There will be four new cruise ships launched this year, fewer than usual. Only two are outside the group of the 11 cruise lines owned by Carnival Corporation. This week, we're giving you a snapshot of all four new ships, and the Norwegian Breakaway is the first…
Launch date: April 30
Capacity: 4,028
Staterooms: 1,262
Decks: 18
Sister ship: Norwegian Getaway (2014)
Home Port: New York
Where it's sailing: Bermuda (summer), Caribbean (winter)
Ships now in Norwegian fleet: 12
Interesting: A boardwalk that runs, with restaurants, along both sides of Deck 8…Three seafood venues on The Waterfront under the guise of Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian…The hull painted by a famous artist (and New Yorker), Peter Max…Godmothers — The Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall — riding on select cruises…Based in New York all year, the biggest cruise ship ever to call The Big Apple its home…and all that's just for starters.
Celebrity Silhouette
7 nights
January 27, 2013
Fort Lauderdale (return): Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Falmouth, Coco Cay
Inside: $549
Cost per day: $78
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