Norwegian Cruise Line has ordered a second Breakaway Plus cruise ship with Meyer Werft GmbH of Papenburg, Germany for delivery in spring 2017.
Along with the first Breakaway Plus ship, which is scheduled for delivery in October 2015, these two new vessels will be the largest in the line’s fleet at approximately 163,000 gross tons and 4200 passenger berths each and will be similar in design and innovation to the line’s current Breakaway-class, the first of which, Norwegian Breakaway, launched in New York in early May.
The combined contract cost of the two Breakaway Plus-class ships is approximately € 1.4 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line has export credit financing in place that provides financing for eighty percent of the contract price.
Norwegian Breakaway
Meyer Werft delivered Norwegian Breakaway, the first of Norwegian’s two new 146,600 gross ton, 4000-passenger Breakaway-class vessels on 25 April 2013; and will deliver Norwegian Getaway, in mid-January 2014.
Jewel-Class Cruise Ships
Prior to the Breakaway-class ships, Meyer Werft built Norwegian’s four Jewel-class ships – Norwegian Gem delivered in 2007, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Jade delivered in 2006, and Norwegian Jewel delivered in 2005. These two new Breakaway Plus vessels on order will be the tenth and eleventh that the Company will build with Meyer Werft.
Picture: The Norwegian Breakaway (by Norwegian Cruise Line)
