FreestyleNovice Posted October 12, 2015 Author #4576 Share Posted October 12, 2015 If anyone finds a current picture of aft balconies, please post it. I'd like to get an idea of the size with furniture on it. Hmm, perhaps later this week when she enters Hamburg? Furniture has been out since a week or so and I think the Columbus dock viewing platform is limited to bow and some mid ship views. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikki21 Posted October 12, 2015 #4577 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Are there any plans for an official sail away celebrations when she sails from Hamburg on the 25th? There will be plenty of us celebrating on board though! ;) [emoji322][emoji483][emoji95] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted October 12, 2015 #4578 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Kikki21, So far I only heard about the sail away party for the 23rd including fireworks. As this is the first departure from Hamburg there might not be much on the 25th. But you´ll never know. It´s up to NCL to pay for it. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debnjoe1438 Posted October 12, 2015 #4579 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hmm, perhaps later this week when she enters Hamburg? Furniture has been out since a week or so and I think the Columbus dock viewing platform is limited to bow and some mid ship views. :) Thanks for posting all the wonderful pictures. The top decks above the bridge remind me of the Epic. (Not as ugly though):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted October 12, 2015 #4580 Share Posted October 12, 2015 . Great picture you posted there showing the angled balconies. 17 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurabegorrah Posted October 12, 2015 #4581 Share Posted October 12, 2015 From this angle, looks like the Escape balconies are at least a little bit deeper than the Getaway/Breakaway......I feel like on the other ships you barely had room to cross and uncross your legs without hitting the glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted October 12, 2015 #4582 Share Posted October 12, 2015 From this angle, looks like the Escape balconies are at least a little bit deeper than the Getaway/Breakaway......I feel like on the other ships you barely had room to cross and uncross your legs without hitting the glass Yes, it's been confirmed that they are 18 inches deeper (if I remember right. It's somewhere in this thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted October 12, 2015 #4583 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Got my Escape brochure today! Thank you to whomever posted the request link. :) Do you have the link? We have 5 rooms booked but I'm the only one on CC and reading the threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted October 12, 2015 #4584 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Got my Escape brochure today! Thank you to whomever posted the request link. :) You're welcome! Mine hasn't arrived yet. Phooey. Do you have the link? We have 5 rooms booked but I'm the only one on CC and reading the threads. Here it is: You can go to this web page and order one. https://www.ncl.com/order-a-brochure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted October 12, 2015 #4585 Share Posted October 12, 2015 You're welcome! Mine hasn't arrived yet. Phooey. Here it is: Thanks:cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattespana Posted October 12, 2015 #4586 Share Posted October 12, 2015 This is only USA and Canada? How quickly will they deliver? I was thinking of sending to our hotel once we arrive in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momckb Posted October 12, 2015 #4587 Share Posted October 12, 2015 This is only USA and Canada? How quickly will they deliver? I was thinking of sending to our hotel once we arrive in Miami. Ours arrived within a week or so after the link was posted (btw thanks to who posted it!) ... we got it Friday. We live near Boston-- with decent mail delivery so that helps. It is worth ordering....lots of big beautiful pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdixie Posted October 12, 2015 #4588 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks to all for the recent pics and information. And yesterdays menu peek. She is beautiful. I'm sure I can see my balcony. I'm ready to pack. :D 54 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kismet618 Posted October 12, 2015 #4589 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Yes, her originally scheduled trials were completed. However, Escape is now on an additional set of trials, after which she will go into dry-dock to correct some issues emanating from a poor installation of her sea chests (water intakes). Some of the recent Meyer Werft ships have also experienced similar last-minute issues. This should not negatively impact her delivery date. What facility is big enough to put her in dry-dock to make the corrections? Just curious as this is all new to me. I thought Meyer Werft wasn't tall enough which was why some of the top pieces: smokestack, top of rope course...etc had to be added once she was out of their facility. Will there be any webcams in dry-dock in Hamburg to watch them tweak her? Thanks as always for the technical information. 40 days to go for our Thanksgiving Cruise :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjnyc323 Posted October 12, 2015 #4590 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What facility is big enough to put her in dry-dock to make the corrections? Just curious as this is all new to me. I thought Meyer Werft wasn't tall enough which was why some of the top pieces: smokestack, top of rope course...etc had to be added once she was out of their facility. Will there be any webcams in dry-dock in Hamburg to watch them tweak her? Thanks as always for the technical information. 40 days to go for our Thanksgiving Cruise :D. She is going to Hamburg tomorrow for adjustments then back to Bremerhaven for finishing touches before handover on Oct 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnIreland Posted October 12, 2015 #4591 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What facility is big enough to put her in dry-dock to make the corrections? Just curious as this is all new to me. I thought Meyer Werft wasn't tall enough which was why some of the top pieces: smokestack, top of rope course...etc had to be added once she was out of their facility. Will there be any webcams in dry-dock in Hamburg to watch them tweak her? Thanks as always for the technical information. 40 days to go for our Thanksgiving Cruise :D. A dry dock can be done outdoors. So can a new build for that matter. The Epic has never been inside and was built complete outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted October 12, 2015 Author #4592 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) Her agenda: "NORWEGIAN ESCAPE" from 10/13/2015 to 10/15/2015 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg for final docking "NORWEGIAN ESCAPE" from 10/16/2015 to 10/22/2015 at Columbus Cruise Center in Bremerhaven for final outfitting "NORWEGIAN ESCAPE" on 10/23/2015 at Cruise Center in Hamburg Steinwerder (press & industry sailing) "NORWEGIAN ESCAPE" on 10/25/2015 at Cruise Center in Hamburg Steinwerder (first revenue sailing, 2nighter Hamburg - Southampton) Taken (and added the 25th sailing) from: http://www.meyerwerftfanclub.de/english/ Edited October 12, 2015 by FreestyleNovice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnacle_boy Posted October 12, 2015 #4593 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What facility is big enough to put her in dry-dock to make the corrections? Just curious as this is all new to me. I thought Meyer Werft wasn't tall enough which was why some of the top pieces: smokestack, top of rope course...etc had to be added once she was out of their facility. Will there be any webcams in dry-dock in Hamburg to watch them tweak her? Thanks as always for the technical information. 40 days to go for our Thanksgiving Cruise :D. Blohm and Voss's Elbe 17 dry dock is one of the largest in Europe. It was originally built in the 1940's to accommodate Germany's largest battleships (Bismarck and her planned successors), and is still large enough to fit today's massive cruise ships. Meyer Werft's largest building hall, where Escape was constructed, wasn't tall enough for some of her uppermost fittings (funnel, mast, etc.). The lower portion of the funnel was installed in Papenburg after the float out, and the rest done in Eemshaven before the first set of sea trials. However, tomorrow's dry dock will address issues under the waterline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason3695 Posted October 12, 2015 #4594 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The Norwegian Bliss gets put on hold and Norwegian is building a new Breakaway Plus sister to the Escape going straight to China! http://cruiseradio.net/norwegian-builds-asian-ship-delays-norwegian-bliss/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DachshundsRule Posted October 12, 2015 #4595 Share Posted October 12, 2015 So much for the Everything Bliss thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason3695 Posted October 12, 2015 #4596 Share Posted October 12, 2015 So much for the Everything Bliss thread! Haha! I guess that thread will just chill for awhile.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted October 12, 2015 #4597 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The Norwegian Bliss gets put on hold and Norwegian is building a new Breakaway Plus sister to the Escape going straight to China! http://cruiseradio.net/norwegian-builds-asian-ship-delays-norwegian-bliss/ The ship that was going to be called Bliss is going to China and will have a different name. Nothing has been put on hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted October 12, 2015 Author #4598 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Haha! I guess that thread will just chill for awhile.... Hehe, we can let the mods rename it! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastalbreezes Posted October 12, 2015 #4599 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The ship that was going to be called Bliss is going to China and will have a different name. Nothing has been put on hold. Correct. Article posted on CC today: http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6580 Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted October 12, 2015 #4600 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hey, I'm so excited for my cruise on the escape. Such a shame it's 14months away. How can we in the UK get a copy of the escape brochure? Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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