Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today revealed its “Greatest Deal Ever”, offering a 70% discount off the second guest fare and seven free offers worth up to $4,250. Additionally, the Company opened for sale itineraries through summer 2024. The new itineraries include new ports of call for the Company, including La Romana, Dominican Republic; Dutch Harbor, Alaska; and Sendai (Ishinomaki), Japan.
Guests can take advantage of Norwegian’s “Greatest Deal Ever” starting on Nov. 16, 2021. Along with the 70% discount off the second guest fare, travelers can also receive seven free offers including free specialty dining, free open bar, free WiFi, free shore excursions credits, discounted rates for friends and family, free roundtrip airfare for the second guest, and will receive a $250 CruiseFirst certificate to use towards a future cruise. The “Greatest Deal Ever” is available on all departures, all itineraries and all published voyage dates from 2021 through the recently released itineraries through summer 2024.
NCL’s new itineraries features 35 departure ports across the globe, including two new homeport destinations – Haifa, Israel and La Romana, Dominican Republic. The Norwegian Epic will make her debut in Haifa, Israel’s largest international seaport, in November 2022. The vessel will offer 11-and-12-day Mediterranean sailings to and from Haifa, Israel and Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy starting Nov. 8, 2023 through Dec. 12, 2023. The itineraries will include destinations such as Livorno (Florence) and Naples, Italy; Kusadasi and Istanbul, Turkey; Piraeus (Athens), Patmos, and Rhodes, Greece; and Limassol, Cyprus. This itinerary will also feature 17-hours in Ashdod, Israel giving guests time to discover the city of Tel Aviv as well as Jerusalem.
For travelers in search of port-intensive itineraries, Norwegian Sky will be the first to sail a series of 7-day roundtrip Southern Caribbean cruises from La Romana, Dominican Republic with a port-of-call each day from Jan. 8, 2024 through April 22, 2024. This will make NCL the only major cruise company sailing Southern Caribbean voyages with no sea days.
NCL will also offer a 12-day transpacific voyage on Norwegian Jewel on April 10, 2024 from Tokyo to Seward, Alaska, visiting two new ports-of-call that include Sendai (Ishinomaki), Japan and Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Listed below are Norwegian Cruise Line’s ships and their respective itineraries:
- Norwegian Spirit – On April 22, 2024 and Sept. 25, 2024, NCL will offer “Fire and Ice” voyages – an itinerary sailing to and from Honolulu and Vancouver, visiting Hawaii and Alaska. Guests will stay overnight in Nawiliwili (Kauai), and island hop to Kahului (Maui), and Hilo, Hawaii and then sail towards Alaska, where the ship will cruise through striking glaciers towards the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, followed by calls to Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska. For those looking to be the first to experience this once-in-a-lifetime itinerary, the debut “Fire and Ice” sailing will take place June 12, 2022, followed by a second sailing on Oct. 3, 2022.
- Norwegian Epic – On December 22, 2023 NCL is offering a 14-day Grand Mediterranean sailing that will debut in Trieste (Venice), Italy and Koper, Slovenia, inviting guests to experience Europe’s iconic Christmas markets at each port. The itinerary will offer zero sea days and overnight visits in Dubrovnik, Croatia on Christmas Eve, as well as Barcelona and Palma Mallorca, Spain to ring in the new year.
- Norwegian Escape – Between April 2024 and October 2024 NCL will offer five, 10-to-11-day Grand Mediterranean sailings where guests will spend their days exploring Mediterranean ports in Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. During the April 24, 2024 sailing, the ship will call to Ibiza, Spain with a late midnight departure allowing guests to enjoy the late evening hours of the famed town. The ship will also make her debut call in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Norwegian Escape will also offer a series of seven-day roundtrip cruises from Barcelona starting on May 26, 2024, featuring zero sea days and visiting six ports-of-call including Cannes, France; Livorno (Florence), Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, and Cagliari, Italy; and Palma De Mallorca, Spain. Guests have the chance to spend more than 11 hours in Livorno (Florence), Civitavecchia (Rome), and Naples, three of the most historically and culturally rich cities in Italy.
- Norwegian Pearl – From May 26, 2024 through October 27, 2024 this ship will sail a series of seven-day roundtrip voyages from Trieste (Venice), Italy making calls in two medieval walled towns: Kotor, Montenegro and Dubrovnik, Croatia, and offering a late departure in Santorini for guests to take in their stunning sunsets.
- Norwegian Joy – From September 2, 2024 through September 25, 2024 the Norwegian Joy will offer seven-and-eight-day sailings from New York City and Quebec City. Travelers can plan an extended stay in each city pre-and-post cruise to further enjoy the destinations.
- Norwegian Joy – On November 25, 2023 NCL will offer an 11-day sailing from Miami to Panama City where guests will have over eight hours in all ports-of-call with a full 13 hours in Willemstad, Curaçao. The vessel will also offer two 15-day Panama Canal sailings from Miami on January 6, 2024 and from Los Angeles on January 26, 2024 where she will overnight in Panama City where guests can explore at their own pace.
- Norwegian Getaway – Starting on December 21, 2023, this ship will make her debut in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos during her 12-day sailing from New York City where guests will spend Christmas day in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Norwegian Joy – On October 16, 2023, the Norwegian Joy will make her debut call in Philipsburg, St. Maarten and Kralendijk, Bonaire during her 12-day Southern Caribbean cruise from New York City to Miami.
- Norwegian Jade – Starting on November 26, 2023, this ship will make her debut in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; and St. George’s, Grenada, during her 14-day Southern Caribbean voyage from Tampa, Florida.
- Norwegian Joy – From April 9, 2024 through October 11, 2024 NCL is offering four, five and seven-day roundtrip sailings from New York City to Bermuda with the seven-day sailings providing up to 55 hours in port at the Royal Naval Dockyard.
- Norwegian Getaway – On May 13, 2024, the Norwegian Getaway will offer one 9-day roundtrip sailing from Copenhagen where guests have the chance to visit seven different countries in Northern Europe in nine days: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
For more information about the itineraries offered or about Norwegian Cruise Lines’ many ships, please visit their site at https://www.ncl.com. For a look at their newest ship, the Norwegian Prima (which is set to debut in the Summer of 2022), please watch the videos below.
