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Photo: courtesy of NCL 2007, ’Norwegian Pearl’ and ’Norwegian 26th February, 2013, the ship floated out call in the Caribbean include St. Thomas, Jade’ delivered in 2006, and ’Norwegian of the shipyard’s covered building dock II. Barbados, Basseterre, and St. Kitts. Jewel’ delivered in 2005. These new Break- The seaworthiness tests were carried out away-class vessels are the eighth and ninth in March 2013. that the Company has built with Meyer Werft GmbH. The ship was completed in April 2013. Since May, the ’Norwegian Break- The keel laying for the ’Norwegian away’ has been sailing from Manhattan, Breakaway’ was celebrated at the Meyer N.Y., to Bermuda, Florida, the Bahamas, Werft shipyard on 4th May, 2012. On and the Southern Caribbean. Ports of MERJA KIHL ARI MONONEN seatec 1/2014 19