Cruise news (Norwegian Star-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line's Extraordinary Journey itineraries 2021-2022-2023
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line opened bookings for itineraries in 2021-2022-2023, with 20+ new cruise port destinations across the 7 continents...
May 11, 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 - Accidents
Norwegian Star Suffers Mechanical Issue Affecting Cruising Speed
Due to a mechanical issue (affecting the ship's max cruising speed), the 7-day Greek Isles cruise (itinerary Nov 3-10, roundtrip from Venice Italy...
November 3, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Norwegian Star
A passenger was medevaced from a Norwegian Cruise Line's ship off Southern California. According to the Coast Guard, Norwegian Star requested...
February 1, 2019 - Accidents
VIDEO: British Woman Rescued 10 Hours After Falling From Norwegian Star
A Gloucestershire woman spent ten hours in the sea after falling from an NCL cruise ship. The Brithish passenger Kay Longstaff went overboard...
August 23, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Line Completes Refurbishments of 3 Ships
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced it had completed the refurbishments of 3 of its cruise ships: Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sun and Norwegian...
August 12, 2018 - Accidents
Stricken Norwegian Star Returns to Sea
A cruise ship stranded off the Australian coast after a mechanical failure returns to sea today bound for New Zealand. Norwegian Star, which departed...
February 14, 2017 - Accidents
Norwegian Star Breaks Down Near Australia
Distressed cruise passengers are in tears, with their ship broken down and drifting off Victorian coast. Preparations are underway to tow Norwegian...
February 10, 2017 - Accidents
Technical Issues Continue Aboard Norwegian Star
Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had to revise the 21-day cruise of Norwegian Star which left from Hong Kong to Sydney on January 16, 2017. Late...
February 1, 2017 - Accidents
Norwegian Star Skips Calls Due To Azipod Failure
Norwegian Star has suffered azipod failure during a voyage in Indonesia, Singapore and Australia via the Great Barrier Reef. During the passage out...
January 28, 2017 - Accidents
Jacksonville Couple First Cruise Ends in Disappointment
When it's your first cruise on the high seas the expectations are high. However, Natalie Woods learned that expectations can be swept away just...
January 5, 2017 - Accidents
Norwegian Star experiences propulsion problems
Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Star experienced technical issues with her azipod propulsion system. The ship was forced to alter the...
October 18, 2015