Breakaway-class cruise ship

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| Ship image = File:Norwegian Breakaway in Saint Petersburg 03 (cropped).jpg

| Ship caption = Norwegian Breakaway

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Builders = Meyer Werft

| Operators = *Norwegian Cruise Line (2015–present)

| Class before = Epic class

| Class after = * Norwegian Cruise Line: {{sclass|Prima|cruise ship|4}}

  • Dream Cruises: {{sclass2|Global|cruise ship|4}}

| Subclasses = *Breakaway-plus class

  • Genting class

| Built range = 2013–2019

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| Total ships planned = 8

| Total ships completed = 8

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| Total ships active = 8

| Total ships laid up = 1

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| Ship type = Cruise ship

| Ship tonnage = {{GT|145,655 - 169,116}}

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| Ship length = {{convert|1068

1100|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|169|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| Ship height = 61 m (200 ft)-217 ft (66 m)

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| Ship decks = 18-20

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| Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn}}

| Ship capacity = 3,352 – 4,002 passengers

| Ship crew = 1,657 – 1,999

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The Breakaway class is a class of cruise ships owned and operated by Norwegian Cruise Line, Cruise Saudi (Aroya Cruises), and Resorts World Cruises. This class is an original design, and has two sub-classes. Although most ships of the class have subtle changes between one another, they all have the same general design. The first ship of the class, {{ship||Norwegian Breakaway}}, launched in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Glusac |first1=Elaine |title=Is There Anything We Can’t Do on a Cruise? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/travel/cruise-lines-serve-a-growing-buffet-of-options.html |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 February 2013}}{{cite news |last1=McElroy |first1=Steven |title=Cruise Quest: Keeping the Entertainment Fresh |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/travel/cruise-quest-keeping-the-entertainment-fresh.html |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=13 March 2014}}

Ships

class="wikitable sortable"
Ship ||Year
ordered || In service || Gross tonnage || Notes || Image
colspan="8" | Breakaway class
colspan="8" | The first incarnation of the class came in the form of the sister ships Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway in 2013 and 2014, respectively. They make up the smaller sub-class and are operated by Norwegian Cruise Line.
{{shipNorwegian Breakaway}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2013style="text-align:Center;"| 2013–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|145,655}}align="Left" | First ship of the class200px
{{shipNorwegian Getaway}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2014style="text-align:Center;"| 2014–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|145,655}}align="Left" | Sister to Norwegian Breakaway200px
colspan="8" | Breakaway-plus class
colspan="8" | The Breakaway-plus class launched in 2015, with the delivery of Norwegian Escape. It is an enhanced version of the original class, including a slight increase in both the length and tonnage, and the addition of several new facilities. As with the original Breakaway class, they are operated exclusively by Norwegian Cruise Line. While the Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Encore are nearly identical, the Norwegian Escape has many design features carried over from the original Breakaway class, and is smaller than her three newer sisters.
{{shipNorwegian Escape}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2015style="text-align:Center;"| 2015–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|165,300}}align="Left" | Closer resemblance to Breakaway class200px
{{shipNorwegian Joy}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2017style="text-align:Center;"| 2017–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|167,725}}align="Left" | Designed for the Chinese market. Renovated in 2019 to appeal to the American market and make it more in line with her sister ships200px
{{shipNorwegian Bliss}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2018style="text-align:Center;"| 2018–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|168,028}}align="Left" |200px
{{shipNorwegian Encore}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2019style="text-align:Center;"| 2019–Presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|169,116}}align="Left" | Last ship in the Breakaway-plus Class. Largest go-kart track at sea.200px
colspan="8" | Genting Dream class{{Cite web |title=World Dream {{!}} Cruise Ship |url=https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/ships/world_dream.jsp |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=MEYER WERFT |language=en}}
colspan="8" | The Genting Dream class launched in 2016, is a third subdivision of this class and is operated by Dream Cruises. They are the longest versions of the class, coming it at {{convert|1,100|ft}}, but have a lower gross tonnage than the Breakaway-plus class. The twins came into service in 2016 and 2017. They were originally designed and ordered for Star Cruises, but were transferred to Dream Cruises during construction. They were built specifically for the Asian market and have a modified stern.
{{shipGenting Dream}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2016style="text-align:Center;"| 2016–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|150,695}}align="Left" | Originally ordered for Star Cruises as Genting World200px
{{shipWorld Dream}}style="text-align:Center;"| 2017style="text-align:Center;"| 2017–presentstyle="text-align:Center;"| {{GT|150,695}}align="Left" | Originally ordered for Star Cruises200px

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