Norwegian Escape - Wikipedia Norwegian Escape The Norwegian Escape shortly after launch History Name : Norwegian Escape Owner : Norwegian Cruise Line Builder : Meyer Werft Cost : $ 1.4 billion ( together with Norwegian Joy ) Previously named the Norwegian Bliss Yard number : S693 Laid down : 19 September 2014 Launched : 15 August 2015 Maiden voyage : 9 November 2015 In service : 23 October 2015 Identification : Call sign : C6BR3 IMO number : 9677076 MMSI number : 311000341 DNV GL ID : 33199 General characteristics Class and type : Breakaway Plus - class cruise ship Tonnage : 165,300 GT Length : 1,069 feet ( 325.9 m ) Beam : 136 feet ( 41.4 m ) ( waterline ) 153 feet ( 46.5 m ) ( max ) Draft : 28.29 feet ( 8.622 m ) Decks : 20 Installed power : 2 × MAN 14V48 / 60CR ( 2 × 16,800 kW ) 3 × MAN 12V48 / 60CR ( 3 × 14,400 kW ) 1 × Cat 3516C DH ( 1 × 2,500 kW ) Propulsion : Diesel - electric : 2 × ABB Azipod XO units ( 2 × 20 MW ) 3 × Brunvoll AS FU 115 LTC3000 thrusters ( 3 × 3.5 MW ) Capacity : 4,266 Crew : 1,733 Norwegian Escape is a cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line, in service since October 2015. It was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany in just 17 months. Design and description Norwegian Escape is a Breakaway Plus - class cruise ship, which also includes Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Bliss. The Breakaway Plus class are being built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, for Norwegian Cruise Line. The vessel entered service in October 2015, where it completed a series of short preview sailings from Hamburg, Germany and Southampton, UK. The 164,600 GT ship departed Southampton on 29 October 2015 on her transatlantic crossing to Miami, where the ship will be based year - round offering seven - night Caribbean cruises. The name of the ship was selected in a contest on USA Today. In 2014, Guy Harvey was chosen to paint the hull art. The Norwegian Escape is homeported in Port Miami, sailing seven - day Eastern Caribbean cruising to Tortola, British Virgin Islands ; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ; and Nassau, Bahamas. Norwegian Getaway will move to the western Caribbean run. The first section was launched on 5 December 2014. A second section was launched 21 February 2015. Norwegian Escape was floated out of Meyer Werft 's building hall on 15 August 2015, with sea trials beginning on 16 September. She was officially delivered to Norwegian Cruise Lines on 22 October. References Jump up ^ `` Keel laid for Norwegian Escape ''. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Norwegian Escape ( 331199 ) ''. DNV GL Vessel Register. Germanischer Lloyd. Retrieved 23 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` ABB wins $180 million in orders from cruise ship builders in 2013 ''. ABB.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian Escape Cruise Ship ''. Norwegian Cruise Line. NCL Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian Escape built in 17 months ''. www.passengership.info. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian Cruise Line Facebook Page ''. Retrieved 8 October 2013. Jump up ^ Sloan, Gene ( 12 March 2014 ). `` Sea creatures to adorn hull of new cruise ship ''. USA Today. Retrieved 12 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian Announces 2015 / 16 Winter Deployment ''. 12 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Meyer Werft dockt Schiffsteil der Norwegian Escape aus ''. 5 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Florida - bound Norwegian Escape hits the water ''. Orlando Sentinel. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norwegian Escape. Official website Norwegian Cruise Line fleet Spirit class Norwegian Spirit Sun class Norwegian Sky Norwegian Sun Norwegian America Line Pride of America Dawn class Norwegian Dawn Norwegian Star Jewel class Norwegian Jewel Norwegian Jade Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Gem Epic class Norwegian Epic Breakaway class Norwegian Breakaway Norwegian Getaway Breakaway Plus class Norwegian Escape Norwegian Joy Norwegian Bliss Future fleet Norwegian Encore ( Due 2019 ) Former fleet Sunward ( 1966 ) Norway ( 1979 -- 2004 ) Norwegian Sea ( 1988 -- 2005 ) Norwegian Dream ( 1993 -- 2008 ) Norwegian Crown ( 1996 / 2003 ) Norwegian Majesty ( 1997 ) Norwegian Wind ( 1998 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Escape&oldid=847301307 '' Categories : Ships built in Papenburg Ships of Norwegian Cruise Line 2015 ships Hidden categories : IMO Number MMSI Number Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی 日本 語 Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 24 June 2018, at 10 : 00 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how much did it cost to build the norwegian escape
Answer: $ 1.4 billion