Nuclear-powered icebreaker
On 17 August 1977, NS "Arktika" ("Arctic") became the first surface ship ever to reach the North Pole. "Arktika" was withdrawn from service in 2008 after clocking up 175,000 hours of reactor operation time and covering more than 1 million nautical miles. Rather than be scrapped, there are calls for her to be converted to a museum ship, like her predecessor "Lenin".
Norwegian Breakaway
She is in size, and has capacity for 3,963 passengers, double occupancy. At launch, "Norwegian Breakaway" was the world's ninth largest cruise ship by gross tonnage.The ship has a total of 1,024 staterooms and 238 suites.