being covered by financing.
“The incredible response we’ve received from guests, travel agents and media regarding Norwegian Breakaway only reinforced our decision to add a second Breakaway Plus vessel to our fleet,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “With groundbreaking elements, yet to be announced, and an additional deck to incorporate further innovations, our two Breakaway Plus ships will provide guests even more ways to experience all that the new Norwegian has to offer.”
“We’re very pleased to build all these innovative ships for Norwegian Cruise Line,” said Bernard Meyer, managing partner of Meyer Werft.
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