Though the West Coast cruise market saw a small drop in passenger and cruise ship counts in 2024 according to the 2024 Cruise Industry News Annual Report, major cruise lines including Carnival and ...

It's always sad when a cruise line sells or scraps a ship that has been in service for decades. That's because it seems like every ship has passengers who consider it their favorite. What some see as ...

I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong, and I have made some incorrect assumptions about Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) over the years. In my 30-plus cruises on 13 cruise lines, I’d never sailed with NCL ...

Norwegian Cruise Line strengthens lineup of immersive cruises originally appeared on TravelHost. When I chose to sail with Norwegian Cruise Line for the first time 15 years ago after cruising with ...

The shipbuilding process for a cruise ship typically spans two to three years, encompassing concept development, construction, and outfitting. Ship components are often prefabricated off-site and ...

The tides are changing at Norwegian's Great Stirrup Cay – with the addition of its brand-new Great Tides Waterpark, that is. In a July 29 press release, the budget-friendly cruise line announced its ...

Still, Norwegian Prima isn't necessarily the best Norwegian Cruise Line ship for you. Whether you'll have a better time on one of the other 18 vessels in the Norwegian fleet will depend a lot on the ...

Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, is the first in the line’s Prima Plus Class and is 10% larger than its predecessors, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva. Aqua features expanded ...

The Norwegian Cruise Line Viva holds 3,099 guests at double occupancy. The new ships ordered by NCL will accommodate 5,610 at double occupancy, and a maximum of 8,300 people, including crew. Norwegian ...

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Norwegian Cruise Line canceled dozens of cruises throughout 2026 and 2027, according to industry reports. Travelers have shared their personal experience of receiving cruise cancelation notices on ...

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