Wiesbaden,
July 16, 2013 – Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has
confirmed an order for 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 4.200
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. The company has export credit financing
in place that provides financing for 80 percent of the contract
price.
“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 President and CEO. “With
ground-breaking 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.”
Meyer
Werft delivered Norwegian Breakaway, the first of Norwegian’s two
new 146.600 gross ton, 4.000-passenger Breakaway-class vessels on
April 25, 2013; and will deliver Norwegian Getaway, in mid-January
2014.
“We’re
very pleased to build all these innovative ships for Norwegian Cruise
Line,” said Bernard Meyer, managing partner of Meyer Werft.
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
