NCL's Escape marks construction milestone

Norwegian Escape was floated out of Meyer Werft’s building dock on Aug. 15 in Papenburg, Germany, where the 164,600-ton ship has been under construction since September 2014.

According to Norwegian, the ship will now move into the final phase of construction with delivery taking place on Oct. 22, 2015. Norwegian Escape is the first ship in the line’s Breakaway Plus Class, measuring 1,098 feet in length and 136 feet wide, and will be the largest ship in the NCL fleet.

Escape's conveyance down the river Ems towards the North Sea is scheduled for Sept. 16 (weather permitting). Following inaugural events in Europe and Miami, Norwegian Escape will sail seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruises departing every Saturday from Miami beginning on Nov. 14, 2015.