FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2014 In the (new) tradition of having an Everything.. thread I welcome all of you to the discovering Everything ESCAPE thread! :D Feel free here to speculate, share, discuss and fanboy the next NCL ship, Escape. :D NCL states: "As our newest ship to date, Norwegian Escape includes all of the revolutionary features of Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, plus a number of new spaces and interactive experiences meant to excite and inspire. Beginning fall 2015, Norwegian Escape will bring innovation to the forefront, promising a vacation like no other." At a glimpse; Norwegian Escape (and her next yet to build sistership NCL Bliss scheduled 2017) 163.000 GT 4200 pax lower berths Norwegian Breakaway & Norwegian Getaway 144.000 GT 4000 pax lower berths Norwegian Epic 156.000 GT 4100 pax lower berths At her debute in october 2015 she will be NCL's largest ship ever! "The Norwegian Escape will have all of the features of Norwegian Breakaway/Getaway, in addition to new spaces and experiences. The 4,200-passenger vessel’s expanded Haven is their “ship within a ship” concept. This has been done by adding a second deck (17 & 18) to the Haven, of luxury accommodation. The space, accessible by keycard, will have an outdoor terrace with its private restaurant as well as the same kind of private courtyard area with retractable roof, pool, two whirlpools, sauna, spa treatment rooms and sundeck." "The number of suites within the Haven more than doubles, from 42 on Getaway to 95 on Escape. These include four 1,300-square-foot deluxe owner’s suites (that’s nearly 100 feet larger than the one found on Getaway), four 572-square-foot owner’s suites, 25 two-bedroom family villas that sleep up to six, and 22 penthouses. Another 26 Haven-style penthouses are located in other areas of the ship, facing forward and aft, as well as 14 Haven spa suites that are close to the ship’s fitness center and Thermal Suite." "Norwegian Escape will also expand its Studio area, which consists of rooms for solo travellers, from the 59 on Getaway to 82 cabins. The Studio, which is also accessible only by keycard, will have its own lounge, as Breakaway, Getaway and Epic have." "Families will continue to have options across the categories, with 40 mini-suites located near Splash Academy, 172 family balconies near the children’s facilities, 48 oceanview staterooms that can accommodate up to five and an unspecified number of inside staterooms with additional Pullman beds." Credits: http://malcolmoliver.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/norwegian-escape-expanded-haven/ Get up to date in 1 minute: Largest NCL ship ever, being build in Germany at Meyer Werft. Extra deck, making it larger than Breakaway class ships. Homeport will be Miami. Transatlantic is set on 29 Oct 2015, Southampton - Miami. Possible 1nighter from Rotterdam to Southampton as with last new builds? Itinerary will be 7 day Eastern Caribbean. Deck 5 will have extra public space, to be announced. Waterfront seems to be extended or extra public space on deck 8. Visible on deckplans. Hull art made by artist Guy Harvey. Mysterious bulges on the sides of top Haven deck, cantilevered hottubs? Deckplans: http://escape.ncl.com/assets/Uploads/Escape-Deck-Plans.pdf Open for bookings as of last week. Official NCL website: http://www.escape.ncl.com/ Hoping this thread will be an even bigger party than the Everything Breakaway thread! Happy sailings all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted March 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Excellent. Just dropping in to subscribe. I'll be on the Transatlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Disovered here on CC, mysterious bulges on the top deck.. Malcolmoliver blogs; "Finally, what are those two ‘bulges’ on the top of the ‘Haven’ (see below)? Possible cantilevered (overhanding) Hot Tubs, RCI style?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Excellent. Just dropping in to subscribe. I'll be on the Transatlantic. :D Feel free to add anything! Good to see you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmess Posted March 28, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2014 *Following* Can't wait to see her in person on the TA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted March 28, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 28, 2014 *Following*Can't wait to see her in person on the TA I did the Getaway's Transatlantic Crossing and have booked The Escape's Transatlantic Crossing. I will be celebrating my 69th birthday on this Crossing. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) The deck 8 mystery: The two deckplans versus eachother, seems promising! The render versus Getaway's deck 8 waterfront. Hi-res early render: http://malcolmoliver.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/big-norwegian_breakaway_plus.jpg Edited March 28, 2014 by FreestyleNovice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted March 28, 2014 A quick deck to deck comparison, starting at deck 5 (4 and below are crew/technical). Will post 3 decks at a time due to image restrictions. They are not 1:1 in size but the best I could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Deck 19 and 20 are missing on purpose (nothing is shown there), will post a 1:1 Haven comparison later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted March 28, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Just a note for those who want to subscribe... You can click Thread Tools atop the post, and subscribe to the thread from there, without having to leave a reply. With that said, I am really excited about this ship and look forward to following this thread. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted March 28, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Just a note for those who want to subscribe... You can click Thread Tools atop the post, and subscribe to the thread from there, without having to leave a reply. With that said, I am really excited about this ship and look forward to following this thread. :-) LrgPizza, Thank You, I just subscribed. I will be interested to know what if any differences besides size there will be between The Breakaway Class ships and The Breakaway Plus Class ships. I can not wait for October 27, 2015 to leave home and begin my journey to Southampton. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet211 Posted March 28, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 28, 2014 :)Subscribed:) Looking forward to reading the posts and sailing on the Transatlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddles99 Posted March 28, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looking forward to joining you all on the transatlantic & to following the details of the build & reveals over the months ahead! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&S Cruisers 1983 Posted March 28, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 28, 2014 We booked the TA also. Very exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoey Posted March 28, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks for starting the thread. I booked the TA with NCL and I've already changed my cabin twice in two days. I'm sure they love me. I originally booked a studio, then was afraid I wouldn't like it for 10 nights since I've always had a balcony so I changed it to a starboard side Spa balcony. Then I noticed on a deck plan 'to come' written on the area above the starboard side spa balconies, so I moved it to port side just in case 'to come' ends up being a noisy area. I actually prefer port side anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoey Posted March 28, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Disovered here on CC, mysterious bulges on the top deck.. Malcolmoliver blogs; "Finally, what are those two ‘bulges’ on the top of the ‘Haven’ (see below)? Possible cantilevered (overhanding) Hot Tubs, RCI style?" Those look weird. I think they look to small to be hot tubs. Could they be some kind of maintenance equipment, buckets to lift stuff up from the lower decks, or window washing equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capp Posted March 28, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Subscribed! Also on the TA!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&S Cruisers 1983 Posted March 28, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks for starting the thread. I booked the TA with NCL and I've already changed my cabin twice in two days. I'm sure they love me. I originally booked a studio, then was afraid I wouldn't like it for 10 nights since I've always had a balcony so I changed it to a starboard side Spa balcony. Then I noticed on a deck plan 'to come' written on the area above the starboard side spa balconies, so I moved it to port side just in case 'to come' ends up being a noisy area. I actually prefer port side anyway. That's what we usually do. I think our PCC is use to our multiple changes now though. We booked a balcony about where we were on the Breakaway and we always try to book on decks that have cabins above and below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted March 28, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) 1:1 comparison of the Haven area decks on Breakaway and Escape; Where deck 19 will be Spice/Haven sundeck on Escape. Edited March 28, 2014 by FreestyleNovice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdchiefthom Posted March 28, 2014 #23 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Although I despise the itinerary, I booked an aft corner suite 13306 to check the ship out. I do hope at sometime in the future, the Getaway and the Escape, or Bliss will alternate itineraries, or head to the southern Caribbean rather than the discount tour to the USVI, BVI and Bahamas.:eek:;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurabegorrah Posted March 28, 2014 #24 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Love the side by side comparison - thanks so much for posting! And I love the idea of those things being cantilevered hot tubs of some sort up there at the top of the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissasMomE Posted March 28, 2014 #25 Share Posted March 28, 2014 They added more Haven cabins .... are they making the haven pool area bigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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