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Norwegian Encore to Embark on Inaugural
Alaska Season
Norwegian Joy to
Debut in New York City
Immersive
Itineraries Announced for Norwegian Spirit
and Norwegian Jewel
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Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in global cruise
travel, today announced select 2020 and 2021 itineraries for 12 of its 17
ships.
The itineraries include Norwegian Encore’s debut in Seattle where she will sail
seven-day cruises to Alaska alongside her sister ship Norwegian Bliss, as well as Norwegian
Joy’s arrival in New York for the first time. Further, Norwegian
Spirit, which will undergo an extensive multi-million-dollar revitalization in
early 2020, will sail a variety of port-intensive itineraries from Tokyo, Japan
and Hong Kong, China. Norwegian Jewel will sail French
Polynesia, Hawaii and South Pacific cruises in spring
2020 and spring 2021.
“We are very excited to have
opened for sale incredibly appealing itineraries across our innovative fleet,”
said Andy Stuart, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian
Cruise Line. “With these compelling sailings as well as
the introduction of our latest ships, Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Encore, and the revitalization of our mid-size
vessels, we are confident guests will continue to savor every moment of their cruise vacation when they travel with us.”
Following are the itineraries
announced today:
ASIA AND
SOUTH PACIFIC
Beginning May 9, 2020 and opening
for sale on May 1, 2019, Norwegian Spirit will sail a
variety of port-intensive itineraries from Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong, China.
These 11 to 15-day itineraries will feature bucket-list worthy destinations
including calls to Shanghai and Beijing, China; Osaka, Okinawa, Mount Fuji
(Shimizu) and Sapporo, Japan; and Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan.
In early 2020, as part of the
company’s Norwegian Edge® program, Norwegian
Spirit will undergo an extensive multi-million-dollar revitalization including
new venues, updated staterooms and public spaces.
Norwegian Jewel
will sail a variety of French Polynesia, Hawaii, and South Pacific cruises in spring 2020 and spring 2021. Opening for sale on
April 17, 2019, these 11 to 21-day sailings will cruise
from Sydney, Australia; Papeete, Tahiti; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Vancouver,
British Columbia featuring visits to incredible destinations such as Bora Bora,
Moorea, Raiatea, and Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia; Lautoka, Suva, and Dravuni,
Fiji; Noumea, Lifou, and Ille des Pins, New Caledonia; Mystery Island, Espiritu
Santo, and Port Vila, Vanuatu; and the Big Island (Hilo and Kailua-Kona), Maui
(Kahului), Kauai (Nawiliwili), and Oahu (Honolulu), Hawaii.
ALASKA
Norwegian Bliss,
which launched last year, will be joined in Seattle this year and next by Norwegian Joy and in 2021 by the soon-to-debut Norwegian
Encore. Both Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian
Encore will offer a variety of seven-day cruises. Norwegian Bliss will call to Juneau, Ketchikan and Icy Strait
Point, Alaska as well as to Victoria, British Columbia beginning April 24,
2021. Her first visit to Icy Strait Point will be on May 12, 2021. Norwegian Encore will commence her Alaska season on May 2,
2021, sailing to Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska; and Victoria, British
Columbia. All of Norwegian Encore’s Alaska itineraries
will feature Glacier Bay. Norwegian Joy will sail to
Alaska, visiting Juneau, Ketchikan and Icy Strait Point as well as Victoria,
British Columbia from April 2020 to October 2020. Beginning May 10, 2021, Norwegian Jewel returns to Vancouver, British Columbia and
Seward, Alaska to sail her incredibly popular seven-day Glacier Bay Northbound
and Inside Passage itineraries.
THE
CARIBBEAN
As of April 13, 2021, Norwegian Breakaway will cruise a mix of
five, seven and nine-day Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean cruises from Miami. Her Eastern Caribbean sailings will include
calls to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands;
Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Norwegian’s private
island, Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. Her Western Caribbean cruises
feature visits to Roatán Island, Honduras; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and
the Caribbean’s premier resort-style destination in Belize, Harvest Caye. Norwegian Breakaway’s Southern Caribbean cruises
will visit Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curaçao; Kralendijk, Bonaire; and
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
BERMUDA,
CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND
Beginning April 14, 2021, Norwegian Joy will homeport in New York City for the first
time, sailing a mix of Bermuda as well as Canada and New England cruises. Her seven-day Bermuda sailings will offer guests three
full days to explore the island, while her five-day Canada and New England
voyages will feature visits to Portland, Maine and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
From April 18, 2021, Norwegian Gem will sail a mix of seven-day Bermuda cruises from Boston as well as seven-day Canada and New England
cruises from Boston and Quebec City, Canada. Visits
include Bar Harbor and Portland, Maine; Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia;
Saguenay, Quebec; and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Following her Caribbean cruises from Miami on August 24, 2021, Norwegian
Breakaway will sail seven-day Canada and New England cruises
from New York that will include calls to Bar Harbor and Portland, Maine;
Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Saint John, New Brunswick.
EUROPE
On April 25, 2021, Norwegian Epic will return to Europe to sail her popular
seven-day itineraries from Barcelona, Spain and Rome (Civitavecchia) with calls
to Naples and Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy; Cannes, France; and Palma de
Mallorca, Spain.
Beginning May 2, 2021, Norwegian Dawn will once again cruise the
Greek Isles from Venice, Italy with seven-day sailings that include visits to
Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and
Argostoli, Greece.
As of April 29, 2021, Norwegian Getaway will offer 10 and 11-day cruises
to the Greek Isles and Italy from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy with stops in
Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos and Athens
(Piraeus), Greece; and Naples and Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy.
Returning to Europe on May 28,
2021, Norwegian Escape will offer nine-day cruises to the Baltic region from Copenhagen, Denmark with
calls to Warnemünde, Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm (Nynashamn),
Sweden and an overnight in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
For more information or to book a
cruise, please call +852 2165 6000 (English, Cantonese
and Mandarin assistance), contact your preferred travel professional or visit
ncl.com.
ABOUT NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
As
the innovator in global cruise travel, Norwegian
Cruise Line has been breaking the boundaries of
traditional cruising for over 52 years. Most notably, the
cruise line revolutionized the industry by offering
guests the freedom and flexibility to design their ideal vacation on their
preferred schedule with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no
formal dress codes. Today, its fleet of 16 contemporary ships sail to nearly
300 of some of the world’s most desirable destinations, including Great Stirrup
Cay, the company’s private island in the Bahamas and its resort destination
Harvest Caye in Belize. Norwegian Cruise
Line not only provides superior guest service from land to sea, but also offers
a wide variety of award-winning entertainment and dining options as well as a
range of accommodations across the fleet, including solo-traveler staterooms,
mini-suites, spa-suites and The Haven by Norwegian®, the
company’s ship-within-a-ship concept. For more information or to book a cruise, please call +852 2165 6000 (English, Cantonese and
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