Cruise news (Norwegian Epic-tagged)
- Accidents
Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Epic denied entry to the USVI due to COVID cases onboard
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) turned away 2 cruise liners with COVID outbreaks onboard, the country's Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion revealed...
December 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Epic is NCL's first cruise ship to homeport in Haifa (Israel)
Norwegian Epic is NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's first ship that will experience Haifa (Tel Aviv-Nazareth, Israel) for the first time in the history of...
November 13, 2021 - Accidents
Cruise ship itinerary changes due to 48-hour general strike at all major ports in Greece
A number of cruise liners had to adjust their itineraries after PNO-Panhellenic Maritime Federation announced a 48-hour general strike beginning on...
November 9, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL continues Great Cruise Comeback with the restart of its 7th ship, Norwegian Bliss
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line continues its Great Cruise Comeback with the restart of its 7th ship, Norwegian Bliss, sailing week-long cruises to the...
October 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
2 more NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line ships restart in the Mediterranean
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line marked another milestone in the company's Great Cruise Comeback via the redeployment of the Norwegian Epic and Norwegian...
September 13, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line restarts with Norwegian Jade ship from Piraeus-Athens Greece
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line on Sunday, July 25, officially restarted passenger shipping operations. Norwegian Jade was not only the first of the 17...
July 26, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line restarts in Europe from Barcelona and Rome on September 5
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced a further restart of sailings in Europe from the homeports of Barcelona, Spain, and Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy...
April 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line returns to cruising in Europe and the Caribbean
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced its highly anticipated return to service, revealing new itineraries sailing Europe and the Caribbean beginning on...
April 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line reveals Summer 2023 itineraries
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale its summer 2023 itineraries while launching a Black Friday Sale, the company’s best deal of the year...
November 19, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line introduces winter 2022-2023 itineraries
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale a range of winter 2022-2023 worldwide voyages for 13 of its 18 liners, providing guests with a variety of...
September 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line sending its North America-based ships to Europe
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line - is sending a proportion of its North America-homeported cruise ships to Europe...
August 17, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Jewel of the Seas and Norwegian Epic plan technical calls in Gibraltar
Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas and NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic plan to carry out technical calls at Gibraltar on Monday, August...
August 9, 2020 - Cruise Industry
200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-Norwegian Epic to return home June 28
Mauritian crew stranded on NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's ship Norwegian Epic for 3+ months will finally be repatriated via a charter flight scheduled...
June 24, 2020 - Accidents
200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-Norwegian Epic begging to return home
About 200 crew (Mauritius nationals) are currently stranded on the Norwegian Cruise Line-owned ship Norwegian Epic, waiting for a charter flight to...
May 26, 2020 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line re-categorizing Mini-Suites to Club Balcony Suite
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it is re-categorizing fleetwide the Mini-Suite staterooms, also renaming them and adding free perks. NCL’s...
April 17, 2020