After an aggressive new-ship program that will have enlarged the fleet by six ships in seven years by 2019, it was logical to assume Norwegian might hold off on refurbishing If it was logical, forget logic. Norwegian is committing to spending $400 million on freshening up primarily the restaurants on nine ships with a standard of excellence the cruise line is calling The Norwegian Edge<\/em>. The Epic<\/a> and Gem<\/a> have already been done and over the next year they\u2019ll be followed by Pride of America<\/a>, the Sun<\/a>, Dawn<\/a>, Spirit<\/a>, Sky<\/a>, Pearl<\/a> and Jade<\/a>. The only old ships missing \u2014 the Jewel<\/a> and the Star<\/a> \u2014 were refurbished within the last 18 months.<\/span><\/p>\n Here is what will be either added or upgraded to deliver The Norwegian Edge<\/em>: The Cavern Club, La Cucina, Cagney\u2019s, Le Bistro, Moderno Churrascaria, The Manhattan Room, Garden Caf\u00e9, as well as The Haven Courtyard, Lounge and Restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n Of the seven new-ship years, 2016 was going to provide an investment respite. After the Breakaway\u2019s introduction of a new class in 2013, the Getaway<\/a> followed in 2014 and the Escape<\/a> in 2015. Next is the Bliss in 2017 and two unnamed ships in 2018 and 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n When the dust settles, Norwegian will have a fleet of 17 ships and be positioned to take a break from making things new.<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe.<\/span><\/p>\n In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n \u2022 The ‘Big Storm’ delays port return of Grandeur of the Seas, Anthem of the Seas Today at\u00a0<\/span>portsandbows.com<\/span><\/a>: <\/span><\/strong><\/em>All the latest cruise news<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n On the subject of \u201cyou have to spend money to make money\u201d is there an industry where it\u2019s more obvious than cruising. Norwegian is the latest. After an aggressive new-ship program that will have enlarged the fleet by six ships in seven years by 2019, it was logical to assume Norwegian might hold off on… Continue reading The Norwegian Edge For All Its Ships\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,19,15],"tags":[912,72,819,35,126,367,26,27,219],"class_list":["post-26837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-industry-news","category-deals","category-ships","category-stories","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-news","tag-cruises","tag-norwegian","tag-norwegian-sun","tag-phil-reimer","tag-ports-and-bows","tag-south-america","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Gem\"](\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Gem.jpg\")
some of its older ships. After all, the tab for the six new ones that began with the Breakaway<\/a> in 2013 is likely to be near $5 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas cancel 61 port calls in Turkey
\n\u2022 Crystal’s offering\u00a0short segments\u00a0as part of World Cruises in 2016 and 2017<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DailyDeal-2-e1334202169354.jpg\" "\\"DailyDeal-2\\"")
\nNorwegian Sun
\n<\/a>14 nights
\nFebruary 13, 2016
\nSantiago<\/a>, Puerto Montt<\/a>, Puerto Chacabuco<\/a>, Chilean Fjords<\/a>, Strait of Magellan<\/a>, Punta Arenas<\/a>, Beagle Channel<\/a>, Ushuaia<\/a>, Cape Horn<\/a>, Port Stanley<\/a>, Puerto Madryn<\/a>, Montevideo<\/a>, Buenos Aires
\n<\/a>Inside: $399
\nCost per day: $28<\/strong><\/span>
\nwww.ncl.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"