Norwegian Cruise Line

Singer Kelly Clarkson sent an email to her mailing list to ask her fans if they would want to go on a cruise with her.

An email sent to Kelly's mailing list subscribers contains a message from the singer in which she says, "Hey everybody! In case y'all didn’t know, I recently became the Godmother to Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, Encore, and I'm super-excited about it!"

After testing an extra-cost Priority Access program, Norwegian Cruise Line has expanded it to all ships in its fleet. No matter what vessel you are sailing on, you are now able to take advantage of the benefits that come along 

The Priority Access program offers guests access to certain enhanced benefits, such as:

Some passengers on the Norwegian Spirit are actively protesting the cruise line and demanding refunds after itinerary changes were made due to refunds.

A large number of guests aboard 14-night sailing gathered in the atrium to protest the itinerary changes due to poor weather conditions.

The Norwegian Joy has completed a $50 million renovation and has set sail on the first of two exclusive inaugural preview cruises before her first official sailing out of Seattle to Alaska on May 4, 2019.

The Norwegian Sun has will call Port Canaveral home for another year, offering cruises to Cuba.

Beginning on April 15, Norwegian Sun will offer four-, five- and seven-day cruises to Havana, Cuba, with select sailings also calling to Key West during its four-day cruises.

Ports of call during the Sun’s five- and seven-day voyages include Key West, Nassau, Bahamas, or Norwegian’s private island beach at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

In April 2022, Norwegian Cruise Line raised their daily gratuity rates for the third time since 2019. 

The gratuity rates are:

Norwegian Cruise Line announced today a new program that aims to recognize and reward educators in the U.S. and Canada.

In advance of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10, 2019) and the North American debut of the cruise line's 15th ship, Norwegian Joy, the company is leveraging the ship's heartwarming name for a compelling campaign that acknowledges and celebrates the intersection of travel and education by honoring deserving teachers that are doing the most to bring joy to their students.  

Norwegian Cruise Line offered some officials in Juneau, Alaska a free cruise offer but they have been turned down.

KTOO Public Media in Juneau reports the cruise line invited leaders from port communities along the West Coast for the Norwegian Joy's first U.S. voyage next month, but it was turned down.

Some Assembly members questioned the company’s motives before the Assembly voted to decline the invitation at their Monday meeting.

Norwegian Cruise Line says a  “sudden, extreme gust of wind, estimated at 100 knots" struck the Norwegian Escape, which caused injuries to several passengers.

The wind gust was so powerful that it caused the Escape to tilt on its port side, when the incident occurred on Sunday night.

The cruise line confirmed the incident following several reports on social media of damage to the ship.