4:48pm: And that concludes the Norwegian Epic Live blog. Over 2 weeks of posts about the ship. Following her from France to the Netherlands to England to New York and finally to Miami. Thank you all for following. It’s been a blast. Non-NCL fans will be happy to know that soon this post will no [...]
This post will be updated as I come across good quality photos of her arriving in Rotterdam, Southampton, and New York during the inaugural weeks. Check Back!
UPDATE Sunday 7:29am:Last Epic update for a while. I promise! I’ll leave you with two great cruise photographers, Ernie Roller and Barry Vaudrin. Their work can be found here [...]
The Norwegian Epic departed Rotterdam this morning and is currently on her way to Southampton, England where she was scheduled to arrive at 1000 but that has been rescheduled to 1730(5:30 pm) local time.
NCL is reporting that the ship developed a problem with the propeller shaft. This is the part that connects the brass propellers [...]
Even more photos can be found on the Norwegian Epic tab here in CruiseInd.
UPDATE 11:47am EST:
All further updates from her voyage around Europe and over to the States will be covered on the Norwegian Epic Live Blog!
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Currently, the Epic is in the English Channel between Southampton, England and Cherbourg, France. Make sure you are tracking her live here. Having been officially handed over from STX France yards [...]
I’m back after a long weekend and the Epic is back from her seatrials. You can see the photos on the Norwegian Epic page.
Another bit of info. Her delivery date has changed from the 15th to the 17th. Maiden voyage and inaugural celebrations are still on track.
French maritime news site, Mer et Marine, is reporting that on June 6th there was a small fire onboard. Families of the workers at STX France were allowed to tour the vessel and see what their relatives had been working on for the past 3 years. This common as a way for the shipyard to [...]
…at sea that is. Click the photo for the link on CruiseInd’s Epic page.
Some Norwegian Epic news for you this morning. As she nears completion and her June 15 delivery date looms close by, STX has released a slew of new photos of her. I have been, and will be, compiling them on the Norwegian Epic page. This can be accessed by the tab at the top of [...]
