Reducing the occupancy of ships once the industry is permitted to return to sailing is an integral first step toward combating the spread of COVID-19. But fewer passengers means fewer cruises fares sold. And most significantly, reduced occupancy means reduced onboard revenue from alcohol sales, casinos, gift shops, specialty restaurants and shore excursions. I have
A Cruise is “Safer than a Major City” – Co-Chair of Cruise Lines’ “Brain Trust” Sings Another Tune
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line recently announced that they hired a panel of former public health officials to advise the cruise lines regarding how to safely return to cruise operations. Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio announced that they created the “Healthy Sail Panel” to
“Ridiculously Overcrowded” Norwegian Escape Sails to Miami
According to crew members who wish to remain anonymous, NCL has assembled employees from several different NCL ships aboard the Norwegian Escape which is sailing to Miami this morning. NCL reportedly took this step to reduce costs involved in the repatriation process.
On Thursday, the company finishing what a crew member called a “huge operation”
Man Overboard From Norwegian Jewel
A cruise passenger reportedly went overboard from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, according to several newspapers.
The Norwegian Jewel was on a 12-day Australia-New Zealand cruise when the passenger went overboard near the east coast off the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand’s North Island.
The man went overboard around 7:00 P.M on Sunday (New
FBI Arrests Sex Offender with Child Porn on Norwegian Sun
Last Monday, the FBI arrested a NCL cruise passenger in Port Canaveral at the end of a cruise to the Bahamas on charges of transporting child pornography.
Michael Harrison was traveling aboard the Norwegian Sun on a 
four day cruise to the Bahamas (Grand Stirrup Cay and Nassau) which departed from Port Canaveral on November
Norwegian Sun Passenger Overboard, Rescued
A cruise passenger reportedly went overboard from a Norwegian cruise ship this week as the ship was sailing to NCL’s “private island,” Great Stirrup Cay, in the Bahamas, according to the popular Cruise Hive blog.
The blog states that a woman went overboard on November 12, 2019 as the NCL cruise ship Norwegian Sun
Cruise Line CEO’s Income: The Rich Get Richer – NCL Del Rio Collects Over $22,500,000 Last Year
The Sun Sentinel recently published an article, the Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs in South Florida. Included in the top ten list, are three cruise executives: Norwegian Cruise Line Holding’s Frank Del Rio, Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Richard Fain, and Carnival Corporation’s Arnold Donald.
#1: Norwegian Cruise Line Holding’s Frank Del Rio:
The highest paid cruise
Norwegian Epic Crashes Into Dock in San Juan
After the Norwegian Epic finally arrived in San Juan (after it experienced partial power loss causing NCL to cancel ports of call in Tortola and St. Thomas yesterday) reportedly via tugs on the starboard side, the NCL ship struck a pier in port and collapsed a portion of the dock.
TweetsWithTito videotaped the Norwegian Epic
Norwegian Epic Experiences Power Loss
The Norwegian Epic sustained power loss yesterday during its current cruise to the Caribbean, requiring the NCL cruise ship to divert to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Epic left Port Canaveral, Florida on February 9th heading toward Tortola, British Virgin Islands where it was scheduled to arrive this morning around 8:00 a.m. It was then
Coast Guard Medevacs Cruise Passenger From Norwegian Star
The United States Coast Guard medevaced a passenger from a NCL cruise ship yesterday off of Southern California.
The Norwegian Star requested assistance on Thursday morning from the Coast Guard after a 68-year-old man began experiencing problems related his heart.
The cruise ship was approximately 310 miles at sea but diverted toward shore in order