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Norwegian Cruise Line Reimagines Cirque Dreams Dining Experience

Norwegian Cruise Line has reimagned their hugely popular Cirque Dreams & Dinner, debuting new menus and expanding the unique dinner show to a number of additional ships. As the rollout of the reimagined shows begins, guests will enjoy a brand new menu, with dinner now being served before the show begins, allowing guests the chance to fully experience […]

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Young Boy Drowns Aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Second Airlifted

(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 […]

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NewsBrief: Carnival Revamps Wedding Program, Epic To Europe, Windstar’s New Look For Star Pride

A collection of news stories too short to print or news we flat out missed. Carnival Revamps Wedding Program Carnival Cruises has announced an updated wedding program, offering couples a number of new options for their cruise wedding. The new program adds the ports of Grand Turk and Freeport to a list of multiple other […]

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The 15 Best Cruise Ships For Families & Kids

Oasis of the Seas & Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) Editor Rating: ★  ★  ★  ★  ★ When Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009, she carried some of the most innovative and groundbreaking amenities to be seen on a cruise ship. Many of the new amenities were primarily geared towards families, kids, and teenagers. These innovative amenities were carried over […]

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Norwegian Announces Name Of Next Two Ships

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 […]

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Norwegian Introduces Digital Signage Fleetwide

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they intend to install digital signage fleet wide by 2015. The digital signage was first introduced aboard the line’s newest ship, the Norwegian Breakaway. The new digital signage will be placed strategically throughout each ship, allowing guests to order specialty items, get directions and reserve dining, shore excursions and entertainment […]

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Norwegian Raises Price For Ocean Blue Restaurant

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that the cover charge for Geoffrey Zakarian’s speciality restaurant has been raised from $35 to $49. Ocean Blue can be found on the line’s newest ship, Norwegian Breakaway, as well as the soon to debut Norwegian Getaway. Ocean Blue is Norwegian’s self described,  “first-ever fine-dining seafood experience.” The restaurant can be found […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Video Tour

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 […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Christened In New York City

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 […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Arrives In New York City (Video)

Early this morning, the brand new Norwegian Breakaway slowly made her way under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and entered New York Harbor for the first time. The Norwegian Breakaway will be debarking her first guests today, whom were sailing on a special transatlantic voyage that departed Southampton earlier last week. The Norwegian Breakaway will be christened tomorrow afternoon in New York by her […]

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Norwegian Breakaway Enroute To New York City For Christening

On April 30th the Norwegian Breakaway set sail from Southampton, England on her transatlantic cruise, which will end in New York City on May 7th. She will then be christened the following day by her godmothers, the Rockettes, while docked in her new homeport. This transatlantic sailing is the first sailing of the Norwegian Breakaway with revenue guests. Her […]

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Norwegian Breakaway To Be Christened In 20 Days

20 days from today, the Norwegian Breakaway will be officially christened and launched in her brand new homeport, New York City. The Breakaway is currently alongside in Bremerhaven, Germany and is scheduled to begin her journey to the Big Apple on April 28th (my birthday :)) with a cruise from Rotterdam to Southampton, which will continue on to New York City a day […]