Talking with Norwegian Breakaway's Captain and Hotel Director and guitarist Slam Allen

This week we are featuring several articles in which Norwegian Breakaway speaks for herself.

First, we have an interview with Breakaway's captain, Evans Hoyt. Captain Hoyt brought Breakaway into service. The captain is the CEO of a cruise ship, not just a ship driver. Therefore, we asked Captain Hoyt to give us the big picture of what Breakaway is all about. In addition, since he is an experienced mariner, we asked him to speak about Breakaway from a nautical perspective. That interview is posted at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-breakaway-interview-captain.html

Second, the person in charge of all of the services that immediately impact guests - - dining, bars, accommodations, entertainment - - is the Hotel Director Sean Wurmhoeringer. Having sailed with Sean before, I know his focus is very much on hospitality. Breakaway has some fabulous hardware but how do you offer hospitality on such a large ship? http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-breakaway-interview-hd.html

Third, Breakaway is very much about entertainment. One of the featured entertainers on Breakaway is blues guitarist Slam Allen. Already an established recording and performance artist before he went to sea, Allen developed a star following on Norwegian Epic. He is now doing the same on Norwegian Breakaway. I spoke to Mr. Allen about his music, his career and performing on Breakaway. http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-breakaway-slam-allen.html

In addition, we have a review of the Ocean Blue specialty restaurant on Norwegian Breakaway. This is a new venue which Norwegian has developed in partnership with celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian. While Norwegian heretofore has had an excellent line-up of specialty restaurants, Ocean Blue takes it to a new level. The review is at http://www.beyondships2.com/norwegian-breakaway-ocean-blue.html