Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that the line’s newest and most innovative ship to this point, Norwegian Breakaway, successfully completed her technical and nautical sea trials which came about off the coast of Norway and Denmark. Over the process several days, Norwegian Breakaway underwent a chain of stringent tests to evaluate various nautical and technical elements, including the ship’s speed, maneuverability, and more. In order to evaluate the ship’s speed, the Captain, navigational officers and representatives from MEYER WERFT tested all the various power outputs for the propellers. The rate was then adjusted to varied levels at each power output level. Every speed test that Norwegian Breakaway underwent was successful and exceeded the mandatory technical specifications. To demonstrate the agility of the ship, Norwegian Breakaway performed a “Williamson’s Turn,” to...
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