Norwegian Breakaway and Other NCL Cruise Ships to Sell Certified Angus Beef On Board

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it is the only cruise line that serves Certified Angus Beef brand steaks. Cruisenewsweekly.com reported that the Angus beef steaks are rated about USDA Prime, Choice and Select. On board Norwegian Cruises, they can be found in Cagney's Steakhouse and Le Bistro French restaurant. The restaurants can be found on 10 of their ships including the brand new Norwegian Breakaway which had its New York inauguration recently.

"With the addition of Certified Angus Beef in our steakhouse and French restaurant, we've taken an already great meal and made it outstanding," said Kevin Sheehan, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line to Cruisenewsweekly.com. "There is no better steak available and, as a New Yorker who knows a good steak, it was an obvious choice to bring these high quality selections to Cagney's Steakhouse and Le Bistro."

The steaks are available in a wide variety of offerings and they can be customized with different seasonings such as garlic butter, chimichurri and green peppercorn.

"Other labels may say Angus, but that's where the similarities end. The difference is in the flavor. And that's where the Certified Angus Beef ® brand sets the bar. Beef must pass 10 stringent quality specifications to earn the brand's premium mark, ensuring you always enjoy flavorful, tender, juicy cuts of beef," says Certified Angus Beef's website. "Every pound of Certified Angus Beef ® product is tracked for assured product integrity. TheCertified Angus Beef ® brand - truly Angus beef at its best. "

In other cruise news, Norwegian Cruise Lines recently announced that on the Norwegian Breakaway passengers can work up a sweat with a workout designed by New York's very own Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. The Rockettes are the godmothers for the New York based ship and their performance christened the shop last week in New York.

Several of them then came on ship for the inaugural cruise which is out to se and abck in two days and hosted a fitness class for passengers that was designed by their trainer Elaine Winslow who used to be a Rockette herself.