Norwegian Cruise Line Ships to Get Emission Scrubbers.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Breakaway to have Scrubbers Installed

Norwegian Cruise Line announced that a significant investment will be made in reducing their ships emissions with the installation of 28 scrubbers on six ships in the line’s fleet.

The company has contracted with Green Tech Marine for the outfitting of the scrubbers on Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Sun.

The scrubbers will be installed starting this spring and installation will continue through 2016. Green Tech Marine also supplied the scrubbers on the line’s Hawaii-based Pride of America last year and will deliver 10 scrubbers to the company’s two new builds, Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss, being constructed in Germany.
 
The Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Breakaway sail from New York to Bermuda, Florida / Bahamas, Caribbean and New England/Canada  year-round.

The Norwegian Dawn sails seasonally from Boston to Bermuda and New England/Canada.

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Norwegian Cruise Line to Roll Out Carlos Bake Shop Fleet Wide.

Norwegian Cruise Line to Roll Out Carlos Bake Shop Fleet Wide.

 

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Master Baker Buddy Valastro, star of the popular TLC television series “Cake Boss” and “Next Great Baker,” who recently opened two Carlo’s Bake Shop locations on board Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, will now feature his incredible dessert creations on all Norwegian ships, fleet-wide.

“The Carlo’s Bake Shop cakes and pastries on Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway have been a huge hit with our guests,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “We are thrilled to make Cruising like a Norwegian even sweeter now by offering Buddy’s incredible dessert creations to guests sailing on all of the ships in our fleet.”

“Our ‘family’ is growing and we couldn’t be happier,” said Buddy Valastro. “Partnering with Norwegian to launch Carlo’s on board Norwegian Breakaway and Getaway was an incredible experience and now we are so excited that cruisers on any of Norwegian’s amazing ships will be able to enjoy our desserts during their vacations.”

In the coming weeks, guests sailing on any Norwegian Cruise Line ship will have the opportunity to enjoy the delicious treats and confections that the original Carlo’s bakery is known for, including: Carlo’s Bake Shop’s famous cannoli’s, lobster tails, tiramisu, plus a variety of other unique cakes, cupcakes and Italian cookies.

Norwegian Epic will be the first ship to offer Carlo’s Bakery items on board starting March 9, followed by Norwegian Dawn on March 16, Norwegian Jewel on March 23, Norwegian Star on March 30 and Norwegian Gem on April 8, 2014. The remaining ships will offer Carlo’s items in the coming months.

Carlo’s Bake Shop dessert items will be featured in each ship’s Java and Atrium Cafes and available for purchase a la carte.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Unveils 2015/16 Winter Cruise Schedule from the New York and Boston.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn to Sail Repositioning Cruise From Boston Winter 2015/16

Norwegian Cruise Line announces Winter of 2015/16 Cruises.

• Norwegian Gem will offer 10-day Eastern Caribbean cruises from New York from October 10, 2015 through April 11, 2016, cruising to San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Tortola, British Virgin Islands. This new itineraryprovides a full day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, giving guests more time to explore this flavorful island or experience its world famous El Yunque rainforest.
• Norwegian Breakaway will offer seven-day Bahamas & Florida itineraries from New York City from October 25 through November 22, 2015, from December 13 through 27, 2015 and from February 14 through April 17, 2015. Ports of call include Orlando & The Beaches (Port Canaveral); Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay; and Nassau, Bahamas.
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  Norwegian Dawn will sail a 14-Day Caribbean Adventure from Boston, Massachusetts, to New Orleans on October 30, 2015.  Ports of call include San Juan, Puerto Rico; Kralendijk, Bonaire; Willemstad, Curacao; Oranjestad, Aruba; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico.
  
  
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Norwegian Cruise Line Offers Speciality Dining Package

Norwegian Cruise Line Specialty Restaurant

Norwegian Cruise Line today introduced an all-new way for guests to have access to one of Norwegian’s specialty restaurants every night of their cruise. Called  “Norwegian’s Ultimate Dining Package,” this new program provides the opportunity for guests to  experience each of the line’s most popular specialty restaurants including Cagney’s, the line’s signature steakhouse; French bistro, Italian restaurant, Moderno Churrascaria, Asian-Fusion Restaurant and more*, at a special  rate based on the length of the cruise. The package is currently available on all Norwegian ships fleet wide.

            “We are excited to offer guests the Ultimate Dining Package, giving them the opportunity to experience each of our incredible specialty restaurants,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line's chief executive officer. “The Ultimate Dining Package truly captures the essence of Freestyle Cruising by allowing guests to dine in the specialty restaurant of their choice, every night of their cruise, at one very reasonable package price.”

The Ultimate Dining Package gives guests the opportunity to have a taste of something deliciously new every night of their cruise when they experience the array of specialty restaurants found on board Norwegian ships. Diners will delight in Norwegian’s signature steakhouse, featuring succulent grilled steaks, perfectly cooked double cut lamb chops and other delectable steakhouse favorites. Another one of Norwegian’s signature specialty restaurants is the French bistro, where guests will enjoy French favorites such as escargot, coq au vin and a spectacular vanilla crème brulee for dessert. Guests will also love dining in Norwegian’s traditional Italian restaurant, where they can feast on a variety of pastas, made-to-order specialty pizzas, and other Italian favorites such as chicken parmesan and osso bucco in a casual atmosphere. At Norwegian’s Asian Fusion restaurant, guests can experience the flavors of the far east including Japanese Teppanyaki, Chinese or Pan-Asian Cuisine. Meat lovers will delight in the opportunity to dine in Moderno Churrascaria, where unlimited servings of succulent Brazilian barbeque are served tableside by Norwegian’s own passadores.

Norwegian’s Ultimate Dining Package is available in tiers based on cruise length. On three to six day voyages, guests can dine anywhere throughout their cruise at a set price of $59 per person; for seven-day voyages, the package is $119 per person; $149 per person on eight to 10 day cruises; $199 per person for cruises of 10 to 15 days; $259 per person during cruises of 16 days to 25 days; $299 per person during cruises of 26 days to 35 days and $349 per person during cruises of 36 days to 45 days. 

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Norwegian Cruise Line Announces 2015-2016 Itineraries.

Norwegian Cruise Line announced their 2015/16 Itineraries from New York and Boston. Other than adding some new itineraries - the line up appears to be the same. With Both the Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Breakaway sailing from New York and the Norwegian Dawn from Boston.

Norwegian Gem - Norwegian Cruise Line

The Norwegian Gem will sail from New York on

• 7 or 8 Day cruises to Florida and the Bahamas
• 6 or 7 Day cruises to New England Canada

Water Slides on Board the Norwegian Breakaway

The Norwegian Breakaway will sail from New York on

• 7 Day cruises to Bermuda
• 2 Night Cruises to Nowhere

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn Sails from Boston and Quebec Canada

The Norwegian Dawn will sail from Boston Ma, on

• 7 Day cruises to Bermuda
• 7 Day New England Canada Cruises (ending in Quebec Canada)

The Norwegian Dawn will sail select cruises from Quebec, Canada on

•  7 Day cruises to new England and Canada (ending in Boston).

More cruises will be announced for the winter program for the Norwegian Breakaway and the repositioning cruise for the Norwegian Dawn from Boston to New Orleans, La.

For More details - check out the Norwegian Cruise Line website.

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Norwegian Cruise Line's Private Island to Have Bacardi's Rum Bar.

 

Bacardi Rum Bar on Norwegian Cruise Line's Private Island - Great Stirrup Cay.

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that the Bacardi Bar, a first of its kind rum bar, opened yesterday on Great Stirrup Cay, the line’s private island in the Bahamas. The Bacardi Bar on Great Stirrup Cay offers guests the opportunity to relax at a spectacular beach bar venue and experience Bacardi’s range of exceptional rums at the beverage company’s first permanent Bacardi Bar location in the Caribbean.

The Bacardi Bar on Great Stirrup Cay celebrated its grand opening yesterday during Norwegian Pearl’s visit to the island. Guests sailing on board Norwegian Pearl attended the bar’s opening festivities, which featured a live DJ set, exhibitions by two of Bacardi’s top mixologists, drink samples, giveaways and an exciting christening ceremony which featured a ceremonious Bacardi-bottle breaking.

“We are excited to announce the grand opening of the Bacardi Bar,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian’s chief executive officer. “We are honored to partner with Bacardi for the launch of our island’s newest bar. Bacardi’s rich history and quality beverage products are the perfect complement to our private island experience. We know that our guests are going to love spending time here during their visit to Great Stirrup Cay.”

Inspired by Bacardi’s rich 150 year history and distinct Cuban heritage, Great Stirrup Cay’s Bacardi Bar and terrace feature the iconic Bacardi Bat logo, original Bacardi advertising artwork and Cuban-inspired fixtures including specially-designed tiles and shutters. Guests who visit the Bacardi Bar during their time on the island can experience some of Bacardi’s superior craft rums through superb freshly made cocktails such as the Cuba Libre and the Original Bacardi Mojito. In addition, the Bacardi Bar will feature a flight of Mojitos so that guests can sample some of Bacardi’s most popular Mojito creations.

"We have had a long, strong partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line I and am pleased that we were able to work together so closely to develop Great Stirrup Cay’s new Bacardi Bar,” said Zachary Sulkes, Bacardi Global Travel Retail Regional Manager. “It is partners like Norwegian that allow Bacardi to continue to bring added value to the cruise industry. Norwegian’s Private Island offered an opportunity for Bacardi and Norwegian to give guests a new and unique experience, and we believe Norwegian’s guests will agree when they visit the island.”

In addition to the wide range of specialty cocktails that are offered at the Bacardi Bar, guests who visit the bar each week will have a chance to experience exclusive events and entertainment, including live mixology, live DJ’s and a variety of interactive games.

Norwegian was the first cruise line to offer an uninhabited tropical island experience exclusively for its guests. Norwegian’s 250-acre private island offers magnificent white sand beaches, majestic palms and calm, pristine waters where an abundance of colorful marine life inhabits the surrounding coral reefs. Activities on the island include snorkeling; Waverunner® tours; eco boat tours; kayaking; parasailing; shopping at the straw market; and more.

Guests sailing on board Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Sky all have the opportunity to experience the Bacardi Bar during their upcoming cruises to the Bahamas.

Norwegian Pearl offers seven-day cruises to the Western Caribbean from Miami. Ports of call include, Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico.

Norwegian Breakaway, the ship that brings the best of NYC to Sea, cruises from the Big Apple to the Bahamas & Florida, now through December 28, 2013, with ports of call including Port Canaveral (Orlando and the Beaches), Florida; Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

Norwegian Sky sails year-round from Miami, offering a series of three and four-day cruises. Norwegian Sky visits Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay on her three-day cruise, the four-day itinerary also includes a visit to Grand Bahama Island.

Please note that alcohol is not included in the price of the cruise and extra fees apply.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Offers Suite Passengers Butler Drawn Bath Menu

Norwegian Cruise Line Offers Suite Passengers Butler Drawn Bath Menu

Norwegian Cruise Line has added another element of luxury to the line’s array of exclusive suite amenities by introducing a new, first of its kind in the cruise industry “Bath Butler” menu, offering guests the opportunity to pamper themselves with one of the line’s signature baths, which are drawn by the suite guest’s dedicated certified butler. The butler baths are listed on an in-suite menu and available in all suites fleet wide, including those in the Haven by Norwegian, the line’s exclusive ship-within-in-a-ship suite complex.

“Norwegian’s suites offer a level of service and array of exclusive amenities that can only be found in five and six star land-based resorts,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian Cruise Line’s chief executive officer. “With the introduction of our Bath Butler Menu, we are taking luxury to the next level and know that our guests will love pampering themselves with one of these specially designed baths drawn by our certified butlers.”

Norwegian’s Bath Butler Menu features seven different luxury bath packages, each inspired by one of Norwegian’s spectacular destinations. Every package also includes a tasty treat and refreshing beverage selection. Many of Norwegian’s suite bath tubs also have views of the ocean for an even more luxurious experience.

For those guests wanting the ultimate in pampering, Norwegian’s signature drawn bath is the unparalleled Mediterranean Soak. For $499, guests will bask in the French verbena bubbles that surround them, as they block out the world with their eye mask while sipping on a glass of chilled Dom Perignon champagne, poured from the bottle that sits beside them. In addition, guests who indulge in the Mediterranean Soak will enjoy feasting on sturgeon caviar.

Additional Bath Menu options include:

• Mexican Riviera Retreat, $99: Guests can ease into a siesta with a lime exfoliating body scrub with loofah. Then enjoy the perfect nightcap of a freshly made, all natural margarita with 100% agave tequila, premium triple orange liqueur and fresh squeezed limes.
• Caribbean Calm, $99: Guests will feel like they are in the tropics while enjoying a passion fruit bath gel with exfoliator gloves, topped off with a hand-muddled Mojito prepared with Bacardi Superior, fresh mint and hand pressed limes.
• Hawaiian Bloom, $99: Aloha! Guests will find their own tropical paradise by slipping into a plumeria milk bath with floating flowers and be treated to a coconut kiwi pineapple splash prepared with Bacardi Rock Coconut, pineapple juice, lemon lime soda with chunks of fresh pineapple and kiwi.
• Alaskan Plunge, $99: Guests will experience refreshing relaxation with pine bath salts and a back scratcher.  After soaking, guests can enjoy a cold pitcher of strawberry lemonade with Stolichnaya vodka, fresh strawberries and hand pressed lemons.
• Great Island Oasis, $99: Guests will find they are in their own private oasis as they slip into a seaweed eucalyptus bath, complete with bath pillow and  passion punch made with passion fruit liqueur, vodka, fresh fruit juices and sparkling wine.
• Wonder waterfall, $49: Bath time should be fun time for the kids. The perfect time for kids to splash around with kiwi fruit berry bath bombs. Then treat them to a yummy kid-friendly strawberry and banana smoothie. 

 For more information, contact Norwegian Cruise Line, one of our advertisers or your travel professional.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Offers Drink Packages on Select Ships

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem To Trial Drink Package.

Norwegian Cruise Line is testing out an all inclusive drink package. The package is only available on the Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Gem (From New York), and Norwegian Sun. The package starts at $49 per person, per day. All guests in the cabin 21 and over must buy the package. Gratuities are extra.

At this point, this is a trial. If sucessful it will be extended to other ships in the fleet. Check with  Norwegian Cruise Line for details and availability.

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Norwegian Cruise Lines Offering Discounts For Cruises Booked Between Now and Friday 1/26

 

Norwegian Cruise Lines Sails from New York and Boston - Offering Discounts This week only. Ship Pictured: Norwegian Gem

Norwegian Cruise Line is launching a DASH Sale today on all sailings of three days or longer, fleet-wide. Guests who book any Norwegian cruise vacation by Friday, January 25, 2013, can receive up to $250 per stateroom to spend on board (based on cruise length and stateroom category), free balcony upgrades as part of the line’s Upgrade Wave sales event, reduced deposits and an e-coupon booklet worth up to $300 in on-board savings. Air credits up to $1000 are also available on select sailings.

Vacationers can save on any of Norwegian’s cruise vacations to popular destinations around the world including Alaska, Bahamas & Florida, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Canada & New England, Europe and Hawaii. 

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Winter Time Cruising From New York Is In Full Swing.

Queen Victoria, Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jewel at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.- Copyright NYCruiseInfo,com

Winter time cruising from New York is in full swing. Yesterday 1/18, three ships were docked at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Jewel, which departed promptly at 5:00 PM, and is sailing on a 2 day cruise to nowhere. The ship is expect to hug the New Jersey coast for the next 2 days and return to New York on Sunday.

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Gem, which also departed promptly at 5:00 PM and she is sailing on a 9-Day cruise to San Juan, Puerto Rico; Phillipsburg, St Maarten; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Samana, Dominican Republic;

Cuanrd Line's Queen Victoria which sailed at 9:00 PM on a 97-Day around the world cruise, visiting exotic destinations world wide.

It was a cold day in New York but beautifully clear.

To find a winter cruise that is right for you - browse the 2013 cruise schedule from Manhattan, Cape Liberty Bayonne and Brooklyn

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