| Norwegian boosts restart

NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has this morning confirmed a strong line-up of additional voyages departing from the United States, including the deployment of its newest ship Norwegian Encore in Alaska.

Sailing itineraries previously flagged for Norwegian Bliss, Encore will cruise out of Seattle, making her West Coast debut with calls to Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and Icy Strait Point.

Bliss will instead be deployed out of Los Angeles on cruises to the Mexican Riviera in Oct, and then to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral in Nov.

Today’s announcement also includes NCL’s return to Miami, where Norwegian Gem will operate cruises to the Caribbean from 15 Aug.

Additional departures are also now on sale aboard Norwegian Breakaway from New York City to Bermuda and on Escape from Port Canaveral to the Caribbean.

All voyages in the United States are contingent upon receiving authorisation from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, NCL said.

“With these additional itineraries we’re providing travellers with more opportunities to set sail from some of their favourite homeports,” said President & Chief Executive Harry Sommer.

“We’re very excited to sail in the US again, and to sail first with our latest beautiful ship, Norwegian Encore,” he said.

NCL recently extended its 60-day final payment requirement to all voyages with embarkations through to the end of the year, while its protocols also mandate full vaccination of all crews and guests for voyages departing through until 31 Oct.