# Norwegian Getaway > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norwegian_Getaway > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norwegian_Getaway.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Getaway > Source revision: 1335023182 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Cruise ship}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Norwegian Getaway Jan 29 2025.jpg | image_caption = ''Norwegian Getaway'' in [Harvest Caye](/source/Harvest_Caye), 2025 }} |section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = [Bahamas](/source/Bahamas) | flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}} | name = ''Norwegian Getaway'' | owner = [Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings](/source/Norwegian_Cruise_Line_Holdings) | operator = [Norwegian Cruise Line](/source/Norwegian_Cruise_Line) | registry = [Nassau](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}{{csr|register=DNV|id=31462|shipname=Norwegian Getaway|accessdate=18 May 2017}} | ordered = 24 September 2010 | builder = *[Meyer Werft](/source/Meyer_Werft) *[Papenburg, Germany](/source/Papenburg) | original_cost = | yard_number = 692 | way_number = | laid_down = 20 January 2011 | launched = 2 November 2013 | christened = 7 February 2014 | sponsor = [Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders](/source/Miami_Dolphins_Cheerleaders) | maiden_voyage = 8 February 2014 | in_service = | out_of_service = | identification = *[Call sign](/source/Maritime_call_sign): C6ZJ4 *{{IMO Number|9606924}} *{{MMSI|311050900}} | fate = | status = In service | notes = }} |section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | type = [Breakaway-class cruise ship](/source/Breakaway-class_cruise_ship) | tonnage = {{GT|145,655}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/getaway|title=Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship - Norwegian Getaway Deck Plans - Norwegian Cruise Line|author=|date=|website=www.ncl.com|access-date=24 February 2019}} | length = {{convert|325.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = * {{convert|44.39|m|ftin|abbr=on}} * {{convert|39.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} - at waterline * {{convert|52.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} - lifeboats/tenders | height = 61 m (200 ft) | draught = {{convert|8.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | depth = | decks = 18 | ramps = | power = *2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}[MAN](/source/MAN_Diesel_%26_Turbo) 14V48/60CR (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}16,800{{nbsp}}kW) *2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}MAN 12V48/60CR (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}14,400{{nbsp}}kW) | propulsion = Two [ABB](/source/ABB_Group) XO [Azipod](/source/Azipod)s (2{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}17.5{{nbsp}}MW) Three Brunvoll [bow thruster](/source/bow_thruster)s (3{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}3{{nbsp}}MW) | speed = {{convert|21.5|kn}} | capacity = 3,963 | crew = 1,646 | notes = }} }} '''''Norwegian Getaway''''' is a [cruise ship](/source/cruise_ship) of the [Norwegian Cruise Line](/source/Norwegian_Cruise_Line). She was built by [Meyer Werft](/source/Meyer_Werft) in [Papenburg](/source/Papenburg), Germany, and was delivered to her owner on 10 January 2014.{{cite web|last=Cox|first=Martin|title=NORWEGIAN GETAWAY Delivered|url=http://maritimematters.com/2014/01/norwegian-getaway-delivered/ |publisher=MaritimeMatters|access-date=19 January 2014|date=10 January 2014}} At the time of her christening she was the world's ninth-largest cruise ship{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/02/07/norwegian-getaway-cruise-christening/5275793/|title=Norwegian Cruise Line to christen newest ship|last=Sloan|first=Gene|date=7 February 2014|work=USA Today|access-date=1 March 2014}} with a passenger capacity of 3,969 and a crew of 1,640.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/getaway/overview?cid=PS_TSI_USA_BRA_GOO_N-A_N-_SHIPFLEET_XXXXXXXXX_norwegian+getaway&gclid=CPGtvfT78bwCFVRo7AodrU4AVw|title=Norwegian Getaway overview|work=Norwegian Cruise Lines|access-date=1 March 2014}} Amenities on board the ship include restaurants by chef [Geoffrey Zakarian](/source/Geoffrey_Zakarian), an entertainment venue devoted to magic called the "Illusionarium", and another entertainment venue themed in conjunction with the [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award)s. The ship is based in Miami and mostly sails seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises. She was christened in Miami on 7 February 2014, with the [Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders](/source/Miami_Dolphins_Cheerleaders) serving as godmothers. The ship departed on her maiden voyage the next day. ==Design and description== ''Norwegian Getaway'' is the sister vessel of {{ship||Norwegian Breakaway}}, and was built by [Meyer Werft](/source/Meyer_Werft) in [Papenburg](/source/Papenburg), Germany, for [Norwegian Cruise Line](/source/Norwegian_Cruise_Line).{{cite news|title=Fire breaks out on 'Norwegian Getaway'|url=http://www.motorship.com/news101/industry-news/fire-breaks-out-on-norwegian-getaway|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=The Motorship|date=8 March 2013}} The name of the ship was selected in a competition, and was submitted by Dennis Hultman of [Vienna, Virginia](/source/Vienna%2C_Virginia), United States.{{cite web|title=Project Breakaway: Overview|url=http://www.ncl.com/project-breakaway/overview|publisher=Norwegian Cruise Line|access-date=24 March 2013}} NCL expected the ship to be based out of Miami year-round.{{cite news|last=Ballard|first=Sam|title=Norwegian continues partnership with celebrity chef|url=http://www.traveldailymedia.com/147728/norwegian-continue-partnership-with-celebrity-chef|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Travel Daily Media|date=25 February 2013}} [David "LEBO" Le Batard](/source/David_Le_Batard) was commissioned by NCL to design the mural on the hull of the ship.{{cite news|last=Satchell|first=Arlene|title=Miami artist David "Lebo" Le Batard to paint cruise ship hull artwork|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-12-04/business/fl-norwegian-getaway-hull-20121203_1_norwegian-getaway-hull-artwork-cruise-ship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207002726/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-12-04/business/fl-norwegian-getaway-hull-20121203_1_norwegian-getaway-hull-artwork-cruise-ship|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2012|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|date=4 December 2012}} A fire broke out at the shipyard on 5 March 2013, but no one was injured and it did not delay the delivery of the vessel. Smoke from the fire did result in production areas and the visitors center being evacuated.{{cite news|last=Stieghorst|first=Tom|title=Fire put out on Norwegian Getaway|url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/Fire-put-out-on-Norwegian-Getaway/|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Travel Weekly|date=6 March 2013}} On 30 June 2018, a crew member fell overboard from ''Norwegian Getaway'' {{convert|28|mi}} northwest of Cuba. The cruise line and the U.S. Coast Guard commenced a search. The next day, a steward on another cruise ship, {{ship||Carnival Glory}}, spotted the crew member in the ocean. He had been treading water for almost 22 hours when he was rescued, alive and well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2018-07-02/cruise-ship-worker-rescued-22-hours-after-going-overboard|title=Correction: Cruise Ship-Rescue Story; Cruise Ship Worker Rescued 22 Hours After Going Overboard|last=Associated Press|date=2 July 2018|website=U.S. News & World Report}} ===Entertainment=== Entertainment on board the ship includes the "Illusionarium", an entertainment venue devoted to magic and illusion performances, which also includes a {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}}-high video dome in the middle of the performance area.{{cite news|last=Satchell|first=Arlene|title=Norwegian Getaway to offer new experiences at sea|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-14/business/fl-norwegian-getaway-news-20130314_1_norwegian-s-getaway-s-norwegian-ceo-kevin-sheehan-norwegian-cruise-line|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317104728/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-03-14/business/fl-norwegian-getaway-news-20130314_1_norwegian-s-getaway-s-norwegian-ceo-kevin-sheehan-norwegian-cruise-line|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2013|access-date=24 March 2013|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|date=14 March 2013}} The water park has five slides, including two freefall drop and two twister slides located side by side in a spiral and one kids slide. There is a [Grammy](/source/Grammy_Award) entertainment venue which includes items taken from the Grammy Museum at [L.A. Live](/source/L.A._Live) in Los Angeles. In line with this, Norwegian Cruise Line became the "Official Cruise Line Partner of the Grammy Awards". === Restaurants === Chef [Geoffrey Zakarian](/source/Geoffrey_Zakarian) has food venues on board the ship including the Ocean Blue concept. Ocean Blue forms part of the area on the ship called "The Waterfront" which allows for outdoor dining in most of the restaurants on board. ==Service history== The vessel arrived in [Southampton](/source/Southampton) from [Rotterdam](/source/Rotterdam) on 14 January 2014, leaving for two crew work-up day-cruises in the English Channel on 14 and 15 January, before departing from Southampton for [New York City](/source/New_York_City) on 16 January.{{cite news|title=Southampton Harbourmaster arrival and sailing schedules dated 11 January 2014.|url=http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/Live_Information/Shipping_Movements_and_Cruise_Ship_Schedule/Planned_Movements/|access-date=11 January 2014}} While in New York, she was temporarily rechristened the "[Bud Light](/source/Bud_Light) Hotel" to house 4,000 people during her docking at the [New York Passenger Ship Terminal](/source/New_York_Passenger_Ship_Terminal) during the week of [Super Bowl XLVIII](/source/Super_Bowl_XLVIII).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/nyregion/welcome-or-not-4000-football-fans-will-be-afloat-at-a-hudson-river-pier.html|title=Welcome or Not, 4,000 Football Fans Will Be Afloat at a Hudson River Pier|first=James|last=Barron|newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 January 2014|publisher=|access-date=24 February 2019}} In February 2014, she began to undertake cruises to the Caribbean continuing to do so in the 2015 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10800-norwegian-announces-201516-winter-deployment.html|title=Norwegian Announces 2015/16 Winter Deployment|first=C. I. N.|last=Staff|date=12 March 2014|website=www.cruiseindustrynews.com|access-date=24 February 2019}} In 2017, [Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_Cruise_Line) announced that the ''Norwegian Getaway'' will spend the summer of 2019 homeported in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), offering nine-day cruises to [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia) and [Russia](/source/Russia). In the fall of 2019, the Getaway arrived [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans), where she offered various length cruises to the Western [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean). Itineraries were cancelled out of the Port of New Orleans in mid-March 2020, due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). In the summer of 2020, the ''Norwegian Getaway'' began 10-/11-day cruises around the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean_Sea) from her summer homeport in [Civitavecchia](/source/Civitavecchia), calling at ports in the [Greek Isles](/source/Greek_Isles), [Italy](/source/Italy), and various other ports in the Western and Eastern Mediterranean.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncl.com/travel-blog/norwegian-cruise-line-fall-winter-2019-2020-cruise-itineraries-announced |title=Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Fall/Winter 2019 & 2020 Cruise Itineraries |publisher=NORWEGIAN'S OFFICIAL TRAVEL BLOG |date=16 January 2018 |accessdate= 13 March 2019}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category|IMO 9606924}} *[https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/getaway Official website] {{Breakaway class}} {{Norwegian Cruise Line}} Category:Ships built in Papenburg Category:Ships of Norwegian Cruise Line Category:2013 ships --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Norwegian Getaway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Getaway) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Getaway?action=history)). 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