Cruise calls to Norfolk ‘an economic shot-in-the-arm’ for city
Passengers saying Norfolk call was smooth, businesses looking at influx of people. (more…)
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Big expectations for cruise travel out of Norfolk in 2025
A record-breaking cruise season in 2023 is paving the way for an even bigger phase in Norfolk’s evolution into a cruise city. (more…)
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Norfolk cruise terminal to close for renovations in 2024
The Half Moon Cruise Terminal in downtown Norfolk will close for a year while crews prepare it to welcome the Carnival Sunshine in 2025. The city approved $12 million for it in the budget back in June. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Begins Norfolk’s Biggest-Ever Cruise Season
Carnival Cruise Line is beginning its longest deployment yet in Norfolk, Va. today (May 14, 2023), with Carnival Magic sailing its first cruise of an extended season that is expected to bring the highest volume of cruise guests to the city in its history. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line launches longest sailing season ever from Norfolk
Carnival Cruise Line is about to embark on its longest sailing season ever, and it’ll be starting from Nauticus right here in Norfolk. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Opens 2025 Bookings From Norfolk, Steering Toward Port’s First-Ever Year-Round Sailing Program
Carnival Cruise Line announced today that the first series of year-round cruises from Norfolk, Va., are now opening for sale as Carnival continues to plan its biggest-ever operational schedule from Virginia. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Announces Significant Expansion in Norfolk to Bring Highest Guest Volume in Port’s History
Carnival Cruise Line today (November 14, 2022) announced it will more than double the fun and the cruises it offers from Norfolk, Virginia, in 2023, and extend sailings to a consecutive six-month period from May through October. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line Sets Sail on First Cruise from Norfolk in More Than Two Years. Carnival Magic is the Largest Ship Ever to Depart from Port
With Carnival Magic’s sailing today, Carnival Cruise Line marks its return to guest operations from Norfolk, Va. with the first cruise to set sail from the city since 2019 on the largest ship to ever depart from the city’s Half Moone Cruise Center. (more…)
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Nauticus’ cruise season sets sail as 2 cruise ships set to arrive in Norfolk
More than 5,000 passengers are expected to arrive in Norfolk as Nauticus welcomes its first back-to-back cruise calls since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
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Cruise ship season returns to Hampton Roads with arrival of Norwegian Getaway Sunday
A familiar sight is returning to the Elizabeth River this year as cruise ships make their way to Hampton Roads after a pause in operations due to the pandemic. Norwegian Cruise Lines’ ship, the 1,000-foot-long “Norwegian Getaway”, docked at Nauticus Sunday afternoon and embarked for the Bahamas Sunday evening. (wavy.com)
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When ‘game-changer’ $2.6 million Virginia cruise ship gangway is slated to open
A new $2.6 million cruise ship gangway is being built in Norfolk and is expected to be finished in 2022. An enormous crane can be seen along the waterfront in downtown Norfolk as construction begins on Nauticus’ new cruise ship gangway. (wtvr.com)
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Carnival Cruise Line Signs Five-year Agreement With City Of Norfolk. Carnival Magic to operate 12 Cruises and Nearly 50,000 Guests in 2021
Carnival Cruise Line today announced that it has signed a five-year agreement with the City of Norfolk to operate seasonal cruises from the Half Moone Cruise Center through 2025. (more…)
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British cruise ship arrives in Norfolk on Boxing Day
Touted as “Britain’s newest cruise ship,” the United Kingdom-based Spirit of Discovery docked in Norfolk for the first time for a port visit. The ship brought 1,000 passengers stateside, who spent the traditional English holiday touring local attractions and destinations, including the British-themed Dickens’ Christmas Towne located inside the cruise terminal. (wtkr.com)
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Norfolk looks at improving cruise ship terminal to accommodate larger ships
Norfolk looks at improving cruise ship terminal to accommodate larger ships (WAVY TV 10)
In an effort to one day dock large ships, Norfolk is studying what improvements need to be made at it’s current cruise pier. (more…)
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Carnival Sunrise Departs On Inaugural Voyage From Norfolk
Following an extensive $200 million renovation that added a variety of food, beverage and entertainment innovations as well as stateroom upgrades, Carnival Sunrise is making her debut today at Norfolk’s Decker Half Moone Cruise Center. (more…)
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No Ships Will Sail from Norfolk Cruise Port in 2018
The Half Moone Cruise & Celebration Center cruise terminal in Norfolk, Virginia, will not serve as a port of embarkation during the 2018 cruise season. (cruisecritic.com)
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Norfolk cruise ship terminal to be named for Pete Decker Jr.
That giant sucking sound four decades ago was made by businesses fleeing downtown for the suburbs. (pilotonline.com)
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Norfolk gears up for even more cruise passengers in 2016
Following a banner year in 2015, Norfolk is gearing up to welcome even more cruise ship passengers in 2016. Carnival Cruise Lines returned to Norfolk last year offering cruises to the Bahamas and Bermuda. (wtkr.com)
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