Norwegian Breakaway profile
​Inside  Norwegian Breakaway

INSIDE BREAKAWAY

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REVIEW AND COMMENTARY

Norwegian Breakaway was the first ship in Norwegian's Breakaway class of cruise ships.  Moreover,  like her immediate predecessor Norwegian Epic, Breakaway abandoned the traditional cruising model in favor of a new paradigm.  It is one in which the cruise experience no longer revolves around the main dining room and the main theater.  Instead, the guest has quality options not only with regard to dining but also as to entertainment.

Breakaway owes much to Norwegian Epic.  She incorporates many of the innovations pioneered on that ship such as studio cabins for solo travelers, the Haven luxury ship-within-a-ship area, and perhaps most importantly, the concept that guests should have a number of high quality entertainment offerings each night.

Yet, she is not a mere clone of Epic.  Restaurants, bars and
entertainment venues open onto her outdoor promenade
deck, the Waterfront, giving the ship a much more open
feel.  For the more adventurous traveler, she has an
enhanced sports complex.

She is also different in appearance.  Breakaway is more
streamlined than her immediate predecessor.

In addition, Breakaway was the first ship to have been signed
by a world-famous artist.  Peter Max designed the bold
mural on Breakaway's hull and Max's signature appears in
bold letters on both sides of Breakaway's bow.

As reflected in Mr. Max's mural, Breakaway was designed with the New York market in mind.  Although she has since been deployed to other markets, some of her original New York trappings remain.

Most passengers on Breakaway typically are North Americans interested in a casual but nice quality vacation.  Like the rest of the NCL fleet, she follows the Freestyle dining system in which guests decide when and where to dine.  This can result in some waiting for a table at peak dining hours in the main dining room but Norwegian fans enjoy the freedom of this approach. 

 Norwegian Breakaway was built by Meyer Werft, a shipyard with a reputation for quality.  She is not a speed queen ocean liner but she can handle well in stormy weather.

A giant chandelier hangs in the atrium at 678 Ocean Place, an
atrium that connects the three main public decks, i.e., Decks 6, 7 and 8. Changes in the lighting cast the chandelier in different colors during the course of a day.  

INTERIOR HIGHLIGHTS

Review, Commentary and Slideshow - Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) - Inside Norwegian ​Breakaway