Norwegian Getaway Makes Miami Home Port in 2014

Norwegian Cruise Line was the first cruise brand to sail from Miami, and beginning Spring 2014, Norwegian Getaway will officially make Miami, Fla., its home port.

Now under construction at Meyer Werft in Germany, Norwegian Getaway will be 144,000 gross tons and is scheduled for delivery in spring 2014.

Norwegian will announce the ship’s inaugural itineraries and on-sale dates later this year.
Norwegian Getaway’s sister ship, Norwegian Breakaway, will begin sailing from its year-round home port of New York City in May 2013.

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More Miami Port Cruise News 

When the Norwegian Getaway arrives in two years, it will follow a long line of new and new-to-Miami ships. In late November and early December, three brand new ships - of the four launching in the U.S. - will start sailing from Port Miami: Celebrity Reflection, Oceania Riviera and Carnival Breeze.

The 3,030-passenger Celebrity Reflection and Oceania Riviera, with room for 1,250 passengers, will be based in Miami for the winter cruising season that begins in late 2012. Sailing year-round from Miami beginning in November will be Carnival Breeze, which at 3,690 passengers will be the largest Carnival Cruise Lines ship ever based here.

Several cruise lines will also be new to Miami, including Regent Seven Seas, which will bring two ships to the port in November and December 2012. Those ships previously sailed from Port Everglades, but Regent’s president said they would have a dedicated terminal in Miami, which would be more convenient for the line and passengers.

Disney Cruise Line will base a ship in Miami for the first time from December 2012 through May 2013, when Disney Wonder will sail four- and five-night itineraries.

And European line MSC Cruises, which currently sails to the Caribbean from Port Everglades, will sail from Miami in the 2013-14 winter season, though it has not yet said which ship it will deploy.

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