
He said the godfather role makes sense to him. It made me more proud of who I was and where I came from.” “The fact that I moved when I was 11 from Puerto Rico to Orlando, you would think that you’d get a little distant from your heritage, but it was the other way around. “I think you guys know how important Puerto Rico is to me, and will always be,” he said. He praised the spirit of the the community that has been resilient through the recovery since deadly Hurricane Maria in 2017, but also the celebratory spirit of the island’s people. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2017, and he’s since won numerous awards and continues to be a powerhouse celebrity for Latin music.įonsi spoke about his time living as a child in Orlando and the massive Puerto Rican community there before making Miami his second home as an adult. We’ve been through a lot, a lot of hurricanes, a lot of crazy things and the fact that this gorgeous, massive, perfect ship can be docked there, I think it’s going to be good for her.”įonsi’s hit ‘Despacito’ spent 16 weeks at No. “The fact that San Juan is its homeport is already special, because as a proud Boricua I want people to come to my island,” he said of the honorary role during his introduction at an event held at the Miami Marlins baseball stadium. But it’s also the title now for Luis Fonsi, the man behind the hit song “Despacito” as Norwegian Cruise Line teamed up with him to take on the christening duties for the ship when it arrives to Miami in November before spending the winter sailing out of Puerto Rico. That’s Spanish for “The Godfather,” and it is in fact the name of a specialty drink headed to the ship’s Metropolitan Bar dedicated to highlighting reusability. Each drydock costs around USD 35-40 million.MIAMI - There’s a new drink and famous Puerto Rican musician coming on board the Norwegian Viva set to begin sailing the Caribbean this fall. The hull was repainted.ĭrydock 2018 was part of NCL's "Norwegian Edge" program for fleetwide upgrades (2-year project budgeted USD 400 million). Both Fincantieri-made stabilizers were refitted. Both bow thrusters were also dismantled and maintained.

fully refreshed public spaces (new flooring/carpeting, updated furniture).The list of works done during ship's drydock 2018 refurbishment (April 28 - May 8) at Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) included: NCL Breakaway deck plan changes 2018 refurbishment review

The boat has 18 decks (14 passenger-accessible, 10 with cabins), 29 dining options (9 complimentary), 22 lounges and bars, 3 swimming pools, 5 waterslides, 9 Jacuzzis (outdoor whirlpool hot tubs), 16 elevators. Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship deck plan shows a total of 2014 staterooms (of 15 types in 42 categories:) for 3963 passengers (max capacity is 4819), served by 1660 crew-staff. The NCL Breakaway ship is also the largest passenger vessel ever been home-ported in NYC New York. The next (largest class) Norwegian cruise ships are the new Breakaway-Plus vessels NCL Escape (2015) and NCL Joy (2017, formerly Norwegian Bliss). Norwegian Breakaway (2013-built, last refurbished in 2020, "Norwegian Edge" refurbishment in 2018) is the first of the two Breakaway-class Norwegian Cruise Lines ships – together with NCL Getaway (2014). The NCL Breakaway ship is one of the Norwegian “Nickelodeon” ships – together with her sister Getaway, the so big Epic, Gem, and Jewel.
