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Norwegian Getaway to become Olympic hotel
Docked at the Rio de Janeiro waterfront for the duration of the Games, she will accommodate members of the International Olympic Federation, National Organizing Committees and corporate sponsors.
The 4,028-passenger ship has left Miami and will dock at Rio’s Pier Maua from August 4 to 22.
The 40-night private charter was brokered by cruise charter specialists Miami-based Landry & Kling Events at Sea.
The ship also served in a similar capacity as the so-called ‘Bud Light Hotel’ for Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal.
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