Tagged: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)

Norwegian Cruise Line’s largest ship, Norwegian Epic, has arrived in Barcelona, Spain, to begin its summer season of seven-night Mediterranean sailings. (travelagentcentral.com)

Anyone with a cruise booked from Miami onboard Norwegian Sky in 2016 can take advantage of the line’s newest offering: free, unlimited beer, wine and premium spirits. (cruisecritic.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced an expanded sales team that will support travel partners in Canada. Building on Norwegian’s Partners First program, the new announcement is a part of the line’s expansion of its North American sales team. (travelagentcentral.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that many of the line’s Asian dining venues can now be enjoyed on a complimentary basis across the fleet. (more…)

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the launch of three new South American Cruisetours, beginning November 2015. (travelagentcentral.com)

Another cruise line account is up for grabs: Norwegian Cruise Line is reviewing its creative and media business, which The Martin Agency has handled since 2011. (adweek.com)

Citing a “technical issue” with the Norwegian Star’s ABB Azipod propulsion system, Norwegian Cruise Line has been forced to cancel a 15-day Panama Canal sailing departing on April 12 on the Norwegian Star. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The cruise line will begin offering weddings at sea performed by the ship’s captain aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Getaway and on Norwegian Escape after it debuts this fall. (cruisecritic.com)

If you’re ordering room service onboard Norwegian Breakaway or Getaway in the near future, you will notice a new charge. Norwegian Cruise Line is testing an enhanced room service menu on Breakaway-class ships that incurs a convenience charge of up to $7.95 per order. (cruisecritic.com)

The first at-sea Jimmy Buffet Five O’Clock Somewhere Bar is open for business onboard Norwegian Star, which just returned to service after a two-week dry dock as part of Norwegian Cruise Line’s NEXT program. (cruisecritic.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line is considering sending its 2018 Breakaway-plus class newbuild to China, according to Timothy Conder, CPA and senior analyst at Wells Fargo Securities. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The Norwegian Star is a sign that the ship repair business in Portland has bounced back from near extinction. It’s now so healthy that it needs more workers. (kgw.com)

Another high-ranking Norwegian Cruise Line executive is gone, as Michael Flesch is no longer with the company, Cruise Industry News can report.

Norwegian Cruise Line has appointed Andy Stuart as its president and COO, just five months after Drew Madsen took the title. (cruisecritic.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line will close out Wave Season with the Freestyle Choice Spectacular promotion that offers a choice of perks for new bookings. (travelpulse.com)

Captain Evans Hoyt, an experienced seafarer with more than 30 years at sea, will take the helm of Norwegian Escape upon delivery this October. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Starting in March, passengers onboard Norwegian Cruise Line will have to fork over a little bit more for the daily service charge, which the line is raising by 95 cents for most cabin categories. (cruisecritic.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line is increasing the size of its overall sales force by 40 percent, an expansion that will almost double the number of sales representatives in the field. (travelpulse.com)

Norwegian Cruise Line has named World Travel Holdings (WTH) its 2014 Elite Agency of the Year for the fourth year in a row. (travelpulse.com)

The Norwegian Getaway is heading to Brazil to become a hotel ship for the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to a report from Inside the Games. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

When Norwegian Escape debuts in November, it will feature two restaurants from Iron Chef Jose Garces, along with a craft beer hall from Miami-based craft brewery Wynwood Brewing Company. (cruisecritic.com)

Care for an arctic blast with your spa treatment? Norwegian Escape, set to debut in November, will add a Snow Room to its Thermal Suite, which Norwegian Cruise Line is billing as the largest at sea. (cruisecritic.com)