Each guest makes his or her own course throughout the cruise to eventually seeing “everything” on board. This means a wide variety of smaller but more diverse dining and entertainment options that are each open every night of the cruise. Those numbers indicate that Breakaway boasts the “Free-style Cruise” format like all current Norwegian ships. For example, Breakaway has 27 dining options, 22 bars & clubs, Three Broadway shows and the largest water park at sea with five water slides, two of which are the fastest at sea. So, while it may sound like Breakaway is more crowded, the way the space is purposed makes the ship feel bigger and more open than Epic. Norwegian Epic is 156,000-tons (a measure of indoor space) for 4100 berths and 5183 passengers total, while the new Breakaway is a smaller 147,000 tons for 4028 passenger berths and also about 5000 passengers total. Norwegian Breakaway has a very similar floor plan to the line’s previous ship, Norwegian Epic, except that the new ship is smaller. Rooms that were once kept closed for most of the day, like discos, piano bars and even production shows theaters, are being eliminated or re-designed to make them into “transformational” space that can be repurposed for various activities morning, noon and night. New generation ships are slightly smaller but have far more efficiency in utilizing all available public space on board. In the past idle and open space denoted luxury, but today efficiency per passenger is the key metric. There is a fundamental philosophical difference to this new generation of ships. Notably, Breakaway is the first of a whole new generation of cruise ships designed, built and delivered after the world economic collapse of 2008. Since it takes at least two years to design and build and new cruise ship, from 2008 through early 2011 the industry was still bringing out new ships that had been ordered before the economic downturn. This was our first chance to see actual pictures of the real ship, not just designer renderings, so we can see how she really looks. The highly anticipated Norwegian Breakaway arrived in Southampton, England for its first cruise with regular passengers on the night of April 29th, 2013. One of the best ships for Solo Cruisers with 96 “Studio Staterooms” available with no singles supplement. A fun mega-ship with lots of nightlife, great entertainment, romantic staterooms and a large variety of alternative restaurants.
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