Executives from Norwegian Cruise Line traveled to Hoonah and broke ground on a second cruise pier at Icy Strait Point. If you’re curious where all this is located, it’s on Chicagof Island on the Inside Passage. More about Hoonah, Alaska Hoonah is the largest Tlingit community in Alaska. Icy Strait Point is a cruise ship […] Read more…
When it comes to travel, nothing seems carved into stone. As least, not the way I travel. But I’ve never missed connections. Til now. Read more…
After a three-week dry dock in the Bahamas, Norwegian Sky returned to Miami fresh from refurbishment. It’s all part of Norwegian’s Norwegian Edge fleet-wide refurbishment program. From top to bottom, the 20-year old ship has been drastically updated. There are new restaurants and snack spaces, redesigned staterooms, even the pool area on deck 11 was refurbished. […] Read more…
Yes, it’s happening again. Norwegian Cruise Lines just announced it will raise daily gratuities this spring. It may seem like Norwegian raised its daily gratuities not too long ago. Oh wait! They did. You know the pattern. When one cruise line raises their daily gratuity, all the others seem to do the same. Carnival, Holland […] Read more…
Norwegian Cruise Line is known for bringing rousing Broadway musicals to the high seas. And the new Norwegian Joy entertainment productions will be no exception. Following a $50 million refurbishment and an Alaska debut, the award-winning musical, “Footloose” will be part of the live entertainment lineup beginning in May 2019. Norwegian Joy Live Entertainment Footloose tells the […] Read more…
If you’ve cruised on other cruise lines, or if this is your first Norwegian Cruise Line cruise, you should know that a cruise with Norwegian will be a totally different cruise experience. Especially when it comes to how to pack. Norwegian (or NCL as it was once called) created their Freestyle Cruising concept way back in […] Read more…
Norwegian Cruise Line fans take note – where to find your ship in 2020-2021. It looks like 2020 will be a busy year for Norwegian Cruise Line as it repositions four of their most popular ships to various ports around the USA. Plus a peek at other upcoming new cruise itineraries just ahead. Bahamas and […] Read more…
What goes around, comes around. So if you’ve been waiting since Spring for the Norwegian Cruise Line $1 Deposit offer to return, it’s here. And the booking window has been extended. Up until July 2, you can book your Norwegian cruise with only a $1 deposit. For those that either don’t have or don’t want […] Read more…
It was a big day in Bremerhaven, Germany when Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 168,028-gross-ton Norwegian Bliss from Meyer Werft shipyard. In attendance for the hand-over ceremony were, of course, Norwegian Cruise Line execs, that included Andy Stuart and Captain of Norwegian Bliss, Karl Staffan Bengtsson. On April 21, Norwegian Bliss will depart from […] Read more…
Norwegian Encore Caribbean cruises are officially on sale. Even though Norwegian’s newest ship won’t begin cruising until fall of 2019, they’re taking reservations now. Norwegian Encore will be the cruise line’s fourth and final Breakaway-Plus class ship. For the ship’s inaugural season, Norwegian Encore will depart from Miami every Sunday for seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises. […] Read more…
Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line receive approval to begin cruises to Cuba from Florida. Today, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced they’ll soon begin cruises to Cuba from Miami. The long-awaited approval from the Cuban government finally came through. Adding to the excitement, Royal Caribbean’s little sister cruise line, Azamara Club Cruises […] Read more…
Country Music Cruise Aboard the Norwegian Pearl Whether it’s a New Year’s Eve knitting cruise on the Danube or scrap booking in the Baltic, there are theme cruises for every interest group. Topping the charts are country music cruises. In fact, country music cruises are so popular that for the second time in less than […] Read more…