Norwegian Launches Upgraded Mobile App
Norwegian Cruise Line announced the introduction of the next generation of its booked guest mobile application, the Cruise Norwegian app. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Three Major Lines Expand Short Cruise Programs
The short cruise market, once overlooked by the major cruise lines, is showing strong growth. Reflecting the changing travel patterns of consumers, in 2018 and 2019, three of the major cruise lines each plan to expand their short cruise programs. (maritime-executive.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line enters two-year service agreement with Scanship
Norwegian Cruise Line has awarded Scanship a two-year service agreement, thereby confirming the continuation of a longtime co-operation for cleaner oceans. It has been 15 years since Scanship installed the first advanced water purification (AWP) systems on NCL ships. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Names Elvis Duran as Godfather of Norwegian Bliss
Radio personality Elvis Duran, host of the nationally syndicated “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” will serve as godfather of Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship. (cruisecritic.com)
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Stranded Norwegian Gem Guests to Sail From Barbados Nov. 17
Guests staying in Barbados since a technical malfunction forced the Norwegian Gem to stop there are set to depart tomorrow, a representative of Norwegian Cruise Line tells Travel Agent. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian Joy Offers Diverse China Program in Early 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line has rolled out deployment for the Norwegian Joy’s Shanghai-based program through early May. With the exception of one cruise to nowhere (at sea only), all short voyages visit exclusively Japanese ports. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Launches First Full Season in Australia and New Zealand
Norwegian Cruise Line’s first full cruising season in Australia and New Zealand started today with the maiden arrival of Norwegian Jewel into Sydney Harbour. (cruisecritic.com)
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Norwegian Offers Free WeChat Incentive for 2017 Joy Sailings
The Norwegian Joy only has a handful of sailings left in 2017, but for cruises from Nov. 2 to Dec. 31, Norwegian Cruise Line is now offering free WeChat to all passengers aboard the new vessel. WeChat is a Chinese social media mobile application used by some 963 million monthly active users. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Australia, New Zealand Itineraries
Following an expansive refurbishment, Norwegian Jewel will be cruising to both Australia and New Zealand for the 2018/2019 season. Itineraries in Australia include stops in Melbourne, Cairns and Hobart. In New Zealand, the Norwegian Jewel will cruise to Milford Sound, Wellington and Tauranga. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Travel partners to cruise to the head of the class with the Norwegian Cruise Line University (NCLU)
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that enrollment is officially open for Norwegian Cruise Line University (NCLU), the brand’s education program dedicated exclusively for travel partners featuring tailored courses designed to develop agent business and help them close more sales. (etbtravelnews.global)
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Travel Leaders Network Hosts “Elite Event” Aboard the Norwegian Epic
Travel Leaders Network hosted 27 of its top members and their guests on a seven-night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic for its “Elite Event”, which celebrates and rewards the successes of the organization’s top members. (travelagentcentral.com)
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30 day countdown to Norwegian Jewel’s inaugural Australian season
Norwegian Cruise Line is set to begin its inaugural Australian season from Sydney in just 30 days, as Norwegian Jewel sails into Sydney Harbour for the first time on November 12 before embarking on a five-day ‘Taste of Tasmania’ cruise departing the same evening. (etbtravelnews.global)
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Carnival: No American Travelers Report Health Issues From Visiting Cuba. Norwegian Cruise Line also reports that it will continue to operate its Cuba cruises
Carnival Cruise Line will continue cruises to Cuba despite last week’s State Department travel warning, according to John Heald, the line’s brand ambassador. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line announces newer and larger ship to homeport at Port of New Orleans in 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today it will deploy the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Breakaway to the Port of New Orleans beginning November 2018. The 1,068-foot vessel will be the largest cruise ship in both length and passenger occupancy to ever sail from Port NOLA, and its arrival will nearly double Norwegian’s guest occupancy from New Orleans. (more…)
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Norwegian splits EMEA function into two markets
Norwegian Cruise Line, the contemporary market unit in the Norwegian Cruise Line Holding, Ltd group, said it is splitting its Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) business into two markets. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Chris Jericho launching ‘Rock & Wrestling’ cruise for ‘Jericoholics’
WWE wrestler Chris Jericho has held a wide range of jobs over the years, from rock singer to game show host to best-selling author. But on Tuesday, he added another entry to his ever-growing resume: cruise-ship entertainer. (foxnews.com)
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Cruise lines to help evacuate Irma-ravaged St. Thomas
Two cruise lines on Saturday said they were diverting ships to the hurricane-ravaged island of St. Thomas to drop relief supplies and evacuate stranded travelers. (usatoday.com)
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Cruise ship passengers arrested after fight
Two cruise ship passengers were arrested yesterday (31 Aug.) in connection with a violent incident in Dockyard in the early hours of the morning that left a pair of island teenagers in hospital with serious injuries. (royalgazette.com)
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Norwegian cancels far-right group’s “Rebel Cruise” from Miami
Canadian far-right media group Rebel Media won’t be sailing out of Miami for a week-long conference aboard a Norwegian cruise ship scheduled for November. (miamiherald.com)
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Norwegian Confirms Karting and More For Bliss
Norwegian Cruise Line today (Aug. 13) revealed new Norwegian Bliss details, including the largest competitive race track at sea and an open-air laser tag course. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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William Shatner Tells ‘Star Trek’-Themed Cruise to End Dolphin Swims
Captain Kirk and an animal rights group raised the cruelty alarm over Norwegian Cruise Line’s “swim with dolphins” experiences for Trekkies on an upcoming voyage. (hollywoodreporter.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Begins Fivefold Promotional Cruise Offer
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled a new limited-time-only Norwegian’s Distinctive Voyages promotion. The promotional package provides cruisers with five distinct offers affecting select cruises. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Opens Bookings for Second Cuba Ship
Starting today (July 26), new bookings to Cuba through Norwegian Cruise Line are available. The 2018 itineraries will be aboard Norwegian Sun, which will homeport in Port Canaveral starting next May. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Sails for Prime Time
Scheduled for later this month, Norwegian Cruise Line will be featured in a one-hour episode of CNBC’s reality series “The Profit.” (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line to Host Top Winemakers on Cruise Series
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the lineup for the brand’s 2017/18 Meet The Winemaker Cruises, a selection of cruises aboard Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Dawn during which guests will have the opportunity to wine and dine with top figures in the winemaking industry. (travelagentcentral.com)
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Norwegian to Send Jewel to Alaska, Sun to Cuba
Norwegian Cruise Line announced updates to its summer 2018 deployment, as the Norwegian Sun will introduce short sailings to Cuba from South Florida while the Norwegian Jewel takes the Sun’s place in the Alaska market. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Norwegian Joy Christened in Shanghai
The 164,600-ton Norwegian Joy was christened today in a ceremony in Shanghai that featured a performance by the ship’s Godfather, Wang Leehom, a singer songwriter, music producer, actor and film director who is well known in China. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Alipay Goes Live on Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line has deployed Alipay on the new Norwegian Joy, a mobile payment solution targeted at Chinese cruise passengers. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Peek at the private island for cruisers that just got a major makeover
Cruising’s original private island, Great Stirrup Cay, is emerging from a major makeover. As can be seen in the photo tour, the 268-acre beach getaway owned by Norwegian Cruise Line has been spruced up over the past year with new and revamped food and drink venues, rebuilt cabanas and expanded areas of powdery soft sand. (usatoday.com)
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Norwegian Joy completes first preview cruise from Shanghai
After maiden calls to Singapore, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Norwegian Cruise Line, welcomed its newest cruise ship, Norwegian Joy, to her new home port of Shanghai, China. (etbtravelnews.global)
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Norman Reedus and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Return for Third Annual ‘Walker Stalker’ Cruise
Grab your comic books, a zombie apocalypse survival kit and as much undead face paint as you can cram into your carry-on. (cruisecritic.com)
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Cruise Lines in difficulties trying to appoint Counsel in Québec Small Claims Proceedings
In two strikingly similar recent cases before the small claims division of the Court of Québec, the court has held twice that the defendant cruise lines may not be represented by lawyers, as questions with respect to the application of Canadian maritime law and the interpretation of the Marine Liability Act are not considered to be complex questions of law under section 542 of the Québec Code of Civil Procedure. (blg.com)
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The Norwegian Jade is making Hamburg its new home port for the 2017 summer season
For the very first time in its corporate history, Norwegian Cruise Line is positioning a cruise ship in Hamburg scheduled for multiple voyages: the Norwegian Jade. Freshly spruced up and completely modernised, the ocean liner presented itself yesterday during its first-time arrival in Hamburg with a lap of honour in front of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. (more…)
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Norwegian Bliss’ keel laying ceremony held at Meyer Werft in Germany
Norwegian Cruise Line and Meyer Werft today, May 24,2017, celebrated the keel laying of Norwegian Bliss at the yard’s state of the art facility in Papenburg, Germany. (more…)
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Paramore Announce 2018 Parahoy! Festival Cruise
Set sail with the band for karaoke, acoustic sets, Q&A, and more
Paramore have announced their third Parahoy! Festival, an interactive concert cruise that sails from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas. (pitchfork.com)
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Norwegian Jewel Set to Sail in Asia for 2018 Summer
While the Norwegian Joy arrives in China this June, and a second newbuild hits the Chinese market from Norwegian Cruise Line in 2019, the Norwegian Jewel appears to be moving to Asia for the summer 2018 season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Norwegian Sky Becomes Line’s First Ship To Visit Cuba
When Norwegian Sky pulled into Havana this morning, it became the first ship in Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet to visit Cuba, a country long off-limits to American travelers because of a long-standing embargo. (cruisecritic.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Takes Delivery Of Norwegian Joy, the First Purpose-built Ship For China
Norwegian Cruise Line today took delivery of Norwegian Joy, the brand’s fifteenth ship and the first custom-designed for the Chinese cruise market, from Meyer Werft during an on board ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Infographic: 50 Years
Norwegian Cruise Line’s 50 Year History is now available for download from Cruise Industry News as a PDF infographic. The infographic was designed and developed by Cruise Industry News, and first published in the 2017 Cruise Industry News Spring Quarterly Magazine.
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Norwegian to Add Lifeguards to Fleet
Norwegian Cruise Line said that it will begin employing certified lifeguards at all of the family pools across its ships. The first responders will be trained and certified by the American Red Cross in lifesaving rescue measures and will monitor the family pools during scheduled pool hours. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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