Norwegian Cruise Line has scheduled 16 calls at the new Banana Coast port, located near Trujillo, Honduras. The 16 calls, which are scheduled between October 2014 and April 2015, will be scheduled on western Caribbean sailings aboard the Norwegian Jewel. The Norwegian Jewel is scheduled to sail from Houston, Texas to the western Caribbean on a […]
(7:37 pm) Reports surfacing across multiple cruise websites and social networks reporting the drowning of one young boy and a near drowning of another aboard the Norwegian Breakaway have been confirmed by Norwegian Cruise Line late Monday night. Reports of the drowning events began to surface Monday afternoon on multiple cruise forums and social media […]
#1 “Your Time” Dining Originally pioneered by Norwegian Cruise Line as “Freestyle Cruising,” choosing your dining time, table mates, and restaurant have become an important aspect of cruising for many guests. Almost every cruise line offers some variation of this concept, giving guests the freedom to plan their cruise down to the minute. Not only […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that their soon to debut Breakaway Plus ships will be named Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Escape. Guests and fans of Norwegian were encouraged to vote for their favorite names during an online contest held on Norwegian’s Facebook page. Escape and Bliss received the largest number of votes out of 5 pre-selected […]
[divider] Storm Information (Click on maps to zoom) [one_third] [/one_third] [one_third][/one_third] [one_third_last][/one_third_last] [divider] Itinerary Changes As of 7:00 pm, July 27th, there is 1 reported itinerary change. [box type=”warning” align=”aligncenter” ]Tracking for Dorian has now ended due to the storms dissipation.[/box] [divider] Carnival Freedom July 27th departure Day Original Itinerary Revised Itinerary Sat Fort Lauderdale Fort […]
As Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Norwegian Getaway nears her delivery date, more progress is being made on her design both internally and externally. The Norwegian Getaway’s hull art, designed by David “LEBO” LeBatard, is beginning to be applied to the ship’s currently white hull. The process of applying the full art will take about two months, […]
Well, it’s finally ready – my video tour of the Norwegian Breakaway. This video tour is a bit different from past video tours, as I used video footage from the ship throughout the entire video versus using just photos in the past. Click play above to check out the Norwegian Breakaway’s new spaces, restaurants, bars, lounges, and many more […]
Yesterday afternoon, the Norwegian Breakaway officially became the 12th ship in the Norwegian fleet as she was christened in her homeport – New York City. Yesterday’s christening featured many speakers and theatrical groups. Speakers included Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who blessed the Norwegian Breakaway; Craig Cannonier, the Premier of Bermuda, who spoke on the importance of the Breakaway’s visits to Bermuda; Perry […]
Earlier today, Norwegian Cruise Line’s CEO Kevin Sheehan announced that Norwegian Cruise Linenintends to excersize its option to build a second Breakaway Plus cruise ship. Breakaway Plus II, as it is being temporarily named, is expected to enter service sometime in 2017. The Breakaway Plus II would be a sister to the already ordered Breakaway […]
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that Nickelodeon will offer the Nickelodeon at sea experience aboard the line’s soon to be newest ship, the Norwegian Getaway. Guests sailing on Norwegian Getaway will have the opportunity to cruise with SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Dora the Explorer and Diego, among other favorite Nickelodeon characters; as well as participate in a […]
A small fire was reported to have broken out on the Norwegian Getaway earlier today while inside her covered construction facility. Here is the official word from Norwegian Cruise Line regarding the incident: “Norwegian Cruise Line was notified by Meyer Werft personnel at approximately 2:30 pm (Germany time) today that there was a small fire […]
Norwegian Breakaway, the largest ship ever constructed in Germany, was floated out of MEYER WERFT’s covered building dock II this morning in Papenburg, Germany where the 146,600-ton ship has been under construction since September 2011. Beginning at approximately 7 am (Germany time), the massive 4,000 passenger ship with her signature hull artwork designed by pop […]