They will be the third biggest cruise ships in the world.*Oddly they will be bigger than Epic, despite NCL saying she was too big.)īreakaway has 14 passenger decks numbered from 5-18. They will be around 163,000 gt and both have an extra deck of passenger facilities. (Two bigger versions of the ‘Breakaway’ design, code-named ‘Breakaway Plus’, will be delivered in 20. Each are 144,017 gross ton vessels, so are a little smaller than Epic, carrying 4,000 passengers, in their lower berths. (Meyer Werft had constructed most of NCL’s pre-Epic fleet.) Two ships were initially ordered: Norwegian Breakaway (sailing April 2013), and Norwegian Getaway, (sailing April 2014). NCL underwent a change of CEO and not surprisingly returned to their favourite shipyard Meyer Werft, in Germany, for project Breakaway. A reliable source also told me that her lack of Azipod propulsion (unusual for such a big ship) makes her quite difficult to manoeuvre at times. NCL are also on record as saying that Epic was a little too big*. This cabin design was panned by many critics and freaked-out modest passengers who expected more privacy for their money. They also have a very controversial split toilet and shower layout, on opposites sides of the cabin door, with semi-transparent glass doors. However the décor could not disguise that fact that they were narrower than most cabins on many other modern ships. The ‘New Wave’ cabins are very stylish indeed. Epic’s external appearance is certainly unique, with her top-heavy (ugly?) forward superstructure, housing the private ‘Villa Suits’ complex (re-branded ‘The Haven’). Epic was also the second biggest class of cruise ship in the world when she entered service (based on gross tonnage).Īt times NCL are so brave with their new ideas, that they find themselves balance on the knife-edge between innovation and risk.
She has 21 dining options and multiple entertainment venues, often hosting ‘branded’ shows from Las Vegas or Broadway, such as the ‘Blue Man Group’. She was originally meant to be one of two 155,873 gross tonne, 4,200 passenger ships, code-named F3’s (an abbreviation for ‘third generation freestyle’). However the second F3 was cancelled after financial issues and disagreements with the STX shipyard, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, France. According to NCL, ‘Epic’ was the most ‘innovative’ ship afloat, costing $1.1 billion. NCL entered the mega-ship league with ‘Norwegian Epic’ in June 2010. The pre-2010 fleet have up to twelve dining options with about half of these carrying a surcharge.
#Norwegian breakaway mini suite vs balcony free
In short there are multiple restaurants and no allocated dining times, so passengers are free to dine when they like, where they like and sit with whom they like (between core hours). NCL are famous for their ‘freestyle’ innovation which all of their fleet are now specifically designed for.
(However If you are in a hurry, skip straight to the ‘Project Breakaway’ sub-title).īefore June 2010 the ‘Norwegian Cruise line’ (NCL) had a fleet of ten ships in the 75,338 – 93,558 gross tonne range, generally carrying around 2,400 passengers each. For those travelling on family-friendly ships, dress codes also don’t apply to children aged 12 and under.It’s just not possible to properly review ‘Breakaway’, without looking at what came before her in the NCL fleet. There are some venues on each ship where dress codes don’t apply, so make sure to check your Horizon paper that’s delivered to your cabin each day to check where these are, as they vary ship by ship.
#Norwegian breakaway mini suite vs balcony code
For nights where the dress code is Black Tie, make sure to pack your best tux, suit or cocktail dress. Nights where the dress code is Evening Casual, you can pack your best shirts, dresses and smart, dark denim. The weather in the Norwegian Fjords can be quite changeable – the Norwegians even have a saying: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” We’d recommend planning for all weather tops, jumpers, coats and maybe an umbrella!ĭuring the summer, you could also bring t-shirts, shorts, jeans and perhaps a light jacket and definitely some walking shoes so that you can explore all the magical sights.ĭepending on the dress code on board, you have two choices of what to pack for the evenings.
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