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Norwegian Cruise Lines Move Ships to Distant shores - Some indication where they expect to resume service.   Unfortunately there has been no news on cruises resuming from the Port of New York and New Jersey as of today. Looking at where the Norwegian Cruise Line ships are currently located - it does not appear that resuming New York / New Jersey Cruising is not in the near future.   At this time, the Norwegian Joy and Norwegian Escape are located off of Singapore. The   Norwegian Joy spent some time in drydock in Singapore last week.   The Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Encore are located in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Norwegian Star is in Southampton, England. The Norwegian Spirit and Norwegian Dawn are in Syracuse, Sicily Italy. The Norwegian Breakaway is in Marseilles, France.   The Norwegian Epic is in Civitavecchia, Italy. The Norwegian Jade is currently in Naples, Italy.   Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Sun are in Aruba. The Norwegian Sky and ...

    Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape Heading From Manila to Singapore. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape repatriated crew home to the Philippines. The ship has been in Manila harbor for months but is now on the move to Singapore - it is unclear whether she has a full crew as she heads west.  The Norwegian Escape is expected to arrive in Singapore on August 21. Singapore has substantial facilities for ship repair and renovation so it is unclear if the call is to refuel, enter drydock or just to remain local for Asia cruises. The Norwegian Escape was a fixture in the New York to Bermuda Cruise circuit in 2019, calling weekly during the spring / summer / fall, to the island nation. In addition, the Norwegian Escape conducted cruises to New England and Canada as well as Florida and the Bahamas. Stay tuned to NYCruiseInfo to find out what's next for the Norwegian Escape. To learn more about the Norwegian Escape - Check out this review. --------------------------...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Encore - Sporting her hull art - the Final Breakaway Plus Ship. Norwegian Cruise Line accepted delivery of the final ship in the Breakaway / Breakaway Plus class of ships. The 6 ships were delivered over the course of 6 years. The smallest in the series - the Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway weigh in at 145,655 tons. The largest is the Norwegian Encore at 169.116 tons delivered in the fall of 2019. Here are all the ships and the year they were delivered. Norwegian Breakaway 2013 Norwegian Getaway 2014 Norwegian Escape 2015 Norwegian Joy 2017 Norwegian Bliss 2018 Norwegian Encore 2019 The delivery of the Norwegian Encore marks the end of a long relationship between Meyer Werft and Norwegian Cruise Line (for now). The next generation of NCL ships - the Leonardo Class - will be constructed at Italy's Fincantieri Shipyard. The first ship in the series of 4 will be delivered in 2022. Artists Rendering of Norwegian Cruis...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Joy to Sail From New York in 2021 Norwegian Cruise Line has announced select 2021 ship deployments. New in 2021 is that the Norwegian Joy will be based out of New York sailing to Bermuda - (Replacing the Norwegian Bliss (2020), Norwegian Encore (2019) and Norwegian Escape (2018), Norwegian Breakaway (2017 + earlier) ). The Norwegian Joy was built in 2017 specifically for the Chinese Market sailing from China. NCL decided to remove the Norwegian Joy from the Chinese Market. The Norwegian Joy underwent an Americanization removing all Chinese specific signage and amenities. Since her removal from China, the Norwegian Joy has been sailing in the Caribbean and Alaska  catering to American and European travelers.  Additional details are below. Beginning April 14, 2021, Norwegian Joy will homeport in New York City for the first time, sailing a mix of Bermuda as well as Canada and New England cruises. Her seven-day Bermuda sailings will offer...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape to Spend the winter tin the Western Caribbean In late November, Norwegian Cruise Line is swapping ships out of New York - Replacing the Norrwegian Escape with the newer Norwegian Bliss. There Norwegian Escape will depart New York on November 20, 2019, heading out of the Big Apple empty enroute to Miami. The Norwegian Escape will spend the winter sailing to the Western Caribbean from Miami until April, 2020.  In April the Norwegian Escape will sail back to New York for a 4 Day Bermuda Cruise on April 7, 2020 followed by a 7-Day cruise to Bermuda. The Norwegian Escape will them depart on 4/14/2020 on a 15-Day Cruise to the Azores, make multiple stops in Portugal and Spain then on to France and Italy where the cruise ends. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Bliss to spend the winter of 2019/2020 sailing from New York to the Eastern Caribbean, Florida and Bahamas The Norwegian Bliss sailing from Los Angeles to New Yor...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape Delayed because of Hurricane Dorian Norwegian Cruise Line has posted this information in regard to this Sunday's Norwegian Escape Cruise from New York Norwegian Escape Norwegian Escape departed New York City on Sept. 1, 2019 for a seven-day cruise, calling to the Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda from Sept. 4 to 6 and returning on Sept. 8.  Due to Hurricane Dorian in the Atlantic, her return to New York will be delayed to 2 p.m. or sooner on Sept. 8. As such, Norwegian Escape’s seven-day Canada and New England voyage planned to depart on Sept. 8 from New York City, has been modified to accommodate a late check-in and delayed departure.  Check-in will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 8, with a scheduled sail away at 10 p.m. Her hard working crew will certainly have their work cut out for them with a two hour period to disembark and embark passengers. Royal Caribbean has posted to their website that the Anthem of ...

Celebrity Summit - Sails from New York to New England & Canada  and/or Bermuda Sunday was a busy morning in the port of New York and New Jersey with three cruise ships, 2 military ships and 3 container ships arriving in the wee hours of the morning. The Norwegian Escape arrived from a week long sailing to Bermuda, Her arrival time was about 4:30 AM at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Arriving at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal at around 6:00 AM was Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 returning from a New England, Canada Cruise. Finally the Celebrity Summit was slightly delayed with her arrival at Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal,  Bayonne, New Jersey - pulling along side around 7:15 AM. The ship was arriving from a 7 Day Cruise to Bermuda. The Celebrity Summit was delayed due to the arrival of the USNS Watkins which was being eased into the dry-dock at the Bayonne Drydock and Repair facility located at the end of the Cape Liberty Peninsular. The delay was short while the massi...

  Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape Speeds Toward Bermuda and Arrives off island 1 Day Ahead of Schedule. During the Norwegian Escape's cruise to Bermuda which departed New York on 7/1/2019, the ship arrived off the coast of Bermuda a full day ahead of schedule. It was unclear whether there was a medical emergency or the ship sped up to avoid a storm.    The Norwegian Escape arrived off of St. Georges Bermuda  around 2:00 PM on Tuesday Bermuda time. The ship came in as it was a normal approach to dock at Kings Wharf but then diverted back out to sea - sailing further west toward Europe. The Norwegian Escape then entered Bermuda and docked at Kings Wharf on Wednesday as originally scheduled.   ----------------------------------------   Sister Sites => NYCruiseInfo.com Website - Cruise Schedule, Ship Reviews, Ports of Call & More. => Nick's Cruise Corner Blog - News On Cruise Ships Sailing World W...

Beautiful Beaches of Nassau in the Bahamas - Popular Cruise destination. One of the most popular ports from New York and New Jersey is Nassau in the Bahamas. Nassau is located some 90 miles west of Miami and is normally featured on 7 and 8 day Florida and Bahamas cruises. Nassau offers beaches, casinos, swimming, shopping and more. Guest can also venture over to the Atlantis Resort to use the beach, explore the resort and more. Unfortunately admission to the waterpark and aquarium requires a purchase of a pricey excursion. To learn more about Nassau and to check out all their is to do, See the Nassau Review on NYCruiseInfo.com. TO see the full list of Cruises From the Port of New York - New Jersey to Nassau Bahamas check out the cruise schedule on NYCruiseInfo.com.

This past Sunday showcased 3 ships departing from New York. Ships sailing from the Big Apple included: Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape - which sailed a 7 day itinerary to Bermuda from Manhattan.  Celebrity Cruise's Celebrity Summit - which sailed a 7 day itinerary to Bermuda from Cape Liberty Bayonne NJ. The Celebrity Summit just make from an extensive refit. Learn more about the Celebrity Summit Revolutionary Refit. Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 which sailed on a 7 day transatlantic crossing to Southampton England from Brooklyn. Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Departing New York. The weather did not cooperate on Sunday with heavy rain and fog, but it was still great to see a ship at each cruise terminal in the port. Check out the 2019 Cruise Schedule from the port of New York and New Jersey. ---------------------------------------------------- RETURN TO NYCRUISEINFO.com TO LEARN More about cruises world-wide check out NickCruiseCorner Blog .

Norwegian Cruise lines impressive Norwegian Jade Norwegian Cruise Line had one of its busiest weekends in New York ever.  On Saturday 4/27/19, the Norwegian Getaway left on a transatlantic voyage to LeHarve, France. Sunday saw the Norwegian Jade dock in Brooklyn and later sail to Punta Delgada Portugal. The Norwegian Pearl  sailed from Manhattan to Cobh Cork Ireland Sunday afternoon and finally the Norwegian Escape left for a seven day cruise to Bermuda at 4:30 PM from Manhattan. In total, Norwegian Cruise Line debarked and embarked over 28,000 vacationers. To learn more about New the York cruise schedule Checkout NYCruiseInfo.com To learn more  return to learn more about cruises worldwide go to NicksCruiseCorner.blogspot.com . .

Norwegian Escape in New York Harbor. Due to the size of the ships today, and the amount of supplies and luggage associated with large ships, ships normally arrive in New York / New Jersey between 1:30 AM and 5:00 AM. The ships are docked and luggage is already on the pier before the sun comes up. The Norwegian Escape's arrival today found the ship just off of mid-town Manhattan at 7:15 AM. It was a mild, clear, sunny morning and the large ship provided a treat to early morning risers along the iver's edge. Due to the hard-work of the crew, the ship was able to offload 4,000+ disembarking passengers and embark 4,000+ new vacation goers and still depart New York on time at 4 PM. Hats off to the crew! To learn more about the cruises departing from New York / New Jersey  check out the NYCruiseInfo.com Website. To learn more about worldwide cruises check out our blog NicksCruiseCorner. .....

AIDAdiva AIDA Cruises Sails Seasonally from New York to New England Canada Hello Readers, I am trying to close some gaps on new articles that were missed and I failed to mention. This past Sunday (9/24), the Port of New York and New Jersey played host to 5 cruise ships. The attraction of fall foliage and New England / Canada cruises has ships from all over the globe congregating in New York. Many European Cruise Lines like AIDA and P&O focus on specific demographics. P&O on the British market and cruise passengers, while AIDA focuses on German cruise passengers. These ships usually spend at least overnight stay in the Big Apple to offer passengers time to explore the city. This past weekend, P&O's Aurora and AIDA's AIDAdiva were alongside as well as Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape, Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit and Cunard's Queen Mary 2. Every one of these ships sailed from New York to New England / Canada. There was at-l...

Norwegian Cruise Line today announced that three award-winning Broadway songstresses, Melinda Doolittle, Sharon Wilkins and Melba Moore, will be performing in the Tony Award®-winning musical, After Midnight, as well as their own Supper Club Cabaret Show, aboard Norwegian Escape beginning August 19, 2018. The announcement, which illustrates the company’s dedication to high-caliber entertainment, comes on the heels of its successful launch of Tony Award®-winning musical Jersey Boys and its original production ¡HAVANA! as well as the debut of Syd Norman’s Pour House, an authentic and immersive experience inspired by the greatest clubs in American rock ‘n’ roll history.  The increase in star power is in response to the incredible reception of Broadway’s own, Tony Award®-nominated, Brenda Braxton, who has routinely starred in After Midnight aboard Norwegian Escape since its introduction into the fleet in 2015. “We are thrilled to engage these celebrated Broadway stars and very happy...

Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape Delayed Dur to Fueling Issues Sunday (yesterday) was a unique day in New York with scattered thunderstorms and frequent breaks of sunshine, bright blue skies and fluffy clouds. During the key departure hour (4 PM) the Celebrity Summit actually departed a little early leaving at 3:50 PM under bright sunshine. I was anxiously awaiting the departure of the Norwegian Escape at 4 PM but at 5 PM I was still waiting. It appears that the re-fueling of the ship for her 7 day cruise to Bermuda was running drastically behind. Refueling usually takes 4-6 hours.  It was not until about 7:50 PM where the Norwegian Escape pulled away from the pier and headed down the Hudson River. The departure delay is NOT expected to impact the ship's schedule since 2 days are allowed for the 1 - 1.5 day trip to Bermuda. Refueling delays are not common and I can say I was disappointed because the 4 hour delay was too long to stay to see the ship depart. C...

Norwegian Escape - Norwegian Cruise Lines Sails for Bermuda Today (Sunday) the Norwegian Escape and Celebrity Summit departed New York / Cape Liberty, NJ destined for Bermuda. Although both ships left their pier on time, the ships appeared to be traveling at an unusually faster speed than normal. While watching the evening news, the weather person mentioned that tropical storm Chris has the potential to become a hurricane within the next day and is located off the coast of North Carolina. It appears the both ships were speeding up to get ahead of the storm and have the storm pass behind them. It was an absolutely beautiful day in New York today with a temperature of 90 degrees and low humidity and the weather conditions were ideal for a departure. Check Out Our Sister Sites: Nick's Cruise Corner Blog to Learn About World Wide Cruising NYCruiseInfo.com to Learn About Cruises From New York and New Jersey. .

Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 was one of 3 ships departing from New York and New Jersey Today Sunday was a busy day for the 3 New York Harbor Cruise Terminals each playing host to a different ship. Arriving in the wee hours of the morning, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape sailed into New York Harbor to disembark and embark passengers as well as load stores for her next 7 day cruise to Bermuda. The ship docked at about 4 AM at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Also departing for Bermuda this past Sunday was Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Summit. The Celebrity Summit docked in Cape Liberty Bayonne around 7 AM. She too disembarked / embarked passengers as well as loading food and supplies for the upcoming voyage. Finally Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 arrived at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal shortly after 7 AM. The regal ship, prepared for its upcoming transatlantic sailing. She too disembarked a full complement of passengers, as well as embarked passengers for a sp...

Bermuda - A Popular Port Visited on Cruises From New York and New Jersey. Bermuda is a great summer cruise destination easily reachable from the port of New York and New Jersey. Today Royal Caribbean offers 5 days cruises from Cape Liberty to Kings Wharf Bermuda - spending a full day in Bermuda. Celebrity Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line offer 7-day cruises from New Jersey / New York spending 3 days in Bermuda. Carnival offers an occasion cruise from New York to the pink sand island as well. There are other cruises where Bermuda is a port of call and combined with Caribbean destinations. Bermuda Tip. Travel in Bermuda can be expensive. If you can cost effectively reach Hamilton, (most ships dock in the Royal Dockyard / Kings Wharf which is a ferry or taxi ride away to Hamilton), there is a bus terminal near Hamilton where a cost effective ticket can be purchased to almost anywhere on the island. Check out bus schedules and fares since prices and routes are subject ...

Cunard's Queen Mary 2 Returned to New York For The 2018 Season In the past 7 days, the Port of New York has come alive with many ships making one time calls as well as others returning for the season. In the past 7 days we have had the following ships visit the port. May 18-20th -The Hebridean Sky of Noble Caledonia visited both Cape Liberty Bayonne and  the Manhattan Cruise Terminal using the Bayonne facility as the turn around port. The exclusive ship, debarked and embarked 114 British guest before departing the port on a New England Canada Cruise. May 18th - Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas departed Cape Liberty on a day day cruise to Florida and the Bahamas. Including a stay at Royal Caribbean's private island CoCo Cay (Bahamas). May 17th - Cunard's Queen Mary 2 arrived in the port (Brooklyn Cruise Terminal) just in time to kick off her 2018 transatlantic season sailing to  Southampton England. LeHarve France and Hamburg, Germany (where the cruis...

Norwegian Cruise Lines' Norwegian Bliss Arrives in New York Norwegian Cruise Line's New Norwegian Bliss, the newest ship of the Breakaway Plus class, arrived and left New York with little to no fanfare. The Norwegian Bliss docked at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal on Thursday 5-3-2018 at 2:00 AM forgoing a fire boat welcome, sailing by sleeping New York City residents and the advantage of media coverage. The ship was docked at Pier 88, next to the Intrepid Air-space Museum for 4 days where many strolling residents could photograph her next to the pier. The ship played host to a select number of travel professional and media during the 4 day stay. Early Sunday morning on 5/7/2018, her near sister, the Norwegian Escape arrived from Bermuda - having the 2 mammoth ships docked side-by-side At 11:00 AM, the Norwegian Bliss dropped her lines and began backing out from Pier 88 Berth A into the Hudson River. Turning her bow down river, she gracefully left the port. She is expe...