NCL has partnered with the ACF (American Culinary Federation) for training and certification of fleet's dining and culinary teams. Since January 31, 2016, NCL expanded brand's specialty dining menus on Norwegian Escape and introduced them fleetwide. Beginning on April 14, 2021, NCL Joy homeports in NYC (for the first time) for Bermuda, Canada and New England itineraries. Beginning Jan. 20, 2023, through May 29, 2023, Norwegian Sky will sail three and four-day roundtrip cruises from Miami, calling to Freeport, Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. A new history page for NCL Norwegian was the year 1979 when was purchased the Transatlantic ocean liner SS France - thoroughly refitted and renamed SS Norway. October 23, 2022: 21-day Panama Canal repositioning from Seattle to Miami. At sea, youll be island hopping in style on our award-winning fleet. 2021: NCL Encore starts an Alaska summer season, 7-day roundtrips from Seattle) to Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Victoria BC. In August 2021, NCL signed with Starbucks a partnership for delivering the coffee brand fleetwide (on all liners by 2022-Q4) as well as on NCL's private island resorts in Bahamas (Great Stirrup Cay) and Belize (Harvest Caye). Marine fuel expenses in 2017 were USD 361 million. READ NEXT: 7 Cruise Trends Youll See in 2022. Norwegian Escape offers 7- and 14-day Caribbean voyages from December 2024 through to March 2025 from Galveston, Texas. The vessel's 7-day Western Caribbean itineraries visit Costa Maya, and Cozumel in Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; and Harvest Caye Belize. During this sailing, eight out of 11 port-of-calls include a minimum of nine to 11 hours of port time, providing guests additional time to explore each town. Southern Caribbean voyages visit Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, Puerto Plata. Passengers in "The Haven" staterooms and those in Suites receive 250 minutes of free WiFi, USD 100 in OBC (onboard credit) and complimentary specialty restaurants reservations (3 dinners on itineraries 3-9 nights, and 4 dinners on 10+ nights itineraries). In spite of the current popularity of e-muster drills, which were implemented as part of the COVID protocols by all major lines, NCLH-Norwegian All sailings onboard NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Joy have been canceled between January 6th and February 10th, 2024, with passengers Beth Bloom (Miami District Judge) ruled on Friday, December 30th, that 4 Florida-based cruise shipping companies must pay US$400+ million in damages A cruise ship suspended its scheduled call at Taino Bay Port (Puerto Plata, Dominicana), on Sunday, December 25th. Summer 2023: NCL's first visit to Nessebar Bulgaria (Norwegian Jade's Extraordinary Journeys through the Mediterranean and the Black Sea) also visits for the first time Bodrum Turkey and Paros Greece during the 7-day roundtrip from Athens. Kicking off the New Year, NCL Norwegian Gem offers 11- and 12-day voyages to and from NYC and Panama City in January-February 2023. 7-day itineraries to Bermuda from New York City beginning September 26, 2021. Youll find expert advice for experienced and first-time cruisers, as well as port and destination guides. The NCL America ship continues cruising the classic 7-day Hawaii inter-island itinerary which offers ~100 hours of port time in Hawaii and visits Hilo, Kona, overnights (in Kahului, Maui, Nawiliwili), afternoon cruising along Na Pali Coast Wilderness Park. Norwegian Encore transits the Panama Canal during the 21-day Extraordinary Journey (relocation voyage starting October 13, 2024/from Seattle WA to Miami FL) that visits San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Panama City, Cartagena, George Town, and PortMiami. and Florida from New York which will include calls to Port Canaveral, Fla.; Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Formerly, couples were not allowed to marry at sea, but only ashore (in ports along the itinerary). Two more ships were ordered on July 14, 2014, to enter service in 2018 and 2019. January 20, 2023, through May 29, 2023, NCL Sky cruises on 3- and 4-day roundtrips from Miami to Nassau, Freeport, Great Stirrup Cay. EXPLORE ALL 2021 & 2022 NORTHERN EUROPE CRUISES. Hi, this may be of interest to you: When Every Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Will Resume Sailing. Almost all the shipboard food (98%) is made on the ship and from scratch - including all sauces, bread, pastries, and desserts. From April 18, 2021, NCL Gem sails on 7-day Bermuda itineraries from Boston and 7-day Canada and New England voyages (out of Boston and Quebec City) to Bar Harbor, Portland, Halifax, Sydney, Saguenay, Charlottetown. It now seems that Norwegian Cruise Line has removed all May sailings from its website and booking engine. Following the Caribbean program from Miami on August 24, 2021, NCL Breakaway offers 7-day Canada and New England voyages from NYC New York to Bar Harbor, Portland, Halifax, Saint John. They also had to produce a marriage certificate before participating in an onboard ceremony. By this deal, Starbucks coffees are available at all restaurants (including MDRs), plus at self-serve stations at the buffet-style restaurant Garden Cafe (on select ships). 7665 Corporate Centre Drive Contents: Prepared Remarks; Sail & Sustain, which Slide 19 outlines a few key a collection of longer, one-of-a-kind port-rich voyages, that inspire a sense of discovery and broader connection with places around the world. In 2018, NCLH had 8 ships on order (7 for NCL and 1 for RSSC) to be delivered 2019 through 2027. In late-March 2021, NCL canceled through October-November all voyages scheduled for the ships ENCORE (Alaska from Seattle), JEWEL (Alaska from Vancouver-Seward), Sun (Alaska from Seattle), BLISS (Alaska from Seattle), JADE (Europe-Baltic-Mediterranean), JOY (Bermuda from New York), GEM (Bermuda from Boston, Canada New England from Boston-Quebec). Embark on an Alaskan adventure on Norwegian Sun with a range of shorter 5-day cruises to 7- and 9-day cruises. New cultures. Norwegian Joy debuts in Port Canaveral FL as she departs on a 14-day trip from Orlando to Los Angeles CA on December 4. All planned departures beyond September 2 (2019) were auto-canceled. Another major upgrade was the shipwide Wi-Fi, installing interactive digital signage boards and way finders, new teak flooring (on open decks), new carpeting (hallways and corridors), adding more shaded seating areas, private cabanas and loungers/deck chairs on sundecks. Miami, FL 33126, This website uses cookies. Experience the Last Frontier with Alaska cruise itineraries that fit your schedule. 9- to 15-day from Tokyo and Hong Kong showcasing the best of the region, including 4 new ports of call for the brand: Kumamoto, Beppu, Nagoya, and Niigata. The "Breakaway-Plus" project's contract value was estimated to be EUR 1.4 billion (USD 1.92 billion). In Europe (May-September 2023) are scheduled 10-11-day Norway & Iceland itineraries leaving from Reykjavik Iceland and Southampton UK. By this deal, on the newbuild Norwegian Encore (2019) was introduced fleet's first "Onda by Scarpetta" - specialty restaurant offering dining premium experiences fleetwide. These dry docks were longer than usual for NCL ships (some up to 3 weeks). Ships sailing the Caribbean include NCL Bliss, Breakaway, Dawn, Encore, Epic, Escape, Gem, Getaway, Pearl, and Sky. Sailing roundtrip from New York, Norwegian Prima offers 10-to-12-day Caribbean cruises beginning November 2024 through to March 2025 visiting Puerto Plata, San Juan, Basseterre, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda. As of right now, on Norwegian Cruise Lines website, the soonest itineraries that are currently available to book set sail in August 2023 and September 2023. The itineraries are in the Caribbean (roundtrips from Miami) and all visit NCLH's private islands - The Bahamas' Great Stirrup Cay, and Belize's Harvest Caye. Head of Investor Relations Sailing from the West Coast between Los Angeles CA and San Diego CA, passengers can take in the Mexican Riviera beauty with a mix of 5-, 7-, and 8-day roundtrip sailings between Norwegian Bliss, Joy, and Jewel beginning October 30, 2022, through April 16, 2023. And as a new and exciting addition, Norwegian Star will be going to Greenland. The 5-day Western Caribbean itineraries visit Harvest Caye and Costa Maya. The 1966-founded NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd is an American-Bermudian corporation headquartered in Miami (Florida USA) and stock traded company (NASDAQ) listed on NYSE (NYC). Modified Date: Jan 5, 2022. All NCL liners (except NCL Jewel) were refurbished by the end of 2017 (Jewel in 2018). In 2014, NCLH's major shareholders were three corporations - Genting Group (Malaysian/25%), Apollo Global Management (American/24%), TPG Capital (American/7%), while the remaining stocks were publicly owned. In late-June were delayed the restarts of 5 ships (Pride of America, DAWN, JOY, SKY, STAR thru 2022 March). After her first summer season in NYC, NCL Encore returned to Miami for 7-day Western Caribbean itineraries visiting Roatan Island, Harvest Caye, Costa Maya, Cozumel. These Mediterranean cruises will extend from the summer to November 2023. Adjusted Net Yield increased by 5% (Constant Currency basis). Detailed refurbishment reviews per vessel you will find at their CruiseMapper's deckplan pages. On October 3, 2022, NCLH signed with MAN Energy Solutions an MoU for retrofitting all MAN 48/60 diesel engines in the global fleet to dual-fuel (running on both diesel and methanol). According to the current Cuban law, US citizens of Cuban origin (born in Cuba) are not allowed to visit the island country (including on cruise vessels). The list of "select countries" includes Scandinavia and Russia, Belgium, Holland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Angola, Algeria. (April 22-October 15, 2023) NCL Alaska schedule lists 4 ships (Sun, Jewel, Joy, Encore) and 5- to 9-day itineraries out of Seattle WA, Vancouver BC, and Seward AK. Beginning on May 2, 2021, NCL Dawn cruises the Greek Isles from Venice (7-day itineraries) with Kotor, Dubrovnik, Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Argostoli. WebNorwegian's newest ship, Norwegian Prima, debuted in 2022. , the Companys private island resort in the Bahamas; and sailings out of the West Coast on Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Joy, the industrys largest and newest ships cruising the Mexican Riviera, the variety of itineraries offer experiences that appeal to everyone. Her voyages include scenic sailings to Glacier Bay NP; and Hubbard Glacier. The new restaurant joins Scarpetta's land-based restaurants in NYC, The Hamptons (Long Island NY), Miami FL, Philadelphia PA, Newport RI, Las Vegas NV, and London OH. As of right now, Sail date: August 07, 2022 Ship: Norwegian Breakaway Cabin type: Balcony Cabin number: 11248 Traveled as: Couple Reviewed: 19 hours ago We have cruised Royal and Celebrity but cruise now exclusively on NCL. The Adriatic-Mediterranean itineraries visit ports in Spain (Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Barcelona), Croatia (Dubrovnik), Slovenia (Koper), Sicily Italy (Siracusa, Messina), Italy (Ravenna), Turkey (Istanbul, Kusadasi), Greece Islands (Santorini, Mykonos), Malta (Valletta), Gibraltar UK. Previously, for itineraries 6 to 9 nights long, booked customers had to put down a USD 250 pp (per person) deposit. Until 2015, GHK was NCLH's principal shareholder, when the corporation started selling down its stake in order to buy. The vessel will make her debut in Oporto, Portugal and Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and call to Seville (Cadiz), Malaga, Cartagena, Palma de Mallorca, and Barcelona, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Paris (Le Havre), France; Florence/Pisa (Livorno) and Naples, Italy. The new sailings offer a selection of Extraordinary Journeys - longer, one-of-a-kind port-rich cruises. Scheduled drydocks in 2016 were for Pride of America, NCL Dawn, NCL Sun. In December 2016, NCLH (shipowner) received permission to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. NCL's itineraries include visits to Harvest Caye (resort destination in Belize), as well as calls at its private island resort in the Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay. Beginning February 9, 2022, Norwegian Spirit sails 12-day Australia and New Zealand from Sydney NSW and Auckland NZ. In April 2017, NCL announced it will employ certified lifeguards on some of its vessels (in summer 2017) and fleetwide (by the year 2018). Starting March 20, 2022 - 12 Panama Canal sailings offering 9-day itineraries traversing the canal and visiting Puerto Limon (Costa Rica), Oranjestad (Aruba Island, Dutch Antilles), Willemstad (Curacao Island, Dutch Antilles), Kralendijk (Bonaire Island, Dutch Antilles), Cartagena (Colombia), and ending in Colon on Panama's Caribbean side. Olsen unveils new 106-night Voyage of Exploration Around the World aboard flagship Bolette, Sidney BC-Anacortes WA ferry cancelled until 2030, CCL-Carnival brings 4th ship, Carnival Miracle, to Port Galveston TX, Nicole Scherzinger to serve as Godmother of P&O Cruises ship Arvia, Nassau Cruise Port boasts new 1-day passenger record of 28,554, Marella Cruises removes COVID vaccination requirements from May 1st, Genting Hong Kongs last ship World Dream sold to undisclosed buyer, Fred Olsen's MS Borealis to set sail on a 2nd world cruise from Southampton UK in early 2024. NCL Jewel has planned Australia and New Zealand itineraries to NZ's Milford Sound, Dusky Fjord, Doubtful Fjord, Dunedin, Wellington, Picton, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands. NCLH's ownership is equally shared by Star Cruises (subsidiary of Genting Hong Kong / GHK multinational corporation specializing in resorts, leisure, and gambling) and Apollo Global Management (among the world's largest alternative asset management companies). Norwegian Encore begins a 21-day Panama Canal cruise on October 23, 2022, sailing from Seattle WA, repositioning to Miami FL. 7-day Western Caribbean roundtrips visit Roatan, Harvest Caye, Costa Maya, Cozumel. By the NCL's new policy, cruise ship captains can perform the wedding ceremonies on the ship, with a Bahamas-issued marriage license. Most notably, the cruise line revolutionized the industry by offering guests the freedom and flexibility to design their ideal vacation on their preferred schedule with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no formal dress codes. For additional information or to book a cruise, contact a travel professional, call 888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784) or visit www.ncl.com. As of December 17, 2022, NCL Bliss homeports in Miami for 7-day Western Caribbean roundtrips through April 1, 2023, visiting Roatan Island, Harvest Caye, Costa Maya, Cozumel. Whether you have a cruise planned or are looking to book one with NCL in the coming months, its important to know which ships are currently sailing and when the rest of the vessels comprising their 17-ship fleet will resume services. Embark on an Alaskan adventure on Norwegian Sun with a range of shorter 5 Norwegian Getaway will also offer a selection of five-night voyages in December 2022, February and March 2023. These deals help save on the cover charges of all onboard specialty restaurants (including Teppanyaki, Cagney's Steakhouse, Moderno Churrascaria, La Cucina, Le Bistro). Sailing roundtrip from Miami FL, Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Escape offer a mix of 5- to 9-day roundtrips to Eastern-Western Caribbean. The company's newest class (PRIMA/fka LEONARDO) has GT tonnage 142,500 tons and passenger capacity 3300. During the Alaska cruise season from late April through to October 2025, Norwegian Joy returns to The Last Frontier and offers 9- and 10-day roundtrip sailings from Seattle WA to allow for a longer experience for guests. During her 12-day cruise from New York City on January 2, she debuts in Puerto Limon and the Pacific Cruise Terminal in Panama City during an 11-day trip on January 14. A whole new era for the company started in 2002 when it purchased the first Project America vessel (under construction at the time). In 2015, on NCL Sun and NCL Sky ships was introduced fare-inclusive open bars for all passengers 21 years and older. Goldman Sachs). Daily gratuity is an automatic service charge added to the passenger's onboard account each day. NCL Jewel also visits ports in French Polynesia, Hawaii, South Pacific Islands (spring 2021). The US travel restrictions impacted hundreds of pre-scheduled itineraries, which were adjusted to no longer stop in Cuban seaports. For a complete list of the new itineraries, visit www.ncl.com. Summer 2023: debut of NCL Bliss at the Royal Naval Dockyard during her 7-day roundtrip sailing to Bermuda from New York City on May 21; Norwegian Bliss is due to visit Norfolk, Virginia, and make her debut at Bermuda's Royal Naval Dockyard as she begins a series of 5- and 7-day roundtrips from NYC. will sail an 11-day roundtrip Southern Caribbean voyage from Miami on Dec. 23, 2022, making her debut in Castries, St. Lucia and St. Johns, Antigua; and visiting Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curaao; Kralendijk, Bonaire; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.