The Norwegian Breakaway during its christening ceremony in 2013 (Image: Getty)
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced it is scrapping more than 50 journeys over two years to make way for routes in the Caribbean and Mexico.
The move will come as a disappointment to passengers scheduled for trips on the Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn, Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Jade. The vessels were meant to be sailing around South America, Antarctica, Africa and the Indian Ocean.
But it’s not all bad for those expecting to be setting off on Norwegian Cruise Line’s majestic liners, as passengers impacted will get a full refund of their paid fare and a 10% future cruise credit.
The move will allow boats like the Norwegian Star to skip South America and Antarctica and be redeployed to the Bahamas and Southern Caribbean.
Norwegian has axed a number of cruises to make room for Caribbean trips (Image: Getty)
Meanwhile, Norwegian Dawn’s trip to Africa and the Indian Ocean from November 2025 to April 2026 has been shelved in favour of a journeys around the western parts of the Caribbean.
Both the Star and the Dawn will also do transatlantic trips too, but neither’s home port has been announced.
Norwegian Jade is being relocated from Miami, Florida to the US West Coast. That means, instead of sailing to the Panama Canal and Caribbean from Miami and Panama City from October 2025 to February 2026, the Jade will head to the Mexican Riviera from San Diego, California.
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A Norwegian cruise docks in Puerta Maya (Image: Getty)
As well as the ships being redeployed, Norwegian Cruise Line is launching two new vessels – Aqua and Luna – both of which are set to join the Caribbean fleet in 2025 and 2026.
Norwegian Aqua will take to the seas on a seven-day Caribbean route from Port Canaveral, Florida in April 2025.
A year later, Norwegian Luna will set sail for the Caribbean season from the port of Miami.