Variety of deals for Caribbean
These are promised pricing from my Ports and Bows column running nationally on November 5 in Postmedia papers across Canada. The column is re-printed below the pricing noted here. Some are tremendous...
View ArticleNCL exclusive for Haven guests
Let’s catch up on some news items of interest from three cruise lines that are familiar to everybody… Norwegian is launching a shoreside concierge desk that’s exclusively for passengers who book...
View ArticleNorwegian blue, something new
NCL — Norwegian Cruise Lines — has announced its summer schedule for 2013. While much stays the same, NCL will be adding something new in the form of the new ship Breakaway that will be launched in...
View ArticleU.S. lines importing interporting
Donna Tunney of Travel Weekly wrote a column recently about interporting. Have you heard of it? Interporting simply means boarding passengers other than at the home port. A sad example of interporting...
View ArticleCostly mistake for Norwegian
Norwegian Cruise Lines got its knuckles rapped by a federal labour investigation team for not paying back wages and overtime to some 2,059 employees who were staffers on the Pride of America, the only...
View ArticleNorwegian’s itineraries Europe for 2013
Norwegian Cruise Line, known for its very colourful exteriors, is announcing plans for the 2013 European schedule. Next year, Norwegian will have one of the most anticipated launches of the year when...
View ArticleRefurbished Rhapsody heading for Canada
Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas is in the middle of a refurbishing — or re-fit if you like — in Singapore. Once back in the water, she will sail to Australia before leaving for the West Coast of...
View ArticleMajor changes with Norwegian’s Breakaway
You are going to find some new concepts on Norwegian’s top-to-bottom ship — Breakaway — when she starts sailing in April 2013 from her home port, New York. Two new areas will dominate a good part of...
View ArticlePort of Miami getting the Getaway
Norwegian Cruise Line has picked home ports for both its new ships, Breakaway and Getaway. The last to find a home is the Getaway, currently being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,...
View ArticleNew NCL ship Breakaway a family affair
The Breakaway, the next ship in line under the Norwegian brand, is expected to aim right at that growing demographic — families. The 4000-plus passenger ship will arrive next year, complete with a...
View ArticleGetting ready for Transatlantic season
This Blog is tied into my Ports and Bows newspaper column for this weekend in these papers: Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star, Winnipeg Free Press, Regina Leader Post, Saskatoon Star...
View ArticleNorwegian getting ready for 2013 season
Norwegian Cruise Line is breaking news for what’s happening next year. The highlight of the 2013 season will be inauguration of the line’s 12th ship, Norwegian Breakaway. It will sail to Bermuda,...
View ArticleNot too late to cross the ocean
While you were enjoying the holiday yesterday, I was rummaging around websites looking for some last-minute Transatlantic deals. Yup, there was still space left as I wrote this on Monday afternoon. If...
View ArticleCrystal alternative for solo cruisers
The cruise subject that dominates my email in-box is solo cruising fares. There are not many choices except for Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic, with 128 single cabins. Elsewhere, we often find solo fares...
View ArticleEpic’s heart beating for new ships
Bob and Nancy Dunn of cruisingdoneright.com were on the Norwegian Epic this month. Following is the first of their three reports for Ports and Bows. While remaining the largest ship in Norwegian’s...
View Article‘E’ still Epic Entertainment
Choice. That’s what entertainment is all about on the Norwegian Epic. You can watch Legends In Concert, another three-act show, right now featuring “Jimmy Buffet”, “Donna Summer” and “Michael Jackson”...
View ArticleEpic trips to Eastern Caribbean
If you should be heading for the Eastern Caribbean for the first time, as we were on the Norwegian Epic, you may find our experience helpful as well as economically beneficial. On a one-time visit to...
View ArticleTime to check Atlantic crossings
The Queen Mary 2 is the last of the great ocean liners and, in fact, the only true ocean liner now sailing with a mainstream cruise company. Ships, yes…lots of ships out there, but no liners. For the...
View ArticleStock and sales at Norwegian
It’s an exciting time for Norwegian Cruise Line. Last week, the cruise line’s IPO opened successfully with a 30 per cent increase the first day. You can now buy stock in Royal Caribbean, Carnival and...
View ArticleCruise news including the blues
Let’s catch up: We can laugh at this item, but I wonder if the people on the cruise ship were laughing. A few weeks ago, the Norwegian Epic was on its way to Nassau. All was good until the ship...
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