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Speaking onboard his newest ship, the Getaway, NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan made the announcement that NCL will deploy its largest ship, the Norwegian Epic, to Europe yearround starting April 2015. The 4,100pax ship will sail Mediterranean cruises out of Barcelona. Kevin…
NCL ships will play a major part in Lifetime’s newest show, Love for Sail. Debuting April 10th at 10pm, the show sends 4 men and 4 women on a cruise, their challenge: find love. (yuck) Ships said to be…
Buried deep in NCL’s latest presser about their Summer 2013/14 Deployment, I found this interesting tidbit: Guests will also have the opportunity to sail round-trip from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy or Marseille, France giving them the flexibility to choose the homeport…
In an interview with uber-cruise-site Cruise Critic, NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan stated: We thought [the courtyard complex] through in the Project Breakaway planning, and so it’ll be more integrated into the structure this time around. What must have happened [on…
NCL announced its largest European deployment ever for the 2012/2013 season. They will send 4 ships over with 2 remaining year round, hence the 2013 part. The 2.018 pax Norwegian Spirit and the 2,224 pax. Norwegian Jade will both sail…
Norwegian Cruise Line and CBS announced today that NCL CEO Kevin Sheehan will star on an episode of "Undercover Boss." The show in a nutshell is the big boss of a large company, goes undercover as an ordinary worker for…
On Tuesday, the three flag ships and largest ships in their rival lines all met in St. Maarten. I am of course referring to the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic and the Oasis of the Seas. This unique meet-up was courtesy…
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…
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…
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…
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! ________________________________________________________________________ Currently, the Epic is in the English Channel between Southampton, England and Cherbourg, France.…
She is delivered. Stay tuned for updates…
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…
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…
…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…
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Norwegian Cruise Line announced two new show to be added to the Epic’s already crowded entertainment options: Howl at the Moon and Legends in Concert. Howl at the Moon is a duet between two pianos players. Unlike a traditional duet,…
The Norwegian Epics Inaugural Schedule can be found here. CruiseInd’s Norwegian Epic Page Nothing too surprising except for the overnight stays. She pretty much goes from one port to another. Some even while cruising. Whereas Freedom stayed in ports for…
So it is kind of a slow time in the industry. The Dream is delivered and I am still looking for a good walk through of it. The Oasis is back and settled in from the Sea trials. In fact…