Norwegian Cruise Line is witnessing resilient demand from vacationers across all markets and among both mass-market and luxury travelers — defying concerns about potential softness in leisure travel spending.
14.10.2024 - 20:28 / insider.com
Norwegian Cruise Line has a diverse fleet of 19 oceanliners, ranging from small, basic ships to giant ones with action-packed amenities.
While I have yet to experience the company's extremely attraction-heavy Norwegian Prima class, I have sailed on the more bare-bones Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Breakaway.
The ships were built 14 years apart. Sky, Norwegian's second-oldest and second-smallest ship was unveiled in 1999. Breakaway launched in 2013 and is tied as Norwegian's sixth biggest ship at about 145,600 gross tons.
Breakaway isn't new by today's standards. But at twice the size of Sky, it has modern attractions and plentiful dining that offer a fair amount of added fun that the tinier ship lacks.
After sailing on both, I think I'd have a hard time sailing on Sky for any more than a few days — but Breakaway is a good middle-ground for longer sailings.
Norwegian Cruise Line is witnessing resilient demand from vacationers across all markets and among both mass-market and luxury travelers — defying concerns about potential softness in leisure travel spending.
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