with two state-of-the-art cruise terminals located in the heart of the city near the historic French Quarter, family attractions, shopping, dining, and hotels. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) ranks Port NOLA as the sixth-largest cruise port in the U.S. In 2016, Port NOLA’s cruise terminals handled a record 1,070,685 passenger movements, breaking the one million passenger mark for the third consecutive year. “We want to provide more opportunities for our guests across the country to explore beautiful destinations and enjoy all the spectacular features of our newest ships, along with the freedom and flexibility that only a Norwegian cruise can offer.” “Norwegian Breakaway will be the largest and newest ship from Norwegian to sail from New Orleans, and we are thrilled to bring our signature Breakaway-class ship to this important homeport,” said Andy Stuart, President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line. Norwegian Breakaway will sail seven-, 10- and 11-day seasonal cruises to the Caribbean, visiting ports of call including Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico Ocho Rios, Jamaica George Town, Grand Cayman Roatan Bay Islands, Honduras and Norwegian’s beautiful island destination, Harvest Caye, Belize. 11, 2018, will accommodate nearly twice as many guests as the 2,394-passenger Norwegian Pearl, which will homeport at Port NOLA November 2017 through April 2018. ![]() “Our cruise business contributes significantly to the hospitality industry’s regional economic impact and we are pleased to welcome the largest ship we have ever accommodated.” Christian, Port of New Orleans President and CEO. ![]() The passengers who begin and end their Norwegian Breakaway cruise from our historical city will experience Port NOLA’s commitment to high-level service and the Crescent City’s vibrant energy,” said Brandy D. “The Port of New Orleans values our close partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line and appreciates the addition of the Norwegian Breakaway to the cruise schedule next year. The 1,068-foot vessel will be the largest cruise ship in both length and passenger occupancy to ever sail from Port NOLA, and its arrival will nearly double Norwegian’s guest occupancy from New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS-Octo-Norwegian Cruise Line announced today it will deploy the 4,000-passenger Norwegian Breakaway to the Port of New Orleans beginning November 2018. She will become the largest cruise ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet at 164,600 gross tons.Norwegian Breakaway will be largest cruise vessel ever to sail out of Port NOLA Norwegian Escape will launch in October this year and will operate six- to eight-night sailings to the Caribbean from Miami. When questioned he did not rule out basing one of the two ‘Breakaway Plus’-class ships on order for delivery in 20 in the region. Guy Harvey and Andy Stuart with Norwegian Escapeĭuring the unveiling of Guy Harvey’s hull artwork on Norwegian Escape last week at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, Andy Stuart, president of Norwegian Cruise Line, told reporters that NCL were examining how best to serve their current focus markets of the USA, UK and Europe within Asia. Selected itineraries will see inaugural calls to the Persian Gulf and to India, including an overnight call at Mumbai. Norwegian Star will operate south-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand itineraries from Istanbul, Turkey Dubai, United Arab Emirates Singapore Hong Kong Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. The cruise line also announced it will return to sailing from Asia and Australia for the first time since 2002. This smaller, older ship will instead sail in Europe offering seven-, 10- and 11-day Eastern and Western Mediterranean itineraries from Barcelona, Spain Venice, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey. The ship will replace Norwegian Spirit that was originally scheduled to operate from Port Canaveral as per an announcement made back in January. The vessel will sail on three- to six-night itineraries to the Bahamas, Mexico, the Caribbean and NCL’s private island Great Stirrup Cay. When it last home-ported in Florida for the winter the ship called PortMiami home. ![]() In November 2016 the 155,000 gross ton Norwegian Epic will sail to Florida and will be home-ported in Port Canaveral for the first time. In another blow to the European cruise market, 2016 will not be the year Britain sees a Norwegian cruise ship home-ported at its shores, despite repeated promises from the cruise line over the years. This move suggests demand in winter 2015 in the Mediterranean isn’t as strong as the cruise line had hoped for. Norwegian Cruise Line has announced its 2016 deployment schedule revealing that Norwegian Epic, the largest ship in the fleet, will move to the Caribbean for winter 2016 instead of sailing year-round in the Mediterranean.
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