Norwegian Getaway has made its maiden call to Passenger port of Saint Petersburg
20 May 2017
Today, on 20
th of May, cruise ship Norwegian Getaway operated by Norwegian Cruise Line has made its maiden call to Passenger port of Saint Petersburg. Norwegian Cruise Line was established in 1966 and now operates 14 cruise vessels.
Norwegian Getaway, the second vessel in Breakaway class, was built in 2014. It has 18 decks, 2008 cabins, 324 m length and capacity of carrying 4028 passengers on board. The crew is more than 1600 persons.
Onboard Norwegian Getaway presents such entertaining innovations as the Waterfront area – a quarter-mile oceanfront promenade with more than 20 dining options, waterpark with five slides, SPA center with the first in the sea Salt room and three levels of action-packed activities in the sports complex such as climbing wall, rope park, as well as open-air cinema.
The scenic hull of the 146,000-gross-ton Norwegian Getaway is an artwork of famous artist David Le Betard. The hull of the ship is painted in tropical and bright Caribbean colors.
Cruises on Norwegian Getaway are aimed at young and active travelers and families with children, and are also suitable for honeymoon or for those who travel by themselves.
This cruise ship that sails under the Bahamas flag has left Port of Copenhagen (Denmark) on May 16
th 2017 for a nine-day cruise and has already called ports of Warnemünde (Germany) and Tallinn (Estonia). After St. Petersburg it will also call the ports of Helsinki (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden), and then come back to port of departure on May 26th.
Traditionally a welcome plaque ceremony was arranged on board of the vessel.
During the 2017 cruise season Norwegian Getaway will make 17 calls to Passenger port of Saint Petersburg.
It is worth noting that Norwegian Getaway is the largest cruise ship of Norwegian Cruise Line company that has ever visited the Port.
