On April 17 we ran the story that Norwegian Cruise Line was increasing its fuel surcharge from $7 to $9 per person.  Today NCL announced that it will again raise the supplement to $11 per person, per day for the first and second passengers in a cabin ($5 per person, per day for additional passengers sharing the same [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will be the first to offer Botox injections and Restylane treatments aboard its ships at the Steiner’s of London-operated spa.   While Botox injections can only be made by physicians in the U.S., NCL’s press release doesn’t say whether one will be aboard ships to do the treatments.
Botox is a non-surgical treatment that [...]

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The Norwegian Spirit had a fender bender this morning when returning to the city after a Caribbean cruise.  Turning into Pier 90 at the Manhattan port facility, the ship hit the parking lot on the upper level of the pier.  According to firemen, no one was injured. 
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Norwegian Cruise Line is agressively entering the three- and four-day cruise market by positioning the reflagged, renamed Norwegian Sky on Bahamas cruises from Miami starting July 14, 2008.   The ship originially sailed as the Pride of Aloha on year-round Hawaii cruises.
NCL kicks off the new season with a “Kids Sail Free” summer promotion for reservations [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line announced Thursday that it is increasing its fuel surcharge from $7 to $9 per person, per day, which will make it the highest in the cruise industry.  Last week Carnival Corp raised the fuel supplement from $5 to $7 per person, per day for all its cruise lines, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess [...]

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Due to the increasing numbers of families and active passengers on Alaska cruises, cruise lines are increasingly offering more adventuresome shore excursions. Norwegian Cruise Lines has announced a roster of 2008 exclusive shore excursions ranging from touring by chauffer-driveen Hummer to sightseeing by small boat for a closer look at Mother Nature.
In Juneau, passengers can take an [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line has come up with an excellent idea.
As you know, at the end of every cruise a passenger survey appears in the stateroom asking you to critique every aspect of you cruise.  I always intend to complete it and walk it down to the purser’s desk but frequently don’t.  In fact cruise lines have said they rarely [...]

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Since Norwegian Cruise Line is a trend  setter in inaugurating new cruising regions, the news that Norwegian Jade will stay in Europe 12 months per year is indeed interesting.  The 2,400-passenger ship will home port in Barcelona and sail the Eastern Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Morocco.
While Europeans will make up the bulk of Norwegian Jade’s passengers from [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced that it is withdrawing Pride of Aloha from the Hawaii market effective May 11.  The ship will be reflagged and serve the Asia market.    Last year NCL removed another ship, Pride of Hawaii, from the islands which was reflagged and will cruise in Europe this year as Norwegian Jade.
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Norwegian Cruise Line, the cruise company that charted its own course with the innovative “Freestyle Cruising” program, announced a fleetwide upgrade of its cuisine, the addition of onboard classes and vast improvements in bedding. 
“Freestyle Cruising”, introduced in 2001,  put decision-making squarely in the hands of passengers.  NCL’s passengers no longer have to have a Pavlovian response to the dinner [...]

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