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Norwegian Cruise Line today announced exciting
and exotic new itineraries for the brand's Fall/Winter 2016/2017 deployment,
bringing the world to guests who want to explore new sights while experiencing
the freedom and flexibility that only Norwegian Cruise Line can offer.
Norwegian offers guests new destinations
and new ports to choose from in 2016 and 2017, including cruises to Asia onboard
Norwegian Star, with itineraries departing from Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Sydney and Auckland-marking the line's return to the Asia and Australia
regions for the first time since Norwegian Wind Fall/Winter 2001-2002 and
first-ever visits to The Gulf and India.
Norwegian Epic will continue to
spend her summers in Europe and return to the US in the fall as
Norwegian's newest and largest ship to homeport in Port Canaveral,
offering three-, four- and seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean and Bahamas
itineraries.
Exploring South America by sea
will now be more accessible than ever with Norwegian, with a number of
itineraries ranging in length from seven to 20 nights, with embarkations in
Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile; and Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
Norwegian Spirit will return
to homeport in Europe year-round, sailing through the Eastern and
Western Mediterranean with departures from Barcelona, Istanbul and Venice.
In addition, Norwegian Jade will
now sail seasonally in the winter months from Tampa to the Eastern
and Western Caribbean, while Norwegian Jewel will sail two new
14-day Panama Canal sailings from Los Angeles and Miami in February
2016 and two in February 2017.
These new itineraries offer guests the
opportunity to explore areas of the globe that we haven't called on in many
years and some that we've never before visited where they can indulge in new
tastes, new cultures and new experiences, along with the flexibility to unpack
once and the freedom to explore many distinct destinations during one
vacation-of-a-lifetime.
Asia and Australia
In the fall of 2016, Norwegian Cruise Line will cruise to the Far East for the
first time since fall/winter 2001-2002, with the recently renovated
Norwegian Star sailing to the region for several unique itineraries that
also feature first-ever visits to The Gulf and India.
Norwegian Star will continue to
spend her summer 2016 months cruising the Baltic Capitals from
Copenhagen, Denmark. After her journey through the Western Mediterranean.
Norwegian Star will depart on
October 31, 2016 from Istanbul on the brand's first voyage to the Gulf
region through the Suez Canal for a 20-day Eastern Mediterranean and The
Gulf itinerary with stops in Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; Rhodes, Greece;
overnight in Haifa, Israel; Port Said, Sharm El Sheikh and Safaga, Egypt; Aqaba,
Jordan; Salalah and Muscat, Oman; and an overnight in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
On November 20, 2016, Norwegian Star will sail a 21-day Journey to
the East from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Singapore, featuring
the brand's first visit to India with an overnight in Mumbai and
stops in Goa (Mormugao), Mangalore and Kochi (Cochin). Additional ports of call
include Fujairah and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Muscat and Khasab, Oman;
Colombo, Sri Lanka; Phuket, Thailand; Penang, Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur (Port
Klang), Malaysia; and Singapore.
Throughout December 2016 and January 2017, Norwegian Star will do
a series of 11- and 14-day sailings in Southeast Asia, departing
from Singapore and Hong Kong respectively. Norwegian Star's 11-day Southeast
Asia itineraries departing from Singapore on December 11, 2016 and January 5,
2017 feature ports of call in Ko Samui and an overnight in Bangkok (Laem Chabang),
Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My) and Nha Trang, Vietnam; Sanya and Hong Kong,
China. Guests who sail on the ship's 14-day Southeast Asia itinerary from Hong
Kong on December 22, 2016 will celebrate the holidays with calls in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan; Hanoi (Ha Long Bay), Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam;
Sihanoukville, Cambodia; an overnight stay in Bangkok (Laem Chabang) and a day
visit to Ko Samui, Thailand; and Singapore.
On January 16, 2017, Norwegian Star will sail a 21-day
Southeast Asia and Australia itinerary from Hong Kong, China to Sydney,
Australia. Ports of call include Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My),
Vietnam; Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Thailand; Singapore; Bali (Benoa) and Komodo,
Indonesia; Darwin, Cairns, Airlie Beach, and Brisbane, Australia.
Norwegian Star will sail a 12-day Australia and New Zealand
sailing on February 6, 2017 from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New
Zealand. Ports of call for this adventure down under include Melbourne and
Burnie, Australia; and Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Napier and Tauranga, New
Zealand.
Norwegian Star will also sail a 19-day
Australia and New Zealand thrill-filled itinerary from Auckland, New
Zealand to Singapore departing February 18, 2017. Ports of call include: Bay of
Islands, New Zealand; Sydney, Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Cairns and Darwin,
Australia; and Komodo and Bali (Benoa), Indonesia; and Kuala Lumpur (Port
Kelang), Malaysia.
Norwegian Star will begin her
journey back to the West with an 18-day Southeast Asia and India
sailing from Singapore to Dubai, departing March 9, 2017. Ports of Call include
Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang), and Penang, Malaysia; Phuket, Thailand; Colombo, Sri
Lanka; Kochi (Cochin), Mangalore, Mumbai and Goa (Mormugao), India; Muscat and
Khasab, Oman; Fujairah and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Norwegian Star will be rounding out her season in the Far East
will be a 20-day Eastern Mediterranean and The Gulf sailing from Dubai,
United Arab Emirates through the Suez Canal to Venice, Italy
departing March 27, 2017. Ports of call on this Western-bound journey include
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; Muscat and Salalah, Oman; Aqaba, Jordan; Safaga
and Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; an overnight in Haifa, Israel; a stop in Iraklion,
Crete, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and finally, an overnight stay in Venice,
Italy.
Caribbean & Bahamas
After more than a year in Europe, Norwegian Epic will return to
Florida in November 2016 and will become the line's largest ship to
homeport from Port Canaveral. Norwegian will offer Freestyle Cruising at
its finest aboard Norwegian Epic with a series of Eastern and Western Caribbean
and Bahamas itineraries ranging in length from three, four, six and seven days-a
sure opportunity to fit any schedule or itinerary preference.
Norwegian Epic's seven-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary will be a beach-lover's
paradise with stops in Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. Thomas, US Virgin
Islands; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Guests can choose to soak-up the sun or
opt for an adventurous land-based activity on Norwegian Epic's Western Caribbean
itinerary, featuring stops in Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Ocho
Rios, Jamaica; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Norwegian Epic will offer guests
who may not have the time to get away for a week-long vacation the perfect
opportunity for a quick escape in January and March 2017 with three- and
four-day Bahamas itineraries with stops in Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay.
Norwegian Jade will replace Norwegian Star and homeport from
Tampa from November 2016 through April 2017 and sail a seven-day
Western Caribbean itinerary departing on Sundays to Cozumel, Mexico;
Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan (Bay Islands), Honduras; and Norwegian's new
Caribbean destination experience, Harvest Caye, Belize. In addition, Norwegian
Jade will also sail two eight-day Western Caribbean holiday sailings in December
2016. Guests aboard these two cruises will enjoy the holidays under the sun with
ports of call in Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan (Bay Islands)
Honduras; Harvest Caye, Belize; and Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala.
Norwegian Jade guests can explore further into the Caribbean with
two 10-day and two 11-day Eastern Caribbean cruises from
Tampa. Marking the first time Norwegian has offered sailings longer than
one week to the Caribbean from Tampa, Norwegian Jade's 10-day Eastern Caribbean
itinerary departing January 15 and March 19 will visit Key West, Florida;
Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. John's, Antigua; Philipsburg, St. Maarten;
and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Norwegian will call in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic for the first time aboard Norwegian Jade's 11-day Eastern Caribbean
itinerary departing January 25 and March 29; additional ports of call include
Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands or Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Europe
Norwegian will continue to offer a four-ship deployment in Europe
during the summer of 2016. Norwegian Spirit will replace Norwegian
Epic as the brand's year-round European ship, while
Norwegian Star will sail the Mediterranean and Western Europe
in the fall of 2016 en-route to the Far East.
Norwegian Star will begin her journey south with a 14-day Western
Europe sailing from Copenhagen, Denmark to Barcelona, Spain
departing on September 28, 2016. Guests will have the freedom and flexibility to
taste, touch, shop and feel the flavors of Europe with ports including Oslo,
Norway; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Brussels/Bruges (Zeebrugge), Belgium; Paris (Le
Havre) and Bordeaux (Le Verdon), France; Seville (Cadiz), Valencia, and the
line's first call in Gijón, Spain; as well as a call in Lisbon, Portugal.
Norwegian Star will sail an 11-day Classic Mediterranean itinerary
from Barcelona to Istanbul in October 12, 2016. Highlighting some
of Europe's most sought-after destinations including Palma, Majorca, Spain;
Marseille, France; Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples and Taormina (Sicily), Italy;
Athens (Piraeus) and Mykonos, Greece; and overnight in Istanbul, Turkey.
Norwegian will return to the Holy Lands
for the first time since 2013 with one eight-day Eastern Mediterranean and Holy
Lands sailing round-trip from Istanbul aboard Norwegian Star
departing October 23, 2016. Guests will marvel at the spiritual and natural
wonders of the region with stops in Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; overnight in
Haifa, Israel; Alanya, Turkey; and Rhodes, Greece.
Norwegian will offer two additional opportunities for guests to visit this
incredible region, with two 11-day Eastern Mediterranean and Holy Lands
sailings aboard Norwegian Spirit. The voyages will depart November
28, 2016 and April 12, 2017 on a port-packed itinerary from Venice to
Istanbul with three overnight stops in Venice, Italy; Haifa, Israel; and
Istanbul, Turkey. In addition, the itinerary will feature ports of call in Zadar,
Croatia; Iraklion (Crete), Mykonos and Rhodes, Greece; and Ephesus (Kusadasi),
Turkey.
Norwegian Spirit will offer a series of 7-, 10- and 11-day
Eastern and Western Mediterranean sailings from November 2016 to May
2017 departing from Barcelona, Venice, and Istanbul-marking
the first time in many years that Norwegian has offered the opportunity for
guests to embark a ship in the Turkish city. Ports of call vary by sailing
depending on length but include Zadar, Croatia; Iraklion, Crete, Athens
(Piraeus) and Rhodes, Greece; Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey; Naples, Florence/Pisa
(Livorno), Palermo, Sicily and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Monte Carlo, Monaco;
Palma, Majorca, and Valencia Spain; Marseilles, France; and Valletta, Malta.
On December 27, 2016 and March 12, 2017 Norwegian Spirit will sail
a 10-Day Canary Islands and Morocco itinerary. Her stops will
include Tangier, Morocco; Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands;
Funchal, Madeira; and Granada (Malaga) and Alicante, Spain.
Panama Canal
In addition to Norwegian's previously scheduled Panama Canal deployment
featuring two 14-day cruises in February 2016, the line has added two new
14-day Panama Canal sailings from Los Angeles and Miami on
Norwegian Jewel, on February 5 and February 19, 2017 respectively.
The mirrored itineraries feature ports of call including Cartagena, Colombia;
Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Corinto, Nicaragua; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Acapulco
and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; and will feature a bucket-list item: a daytime
transit through the wondrous Panama Canal.
South America
As previously announced, Norwegian Sun will return to South America for the
winter season in 2016 and 2017. During this season, Norwegian will offer a
variety of sailings through South America with departures from new
homeport Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as from Santiago
(Valparaiso), Chile; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Guests will experience adventures great and small with a South America sailing
aboard Norwegian Sun. Norwegian will offer 10-day South America
itineraries departing from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in December 2016, February and March 2017, where guests can soak
up the vibrant South American culture with ports of call including an overnight
stay on select sailings in Buenos Aires, Argentina; stops in Montevideo and
Punta del Este, Uruguay; and Sao Paolo (Santos), Ilha Grande and Buzios, Brazil,
with an overnight stay in Rio De Janeiro.
Those looking to experience the majesty of the holidays at sea can do so aboard
Norwegian Sun's South America 14-day Buenos Aires Round-Trip
sailing departing December 23, 2016. The holiday sailing is sure to
bring "boas festas," happy holidays, to all aboard with an overnight stop in
Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the best of Brazil with stops in Sao Paolo
(Santos), Ilha Grande, Buzios, Angre dos Reis and an overnight stay in Rio de
Janeiro; along with Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Norwegian will offer four South America 15-day itineraries between
Santiago (Valparaiso) and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The East-bound
itineraries depart from Santiago (Valparaiso) on January 21 and March 9, 2017
while the West-bound depart from Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 22 and
April 10. These spectacular journeys feature calls in Punta Arenas, Puerto
Chacabuco and Puerto Montt, Chile; Stanley, Falkland Islands; Montevideo,
Uruguay; Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia, Argentina; with an overnight in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. During these eastbound cruises, guests will also cruise the
Patagonic Channels, majestic Chilean Fjords, sail the famous Strait of Magellan;
Beagle Channel and the spectacular Cape Horn.
Those who may only have one week for a quick South American getaway can opt for
Norwegian Sun's South America seven-day Buenos Aires,
Argentina to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil sailings on February 5 and March 24,
2017. This week long itinerary offers a snap shot of Eastern South America with
ports of call in Sao Paolo (Santos) and Ilha Grande, Brazil; and Montevideo and
Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Norwegian Sun will make her journey back to the Northern
Hemisphere with a South America 20-day Santiago (Valparaiso), Chile to San
Francisco sailing departing April 25, 2017. Guests on this voyage can
experience a myriad of cultures with ports of call in Central America's
quaintest cities and opt for a shore excursion to the mystical Machu Picchu from
Arica, Chile. Ports of call for on this northern-bound adventure include
Coquimbo and Arica, Chile; Lima (Callao) and Trujillo (Salaverry), Peru;
Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Corinto, Nicaragua; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; and
Puerto Chiapas, Huatulco and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Guests can also choose to
extend their South American exploration with a Cruisetour, providing an
unparalleled opportunity to explore this region's culture and spectacular
destinations such as Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls and Easter Island.
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