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The Norwegian Star recent completed a drydock and returned to service on March 17, 2015. It seems one of her azipods has been acting up ever since and NCL has been forced to return the ship to drydock to fix…
Kind of surprising news here. In October, it was announced that Drew Masden would take over as COO; as they started shedding some of soon-to-depart Kevin Sheehan’s responsibilities. Today, NCL announced that he resigned and long time favorite Andy Stuart…
From NCLH: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year 2015. Reported results for the quarter and year ended December…
When the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro start up, 3,963 guests will be staying onboard the Norwegian Getaway. The IOC has announced that they time chartered the ship for the duration of the summer games. She’ll provide Rio de Janeiro…
Kevin Sheehan will be leaving Norwegian Cruise Line. The current CEO of Prestige, Frank Del Rio, will take over. More on this story as it develops. Press Release at the bottom of this post. It was under his leadership that Mr.…
via NCL: Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest and largest ship, Norwegian Escape, will offer a wide array of spaces for guests to relax and unwind while at sea when the ship debuts in October 2015. Guests will be transported into sheer…
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NCL just announced that their first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape, will feature the largest ropes course at sea. There will be over-water planks, zip lines and a three story ropes maze that guests can climb through. The aquapark will feature…
Princess cruises have agreed to sell the small 826-pax, 30,277gt, Ocean Princess to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings [NCLH]. They will sail the ship under Oceania Cruises operations. Remember NCL purchased Prestige, and with it Oceania Cruises. She will join her…
Norwegian Cruise Line today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. Third Quarter Highlights Adjusted EPS improvement of 29.1% to $1.11 from $0.86 in 2013 Net Yield…
via NCL: NCL announced that hospitality veteran Drew Madsen has joined as president and chief operating officer of Norwegian Cruise Line. Madsen brings a strong track record of success to Norwegian with more than 30 years of leadership experience in…
NCL and Meyer Werft today celebrated the Keel laying of the first Breakaway-plus vessel, Norwegian Escape.
Official Statement from NCL: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a leading global cruise operator, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Prestige Cruises International, Inc. (“Prestige”), the market leader in the upscale cruise segment and parent…
UPDATE: If anyone is interested in learning more about Prestige, here is their website. via Reuters: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd NCHL.O, the world’s third largest cruise operator, is in advanced talks to acquire peer Prestige Cruises International Inc for…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and provided guidance for the third quarter and full year 2014. Second Quarter Highlights Adjusted EPS improvement…
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that they have reached an agreement with Germany’s Meyer Werft for the construction of two vessels. The total order comes out to be $1.09 billion The new ships will be similar to the Norwegian Escape…
I am hearing severla rumors that NCL is looking at building a ship around the 200,000gt mark. That puts it at just slightly smaller than the current largest Oasis and Allure of the Seas which come in at 225,000gt. The…
New Enhancements, experiences, and transformations are promised in NCL’s latest fleet wide upgrade program. From NCL: Now we’re making the youngest fleet at sea* even better by investing over $250 million in Norwegian NEXT – new enhancements, experiences and transformations.…
While maneuvering into Manhattan’s west side piers, the Norwegian Breakaway became suck while in the Hudson River. Initial reports from the media say that the ship was aground when a thruster failed. This part of the Hudson has a soft/muddy bottom. Here’s…
Norwegian Cruise Line (Nasdaq:NCLH) (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., NCL Corporation Ltd., “Norwegian” or “the Company”), today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, and provided guidance for the second quarter and full year 2014. The Company also…
The first of the Breakaway Plus vessels, Norwegian Escape, celebrated the first milestone in her construction. The steel cutting ceremony was held at Meyer Wert Shipyard in Germany. The 163,000gt ship is scheduled to enter service in 2015. from Meyer…
At Cruise Shipping Miami today, NCL released the first render of their upcoming ships hull art. The artist for the Norwegian Escape will be Guy Harvey. He’s a well known wildlife artist and conservationist. The hull looks to feature several…
The first of the Breakaway-plus class ships, the Norwegian Escape, won’t be launching until October 2015. However NCL have teased us with several images of her accommodations. Pretty much an exact mirror of Norwegian Breakaway/Getaway’s. All photos can be found…
UPDATE: Some notes on the earnings: Kevin Sheehan told investors on the earnings call, that bookings have softened a bit from earlier. At that point in time, NCL was selling cruises at double digit increases. They forecast a 4% yield increase…
NCL recently announced that they will be retrofitting six ships with exhaust scrubbers. This is a technology whereby the exhaust is essentially scrubbed of sulfur oxides by running it through seawater before venting it through the funnel. The company has contracted…