Norwegian Spirit finishes $100 million drydock and will sail Greek Isles

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Spirit just completed a $100 million drydock, as part of the Northwegian Edge fleetwide upgrade program.

The Norwegian Spirit finishes a 43-day dry dock that added  14 new venues, additional and updated staterooms, enhanced public areas and new hull art.

Changes include:

• Bliss Ultra Lounge and Spinnaker Lounge
• Spice H20 adults-only area
• Doubling the size of the Mandara Spa
• Addition of a new thermal suite and relaxation area to the spa
• Onda by Scarpetta restaurant at sea
• Additional main dining room
• Taste 24-hour eatery
• The Local Bar and Grill
• Garden Café
• The Great Outdoors Bar
• Waves Pool Bar.

The ship was originally to sail Asian itineraries, but those were cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, the Norwegian Spirit will offer cruises a series of 17 to 28-day voyages which will include the Middle East and South Africa before homeporting in Athens (Piraeus) Greece for the first time on April 19, 2020.

From the port for Athens, Norwegian Spirit will operate seven-day voyages to the Greek Isles, Turkey, and Israel through Nov. 8, 2020. Ports of call include Rhodes, Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu, Greece; Kusadasi and Istanbul, Turkey; Ashdod and Haifa, Israel; and Limassol, Cyprus. The program also has two new ports of call for the brand, Patmos and Volos, Greece.