Norwegian announces names of newest cruise ships

[Jason 426]

Norwegian Cruise Line fans: Get ready to sail on the Norwegian Escape and the Norwegian Bliss.

The Miami-based company today announced that those would be the names of the two 4,200-passenger "Breakaway Plus" vessels it has ordered over the past year.

Under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, the 163,000-ton ships will be about 10% larger than Norwegian's just-unveiled Norwegian Breakaway and soon-to-debut sister ship Norwegian Getaway.

The Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss will debut in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2017, respectively, and incorporate many of the features that have been developed for Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway.

Named by a USA TODAY reader in a contest held here at usatoday.com, the 4,028-passenger Norwegian Breakaway made its debut in late April. Sister ship Norwegian Getaway, also named by a USA TODAY reader, is scheduled to arrive in mid-January 2014. The two Breakaway Plus vessels were named in a contest held at facebook.com.

Norwegian Cruise Line currently has 12 ships in its fleet.

By Gene Sloan, USA Today

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[WeCruiseToo 399]

Not too bad as names go. Of course we’re more interested to learn about their features and itineraries!

[DebbieandJerry 243]

Bliss is a "state" that I have been trying to master for a number of years.

I like these new names. I agree with Amy (or was it Michael that posted?) Let's see what the ship has to offer!!

[WeCruiseToo 399]

Michael posting at the moment – but we’re pretty interchangeable when it comes to all things cruise related!

[DebbieandJerry 243]

Thanks for the clarification. It's always Debbie posting. Not sure Jerry even knows how to turn the computer on!

[WeCruiseToo 399]

Not sure Jerry even knows how to turn the computer on!

We’re both always on a computer – usually more than one!