Norwegian Cruise Line today debuts a New York City-inspired advertising campaign themed, âThe Best of NYC Sails to Seaâ to promote its new ship, Norwegian Breakaway which will be the largest cruise ship to homeport year-round in New York City. The new campaign includes an eye-catching, state-of-the-art digitally animated television commercial, print advertisements, various out of home elements, online media and new digital experiences on the Breakaway microsite that artfully render the New York City experiences found on board.
In addition, Norwegian has enhanced www.breakaway.ncl.com with new digital experiences that highlight the New York City experiences found on board and demonstrate how Norwegian Breakaway brings the best of NYC to sea. Site visitors can watch as a theater on Broadway is transformed into the Breakaway Theater and as New Yorkâs popular SOHO Neighborhood transitions into The Waterfront on board Norwegian Breakaway. Additional transformations will be launched later in January including Central Park being morphed into the shipâs Aqua Park.
Designed as New Yorkâs ship, Norwegian Breakaway will bring the best of NYC to sea when she arrives to her year-round homeport in early May 2013, offering the high-caliber dining and entertainment options that New York is known for worldwide. The line also announced that it is an official partner of the popular NYC & Company programs: NYC Restaurant Week and Broadway Week, further strengthening Norwegian Breakawayâs strong ties to New York City. To generate additional awareness and buzz throughout the city, Norwegian, in partnership with NYC & Company, is creating four interactive âBreakaway Warming Stationsâ that will pop-up in different locations throughout the city in January.
On select dates in January, New York City residents and visitors are invited to visit one of Norwegian Breakawayâs âWarming Stations,â where they have the opportunity to get a âbreakâ from the cold weather and a hint of the warm weather and sunshine the ship will offer guests when she sails from New York year-round to Bermuda, Bahamas & Florida and the Caribbean. Guests can learn about the shipâs exciting amenities or take a photo amongst a beach-themed setting, which can be uploaded and shared on Facebook right from the station. To add to the excitement, visitors can also win special prizes hourly, including tickets to see the Broadway smash-hit Rock of Ages, or dinner at Geoffrey Zakarianâs restaurant, The National.
The Norwegian Breakaway Warming Stations will take place between 9 am and 4 pm on the following dates:
- January 14: Flatiron Plaza;
- January 22: Ninth Ave. & 14th Street in Chelsea Plaza;
- January 28: Times Square on Military Island.
For location updates and the chance to win additional prizes, everyone is encouraged to follow Norwegian on Twitter at @cruisenorwegian.
To celebrate the companyâs involvement in NYC Restaurant Week and Broadway Week, Norwegian is giving foodies and entertainment lovers the opportunity to win one of two cruises for two on the May 12, 2013 maiden voyage of Norwegian Breakaway as part of the âBest of NYC Sails to Sea Sweepstakes.â The lucky winners will also receive a one night hotel stay in Manhattan, two tickets to a Broadway show and dinner at Geoffrey Zakarianâs restaurant The National the night before departure. To learn more and enter to win, stop by one of Norwegianâs âWarming Stationsâ or visit either nycgo.com/restaurantweek or nycgo.com/broadwayweek.
The Breakaway advertising campaign, slated to run through May, is a continuation of the Cruise Like A Norwegian concept, developed by Norwegian Cruise Line and The Martin Agency in 2011.
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Photos and article courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line.
