Last in a series about new ships Ambitious to a fault, Norwegian launches a new class of ship with this — Breakaway Plus. Fortunately, the ships won’t be named for the class (a ship called Breakaway Plus?), and the Escape came from passengers who participated in a naming contest. After a three-year building sabbatical, Norwegian… Continue reading New in 2015 — Norwegian Escape
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An Epic Journey Ending In Caribbean
Barnacled and bruised, and beleaguered since birth, the Norwegian Epic is riding off into the sunset next spring. Perhaps the sun will be kinder to the big ship in Barcelona because, on this side of the ocean, the sun appears to have done melanoma-like damage. Among the critics, that is. The Epic arrived in New… Continue reading An Epic Journey Ending In Caribbean
DWTS and HA: Shall We Dance?
News item: Dancing With The Stars will continue to be featured on Holland America ships through the 2015-16 cruise season. Well, there’s a surprise. ABC’s immensely popular TV series first sailed with Holland America after the cruise line cleverly made a deal to launch “Dancing With The Stars: At Sea” in 2013. For two years… Continue reading DWTS and HA: Shall We Dance?
Philipsburg Flying Unforgettable For All
In a travel conversation this weekend with two family members who recently visited the Eastern Caribbean, the question was asked: “What was the most memorable thing about St. Maarten?” The answer was unanimous. The planes. On the outskirts of Philipsburg is Princess Juliana International Airport. At one end of the runway is a beach called… Continue reading Philipsburg Flying Unforgettable For All
The Skinny On Building New Ships
When a cruise line that already has two new ships still being built announces that it is building two more, as Norwegian did on Monday, there's a tendency to think this is an unprecedented construction explosion. It's not. Aggressive…yes. Unheard of…no. Starting with the Breakaway Class, by 2019 Norwegian will have launched six ships in… Continue reading The Skinny On Building New Ships