Norwegian Getaway, the second of the two 146,600 gross ton Breakaway class ships Norwegian Cruise Line is building at Meyer Werft in Germany, was floated out on 2 November.

So far, the ship’s construction has taken 12 months, and beginning at approximately 3:30pm local time, the 4,000 passenger ship with her signature hull artwork designed by Miami artist David “LEBO” Le Batard,, departed building dock II bow first.  Norwegian Getaway, sister ship to Norwegian Breakaway, has an overall length of 324 metres, and is 39.70 metres wide.

The ship’s float out represents a major milestone in the vessel’s construction as it denotes that the ship has now moved into the final phase of construction with delivery taking place on 10 January 2014.