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NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY - IMO 9606912

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Photographer:
Jochen Wegener [ View profile ]
Captured:
Feb 26, 2013
Location:
Papenburg, Germany
Added:
Feb 26, 2013
Views:
4,734
Image Resolution:
3,000 x 1,624

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Leaving the Building Hall of Meyer Yard, Papenburg. Flag US / New York 146 600 GT L 323,8 B 39,7 D 8,3 3969 passengers, crew 1650. Propulsion 2 x MAN 12 V 48/60 CR 14 400 kw / 514 rpm; 2 x MAN 14 V 16 800 kw / 514 rpm; 1 x MTU 16V4000 2720 kw / 2100 rpm. 3 x maneuvring thruster Brunvoll FU 115; 2 x ABB XO Azipod 17,5 MW. speed 22,5 ktn.
Note: Excuse me, it's not the quality I'm used to show, but this winter is in Germany the darkest since 43 years.

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Current name:
NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY
Current flag:
Bahamas
Home port:
Nassau
Vessel Type:
Passenger (cruise) Ship
Gross tonnage:
145,655 tons
Summer DWT:
11,000 tons
Length:
325.65 m
Beam:
39.7 m
Draught:
8.6 m

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of this ship

Last known position:
18°20’23.83” N, 87°32’4.42” W
Status:
Speed, course (heading):
13.6kts, 155.5° (150°)
Destination:
 - Location:
2c Hn
 - Arrival:
27th Mar 2024 / 13:00:13 UTC
Last update:
2 days ago
Source:
AIS (ShipXplorer)

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Ships under Construction - 19 photos

Ships' Lifeboats and Tenders - 2 photos

Cruise Ships and Liners built 2011-2020 - 160 photos

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The best picture for me so far.

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person
As for wind tunnel tests on this monstrocity, it would be the same for the builders's shed!

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person
Hi All,

If you look at the site FAQ for Ships Under Construction you will see that in Item 3 with regard to Full Ships only, allowances have been made for the posting of pictures such as this.

http://www.shipspotting.com/support/faq.php?category=Ships%20Under%20Construction

Kind regards
Derek

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person
Agree Alec.

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Small remark from my side : according to the site's standards : full ships only ... for some reason this pic , and others are allowed , but if i upload a pic , with only a fraction of the ship blocked by a crane or whatever , it gets deleted in no time , without notice (not even moved to "considered for deletion " ) .. quite frustrating ..

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David: the production street has been changed, Celebrity Reflection was the last sternfirst.

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One question Jochen .... am I right that some of the ships built at Papenburg are built "bow in" and have to move sternfirst to the position where they can be swung ....or am I getting muddled with another similar yard??

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Jochen, Thank you once again for all your wonderfull photos ....and as everyone has said the heck with the weather it really doesnt matter ...you got the photo.

Then of course thanks to everyone for their comments good bad and indifferent. I am not snobby, Kiwis are the least class concious but I do like nice proportions .... I totally agree some of the British Coasters were not the best but as we have said not all ships look the same to everyone thank goodness. We also have to admit that the prime job of a ship is to earn money not satify shiplovers.

Best of all the comments are those points made by Kelvin ... spot on each and every one.

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person
Excellent job under these circumstances. Thank you, Jochen.
By the way, will she still be at Papenburg next week? I'm on holiday and would consider a trip to Meyer Werft as I uppose Norwegian Breakaway won't be coming to Hamburg.

And yes... I like this ship and the hull graphics are fantastic!

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Well it certainly has caused a stir, but I would have left her in the shed! mrdot.

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The good thing about NORWEGIAN BREAKAWAY is that she doesn't have that huge boxy glassed "greenhouse" placed just above her navigation bridge like NORWEGIAN EPIC.
That's truly a positive step forward in attempts of Norwegian Cruise Lines for better external esthetic looks of their cruise ship !

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person
Beside the screaming painting it's just boring.

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Hi Jochen.
Good shot even with the light problems.
Another mega shoebox, ugly like hell, and as I call it A.P.T.A. ( Another Potential Tragedy Afloat...).
Sorry, but it´s my honest opinion about this more than 5600 people onboard.
Congrats. again for the nice picture.
My best regards.
Ventuari

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Haha, well sorted out! :D

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Dear me! What a fuss!
Could I add a couple of comments here?
1. Jochen did a good job getting a good photo under the circumstances.
2. The ship is ugly
3. We need to remember the owners want a hotel that just happens to be able to travel from A to B. They have no desire to build a good looking ship, then figure out how to get people on board in order to make a profit.
4. If the most attractive thing about a cruise is the water slides, it would be cheaper to visit one of the many water parks around Europe & elsewhere.
5. The cattle are indeed getting all the money. Check out the EU's Agricultural subsidies!
6. People who have expressed a dislike for ships such as this are not dinosaurs.

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Tomas, you are wrong, I have nothing against old ships. Of course some old ships have designs which I find horrible. The same goes about some new ships. My favourite in older ships are many German built or Dutch built coasters, whereas many british built of 50ies and 60ies do not meet my taste at all. Favourites here, Weselmann-type coasters, later General Cargos specially by Sietas shipyards, ferries by Meyer Papenburg (yes, exactly same yard where nowadays many of the floating amusement parks are coming from). As well I like new container giants and old MSC ships.. I simply respect all, also the ones which do not really meet my taste regarding external look. I simply don't like the following:
It is accepted to say negative about new ships of any time without having folks flaming you.
It is NOT accepted to do likewise about old ships.

I do not see the logic in this, simply :-) Not to talk about fairness.

I like it, that here everyone can find a veriety of many types of ships of all categories, truely and I hope it stays like this.

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Hello everybody
All i can say is, if this looks like a livestock carrier then its a booning business so the livestock must be getting the money instead of the farmers
Best Regards
Adrian
PS I wish i had the money to go on a cruise and a brilliant photograph even if our weather is dank and gloomy this year

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But isnt it so Cornelia, that you dont care to much about the old kind of ships, and tend to be negative about them?


Taste differs, i guess.

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Why so negative ? I bet the most negative voices here come from people who have never seen a cruiseship inside and built up their opinion simply on their own prejudice, nothing more.
I am sure, many holiday-makers are going to enjoy their time onboard, to get away from the every day threadmills of their offices and enjoy a life at sea, with nice bling-bling interior, excellent food and intead of hurrying home to make food, to get it served. Although I personally prefer doing my journeys on cargoships going North, I think there is no reason for looking negative here :-)

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East of Suez you see quite a few ships built for transporting livestock, such as sheep, goats, cattle and even camels. They don't look all that much different from this. Except for the paint job, of course. But then, I suppose the shipowners figure that the cattle probably wouldn't appreciate art, anyway.

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David, you're probably a very nice man, but your "typical American brashness" seems a bit snobby. Although I would prefer a better looking ship, this "brashness" makes the world go round. While on the EPIC, I enjoyed the water slides with my family and friends. It was fun! Lars, I agree with your thoughts, but company profits will ultimately dictate the lesser important exterior. All of you who hate these ships, I understand, but you sound a bit too snobby. Sorry, don't mean to be unkind. I look forward to cruising on a ship I can affort to vacation on!

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The only part I like is the bridge & front of the superstructure & the bow (if you imagine there's no paintjob there).

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person
Until now it looks more like a huge Moby Lines ferry to me. Have to imagine a tropical surrounding to see a cruise liner instead.

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I don't believe I'm wrong when I praised the set of amazing toboggans ... they are the focus of the ship's most upper deck ....... plenty of passengers shall spend a lot of time there & enjoy the opportunities of this amusement facility fitted onboard the ship.

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Nice photo. And for a modern cruise ship she looks actually very nice (and I will probably have to change my screen name after that comment :D). The paint job I could do without though.
However, I fail to see why a luxurious and comfy interior couldn't be accompanied by a beautifully shipshaped exterior.

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Thanks Jochen for sharing another 'first' despite the difficult, dull and misty conditions. A wonderful ship which will no doubt be very popular though obviously not appealing to the dinosaurs here :-)

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Its nothing to do with Germany, the innovative builders or your photo Jochen but what a horrible abortion .... typical American brashness. The top deck, already commented on is a mismash of "lets see what else we can put up there, the froward part are purely add ons after the 'thing' was designed.

No way would you even get me to set foot on the gangway.

Most of cruise ships, if you can call them that these days are just floating 'Bling' but this one isn't even that ..its just a hull with a vast block of flats stuck on it. I hate to say it but ... it will all end in tears one day.
Oriana was the last true and half decent cruise ship in my book.

David in Westport New Zealand

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..... but she has most splendid toboggans/chutes/slides on her top upper deck !!!

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She's only impressing in her size & the only attractive feature in her design is the monotonousness of her superstructure's side. Small almost invisible mast together with the tiny funnel & the row of other things in between emphasis the whole Lego look of this floating ermmm hotel. As for the paintjob - I'd prefer the Looney Toons on Moby's ferries then.

Regards,
Denis

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