New York, New York - Norwegian Breakaway departs New York City HD (2013)

Norwegian Breakaway is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines. Construction of Norwegian Breakaway began on 21 September 2011, when the first piece of steel was cut at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. She was delivered to NCL on 25 April 2013. Following the handover, Norwegian Breakaway will leave the port of Bremerhaven, heading for Rotterdam. Following several inaugural events, she will start her Transatlantic cruise from Southampton to New York, where the naming ceremony will take place. On 12 May 2013 she will head to Bermuda to start her seven-day cruises. She is 146,600 GT in size, and has capacity for 4,000 passengers, double occupancy. The ship has a total of 1,024 staterooms and 238 suites, designed by Priestmangoode and Tillberg Design. Norwegian Breakaway will be home ported at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal in Manhattan, making seven-night cruises to Bermuda (May thru Sept) and seven-night cruises to the Bahamas & Florida (October thru April). She will be the largest cruise ship homeported year-round from New York City. The ship, along with her sister Norwegian Getaway, were named through a public contest; Kimberly Powell submitted the name Norwegian Breakaway, which was announced on 14 September 2011. Norwegian Breakaway is the world's eighth largest cruise ship.