Buried deep in NCL’s latest presser about their Summer 2013/14 Deployment, I found this interesting tidbit: Guests will also have the opportunity to sail round-trip from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy or Marseille, France giving them the flexibility to choose the homeport that is more convenient for them. I’ve always wondered when lines would start doing this. [...]
Well we all knew that the bubble just burst this past summer for cruises in the Med. I mean Barcelona alone had what like 11 ships homeported there. Who didn’t see this coming. Royal Caribbean was the first to pull their ships out. Now NCl is sending 3 ships to Alaska in 2013 hoping that [...]
Some Highlights with the full results below: Income for the quarter improved 18.3% to $162.7 million Net Revenue grew 4.6% to $491.6 million Expenses from the 2010 launch of Norwegian Epic increase Q3 2010 17.9% increase in the price of fuel Net Cruise Cost per Capacity Day decreased 5.3%, or 6.2% on a Constant Currency [...]
File this one under conjecture, but I believe I may be onto something. I have been sitting on this for a week or two by now. I usually like to study the hi-res renders of new ships and see if I can spot anything intriguing. Well lets take a look at the Breakaway. On the [...]
Looks like I Jumped the gun here: Breakaway voyages can now be browsed on their site. Here’s how its shaping out: Maiden voyage will be a 7-Night Transatlantic Southampton to New York on April 30, 2013 Day 1 Southampton Depart 5:00 PM Day 2-7 At Sea Day 8 New York Arrive 8:00 AM [...]
As the banner above says, today she goes on sale to all non-latitudes [past guests]. Unfortunately from the below pic, you cant browse the prices. I’ll be curious to see how much her Bermuda trips go for. Traditionally, Bermuda cruises have higher fees, plus add in the New ship premium, and you have some potentially [...]
…they will be homeporting the Norwegian Breakaway in New York City. Full presser after the break:
Via @NCLFreestyle: Just announced: Norwegian Breakaway will home-port in New York City & Peter Max has been commissioned to paint signature hull artwork!
Stay tuned to the blog for updates as they leak out. Carnivals is apparently today in NYC and NCL’s will be at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal later this week.
