MIAMI –
PortMiami
and Norwegian Cruise Line have announced that Norwegian Cruise Line’s
new state-of-the-art 4,000 passenger ship, Norwegian Getaway, will make
Miami her
year-round home port.
Norwegian Getaway - which will be the largest
ship ever to home port year-round in Miami - will embark on weekly
cruises beginning in the spring of 2014.
Miami-Dade County officials joined
Norwegian Cruise Line Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan today at PortMiami on board Norwegian Spirit for this announcement.
Norwegian Cruise Line was the first cruise brand to sail from Miami. “Miami has
been the home of this Company since our beginning in 1966. Therefore, we
are so excited to bring one of our two new Breakaway-class ships here
to Miami to homeport year-round,”
said Norwegian Cruise Line Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan.
“Norwegian Getaway will embrace all that the Magic City has to offer and
will offer an extraordinary cruise experience to the more than 4,000
guests who will sail on her each week beginning
in spring 2014.”
Miami-Dade
County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, joined County Commission Chairman Joe
A. Martinez in welcoming this new vessel to South Florida.
“The Norwegian brand is known around the world for its
Freestyle Cruising,” Sosa said. “We are looking forward to bringing a new Norwegian ship to our community.”
PortMiami Director Bill Johnson said, “Norwegian
vessels will generate more than one million passenger moves annually
through the Port once Norwegian
Getaway arrives, contributing an estimated $500,000,000 each year to
Florida's economy. Norwegian Getaway alone is expected to generate
450,000 passenger moves each year.”
Norwegian Cruise Line has been sailing its ships from PortMiami
longer than any other cruise brand, since the company’s origins in
1966. Norwegian currently has
three ships sailing seasonally from Miami, including Norwegian Epic,
the line’s largest vessel carrying more than 4,100 guests. Norwegian
Sky has been sailing three and four-day itineraries to the Bahamas
year-round from Miami since 2007.
Being built at Meyer Werft in Germany, Norwegian Getaway will be 144,000
gross tons and is scheduled for delivery in spring 2014. Norwegian
will announce the ship’s
inaugural itineraries and on-sale dates later this year. Norwegian
Getaway’s sister ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will begin sailing from her
year-round home port of New York City in May 2013.
To book a Norwegian Cruise Line sailing, contact a travel professional, call Norwegian at 800-327-7030
or visit www.ncl.com.
About PortMiami
PortMiami
is the world’s busiest cruise port handling more than four million
passengers last year, the fourth year in a row in which the Port topped
the four
million mark for cruise traffic. For more information about PortMiami please visit
www.miamadade.gov.
About Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian
Cruise Line is the innovator in cruise travel with a 45-year history of
breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising, most notably with the
introduction of Freestyle
Cruising which has revolutionized the industry by allowing guests more
freedom and flexibility.
Today,
Norwegian invites consumers to “Cruise Like a Norwegian” on one of its
11 purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships, providing guests the
opportunity to enjoy a relaxed cruise
vacation on some of the newest and most contemporary ships at sea. The
Company has two 4,000-passenger vessels, Norwegian Breakaway and
Norwegian Getaway, on order for delivery in April 2013 and April 2014.
Norwegian’s
largest and most innovative Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Epic,
debuted in June 2010 and has been named “Best Overall Cruise Ship” by
the readers of
Travel Weekly. Norwegian Cruise Line is the official cruise line
of Blue Man Group, appearing for the first time at sea on Norwegian
Epic, as well as the official cruise line of Legends in Concert, Second
City® Comedy Troupe, Howl at the Moon Dueling
Pianos, and Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids.
Cirque Dreams™ & Dinner is also featured on board Norwegian Epic as
the first show of its kind at sea under a big top.
High resolution, downloadable images are available at
www.ncl.com/pressroom. For further information on Norwegian Cruise Line, visit
www.ncl.com, follow us on
Facebook and Twitter, watch us on
YouTube, or contact us in the U.S. and Canada at 888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784).
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