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''Norwegian Breakaway'' is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. 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 left the port of Bremerhaven, heading for Rotterdam. Following several inaugural events, she started her transatlantic cruise from Southampton to New York City, where the naming ceremony took place.〔(Rockettes Christen Norwegian Breakaway ) Newsday, 10 May 2013〕 On 12 May 2013 she headed to Bermuda to start her seven-day cruises.〔http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/82503/meyer-werft-cruise-ship-norwegian-breakaway-delivered/〕 She is 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'' is 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 is the largest cruise ship homeported year-round from New York City. The ship, along with her sister ''Norwegian Getaway'', was named through a public contest; Kimberly Powell submitted the name ''Norwegian Breakaway'', which was announced on 14 September 2011. Onboard features include a restaurant, Ocean Blue, by Geoffrey Zakarian, and a comedy club, named Headliners, where a Second City company performs. The godmothers of the ship are The Rockettes. Peter Max designed the hull art. At launch ''Norwegian Breakaway'' was the world's ninth largest cruise ship. == Incidents and accidents == On 17 September 2013, a woman fell two decks from her exterior balcony prior to arriving in Bermuda.〔("Passenger fall means early stop for ship" ), ''Bermuda Sun'' 20 September 2013 〕 On 3 February 2014, a 4 year old fell into the pool and drowned, while a 6 year old was revived and evacuated by Marine helicopter to a hospital. On 28 July 2014, a 4 year old boy fell off his bunk and had to be evacuated by a Marine helicopter to a hospital after sustaining a head injury.〔http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-medevacs-child-from-cruise-ship-norwegian-breakaway-100-miles-southeast-of-atlantic-city/2014/07/28/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norwegian Breakaway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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