Last night this New Yorker went out on the town.   We started with one of the city’s top shows, the magical Blue Man Group, followed by an exquisite dinner of superbly cooked grilled salmon and fine wine at the Manhattan Club. Typical night owls, we then made our way to Fat Cat for an incredible [...]

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If your inner rock star yearns to become the next Eric Clapton you may want to set your sights on Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Norwegian Epic, scheduled to enter service in July.
NCL has announced a partnership with Gibson Guitar to let passengers discover their inner rock star – in the privacy of their stateroom.  The [...]

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There are few things universally hated by cruisers as much as waiting in line aboard ship or in port. So Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) announcement that passengers sailing aboard the new Norwegian Epic can reserve seats at the most popular shows before departure is welcome news.
Pre-booking will be available for performances of Blue [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line is holding a blockbuster cruise sale which features kids from $99 when booked as third through eight guests on select 2010 sailings for new reservations made now through May 31, 2010. In addition to reduced cruise fare, each child will receive a complimentary soda package, offering unlimited sodas, on new reservations made [...]

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The last time I tried to see Tina Turner in concert tickets were sold out so I’ll just have to catch her aboard NCL’s new Norwegian Epic when she enters service in June.    Norwegian Cruise Line is partnering with Las Vegas’ Legends in Concerts to bring passengers some of the top impersonators (called “Live Tributes”) [...]

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Last December worldwide attention was focused on Royal Caribbean’s amazing Oasis of the Seas an equally noteworthy new ship entering service in 2010.  Norwegian Cruise Line’s 153,000-ton, 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic promises to have some of the most revolutionary new concepts in all the cruise industry and bring the popular “Freestyle Cruising” to a whole new [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced that its newest ship, the 4000-passenger Epic, will have ten restaurants with have a surcharge ranging from $10 to $25 per person.
Cover charges for Norwegian Epic’s specialty dining/entertainment venues:

La Cucina, Tuscan-style eatery serving regional Italian specialties, $10 per person;
Cirque Dreams & Dinner, two shows nightly [...]

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According to Travel Weekly, a cruise industry trade magazine, bookings are so strong this year that Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line will increase cruise fares for 2010 departures.
Carnival’s rates will rise five percent on 2010 peak season (June, July and August) cruise fares while NCL’s prices will go up seven percent on April 2.
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When Norwegian Cruise Line first announced it would commence year-round cruises from New York a decade ago I thought they were crazy.  Who in their right mind, I thought, would plunk down money to board a cruise ship during the dark days of winter to cruise to the Caribbean or the Bahamas and Florida [...]

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s brand new Norwegian Epic, will chart a course for Europe in 2011 as she spends the May-October season on one-week Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona. Ports of call include: Florence/Pisa (Livorno); Rome (Civitavecchia); Naples, Italy; and Palma, Majorca, Spain, along with two full days at sea with per person, double occupancy fares [...]

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