Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that cruising from additional U.S. and International ports will resume this fall. The first ship to sail for Norwegian will be the Norwegian Jade this July.
Guests will be able to once again sail on the Norwegian Breakaway, Encore, Escape, Pearl, Jewel, Spirit, and Pride of America soon. The return to Alaska cruising will begin August 7th out of Seattle. These voyages will operate in the U.S. and are contingent on the CDC but progress has been made.
The following ships are being redeveloped by Norwegian.
- Norwegian Joy will cruise from Miami beginning Oct. 19, 2021 with five to 11-day Caribbean voyages.
- Norwegian Breakaway will cruise seven-day itineraries to Bermuda from New York beginning Oct. 24, 2021.
- Pride of America will offer seven-day Hawaii interisland voyages from Honolulu beginning Nov. 6, 2021.
- Norwegian Bliss will cruise from Los Angeles for seven-day Mexican Riviera voyages beginning Nov. 7, 2021.
- Norwegian Encore will offer seven-night itineraries from Miami to the Caribbean beginning Nov. 14, 2021.
- Beginning Nov. 20, 2021, Norwegian Escape will cruise for the first time from Orlando (Port Canaveral), Fla., offering seven-day itineraries to the Caribbean.
- Norwegian Pearl will sail from Miami offering Panama Canal, Bahamas and Caribbean cruises beginning Dec. 23, 2021.
- Beginning Jan. 20, 2022, Norwegian Jewel will be the first ship in the fleet to offer roundtrip Panama Canal cruises from Panama City (Colón and Fuerte Amador).
- Norwegian Sun will sail for the first time in Asia beginning Jan. 28, 2022, offering a five-day Japan itinerary from Hong Kong, before sailing a variety of 11-day cruises from Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
- Norwegian Spirit will cruise 12-day Australia and New Zealand voyages from Sydney, and Auckland, New Zealand beginning Feb. 9, 2022.
Norwegian is excited to return to sailing after 500 days without it. Their SailSAFE program is backed by science and in conjunction with health officials and port partners. Along with today’s redeployment news more cruises have been canceled. Pride of America sailings through October 30th, Norwegian Escape through November 2nd, Norwegian Jewel through January 9th, 2022, Norwegian Pearl through December 7th, Norwegian Spirit through January 28th, 2022, Norwegian Sun through January 18th, 2022, and the October 24th sailing on the Norwegian Bliss have all been canceled.
In addition, crew from the Norwegian Joy will be transferred to Alaska and guests with impacted cruises aboard the Joy will be contacted directly. Norwegian’s Peace of Mind cancelation policy does remain in place for guests with sailing dates through October 31st, 2021. These guest have the ability to cancel their cruise 15 days prior to departure and receive a full refund in the form of a future cruise credit that can be applied through December 31st, 2022. The 60-day final payment requirement has also been extended through December 31st, 2021.
More and more cruising news comes out daily so stay tuned! As always if you are interested in a cruise don’t hesitate to reach out to any of our great Crescent Lake Club agents.
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