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On Norwegian Breakaway that is. His facial expression is priceless. via @CruiseNorwegian UPDATE: Here’s more photos of NCL Executives testing out the water slides. CEO Kevin Sheehan via @SeatradeInsider Sales (L to R) Andy Stuart, Nick Wilkinson, Francis Riley via…
via NCL: Today we took delivery of our 146.600 GT cruise ship, Norwegian Breakaway from MEYER WERFT after a building period of only 18 months. Extensive tests and trials of all systems and intensive training of the crew kept everyone…
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The above shows the Norwegian Breakaway’s sea trials positions in the Skagerrak Strait in Norway. She’s now safely berthed back in Germany. Full presser after the break…
According to CIN and their 2013 Cruise Industry News Annual Report, they state that with the delivery of MSC Preziosa, the line will over take NCL as the #3 line. The line will carry over 1.45 million passengers on their…
It is being reported that a fire broke out onboard the Norwegian Getaway. The ship is still being constructed in Papenburg, Germany. Papenburg, 5 March 2013 – Today a fire leading to significant smoke formation broke out on a ship…
Not a bad looking ship…. photo via CruiseTalk
NCL has announced that they beat their goal of $16-18 /share and came in at $19 This yields them a net of $446.5 million. Their target revenue was only $400 million. The owners on Norwegian Cruise Lines, Genting, Apollo,…
NCL also announced some further details on the Norwegian Breakaway: Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the line’s newest ship will host a fireworks show on every cruise. After the ship departs Bermuda, the fireworks display will conclude the ships 1980s-themed…
Within the next 30 days we can expect to see Norwegian Cruise Line on the NASDAQ floor under ticker NLCH. The plan for NCL is to sell 27.1 million shares. The target price will be in the $17 range. They…
Not entirely sure what it is I’m looking at: photo sun-sentinel
NCL and the Port of Houston Authority announced jointly that they have signed an agreement to base a ship seasonally for three years [2014-2016] with the option for two more [2017,2018]. NCL will sail the Norwegian Jewel. She’ll average about…
Now this truly is as cool as it gets. Inspired by the original ice hotels in Scandinavia, The SVEDKA Ice Bar is one of only 14 in the world and the only true ice bar at sea. Now I…
Now this is how you handle the situation. By making it personal, and adding the photo of Mr. Sheehan and his signature adds that personal feel to it. Bravo NCL! Click Here to Read the Open Letter from Norwegian Cruise…
Norwegian Cruise Line reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Operating income increased 8.8% to $174.1 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared to $160.0 million in 2011 with an improvement in operating margin to 25.8% from…
Photos out of Papenburg, Germany show that Meyer Werft have placed the final blocks into place on the Norwegian Breakaway.
I was able to dig up some more details of the Breakaway Plus. The ship will cost 700 million euros. NCL was able to get the financing form the German bank, KfW IPEX-Bank. CIN has more detials: The ship’s contract…
Hard to tell the difference. She’s supposedly larger than Breakaway. Looks stretched in the forward superstructure. I guess we’ll know when they release the deckplans.
Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that it has reached an agreement with MEYER WERFT GMBH of Germany to build a new cruise vessel, for delivery in October 2015, with the option for a second ship for delivery in spring 2017.…
The Norwegian Getaway will be homeported in Miami starting in February. After an inaugural transatlantic departing Rotterdam Jan. 16 2014 with a stop in Southampton, England, she will sail on her first Caribbean voyage on Feb 1st. She is currently…
NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan with the Godmothers for the Norwegian Breakaway, the Rockettes. Photo via expertcruiser
Yesterday, it was reported that strong winds from a thunderstorm, caused the Norwegian Star to snap several lines and temporarily drift away from the berth in Kings Warf. There are no reports of injuries. She anchored up, and was quickly…
This is beyond bad. This is atrocious. She looks like a Mediterranean ferry. I mean if they want her to stand out, this will definitely do it. NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan, who has impressed me in the past, stated: Norwegian…
This may sound crazy but it turns out she was never owned by NCL. According to IHS Fairplay the owner is Ample Avenue Ltd. NCL has signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to formally purchase the vessel. Ample Avenue Ltd…