Itâs smooth sailing this summer with Norwegian Cruise Lineâs Resident Sale starting Sunday, June 10, 2012, and offering up to $1,000 off (depending on the stateroom category booked) on select sailings, based on state of residency. Residents will enjoy savings on many popular summer cruise destinations, including Alaska, Bermuda, Europe, Hawaii and the Bahamas, when […]
NCL announced some exciting news today. Here is the official press release… — MIAMI â June 1, 2012 â Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL Corporation Ltd., âNorwegianâ or âthe Companyâ) today announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement to exercise its option to purchase Norwegian Sky. The transaction is expected to close shortly. The Company currently […]
MIAMI â May 10, 2012 â The first piece of steel was cut at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4, for the construction of Norwegian Getaway, the second of two new Freestyle CruisingÂŽÂ ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in spring 2014.  Norwegian Cruise Line and MEYER WERFT executives watched as the first plate of […]
Here is the official press release we received today from Norwegian Cruise Line… MIAMI â May 8, 2012 â Norwegian Cruise Line executives and officials from MEYER WERFT took part in the Keel Laying Ceremony of Norwegian Breakaway at the ship yard in Papenburg, Germany on Friday, May 4. During the official ceremony, the first of 73 blocks […]
1:00 am Update: It is now confirmed that the Norwegian Star did not collide with the USS Intrepid, but instead with the dock near the moored USS Intrepid. The Norwegian Star briskly scraped along the dock and sustained only minor damage. It is now being reported that Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star has collided with the US […]
We recently learned through The Miami Herald that Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ship, Norwegian Getaway, will be based in Miami, Florida starting in the spring of 2014. An anonymous source confirmed this news today. The source also confirmed that this was the big announcement that Norwegian was going to announce at it’s press conference on Tuesday aboard the […]
Sunday, April 1st: The Azamara Quest has safely docked in Sandakan. We will no longer be updating this story, thanks for following along. 12:00pm: Official statement from Azamara has been released… Engineers onboard Azamara Quest have been able to restore propulsion to the ship. Azamara Quest is currently sailing directly to Sandakan (Sabah), Malaysia at […]
So today we have two news stories packed all into one blog post, so off we go! Propulsion Trouble on Caribbean Princess. On Sunday, March 11th the Caribbean Princess departed its home port, San Juan on a 7 night southern Caribbean itinerary. Her arrival into St. Maarten was delayed for several hours due to a […]
The Norwegian Gem Christened in October of 2007, The Norwegian Gem was NCLâs newest Cruise Ship until the Norwegian Epic was released in the summer of 2010. I have now sailed onboard twice, and the Gem is one of my favorite ships because of itâs great food, entertainment, and overall look and feel of the […]