Norwegian Encore Opens For Sale With Cruises To The Caribbean

Norwegian Encore Opens For Sale With Cruises To The Caribbean

Norwegian Encore, the latest addition to Norwegian Cruise Line’s young and modern fleet, will invite travelers to discover or rediscover the beauty and culture of the Caribbean islands with cruises now on sale for voyages beginning in fall of 2019.Guests can now book their ultimate cruise vacation on Norwegian’s fourth Breakaway-Plus class ship, the final…

Norwegian Bliss Begins Her Conveyance Up River Ems

Norwegian Bliss Begins Her Conveyance Up River Ems

Norwegian Bliss, the first cruise ship custom-built with features and amenities for the ultimate Alaska cruise experience, departed Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany last night local time, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 for her conveyance along the Ems River, and is arriving to Eemshaven, Netherlands today, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Norwegian Bliss completed another key milestone…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Reaches $2.5 Million Fundraising Goal for Hope Starts Here Hurricane Relief Campaign

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Reaches $2.5 Million Fundraising Goal for Hope Starts Here Hurricane Relief Campaign

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a leading global cruise company that operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, today announced it has met the company’s goal of raising $2.5 million for the Hope Starts Here hurricane relief program. In less than four months, the program has received more than…

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Float Out Of Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Float Out Of Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Bliss, the third of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway Plus class, emerged from the Meyer Werft building dock in Papenburg, Germany on Saturday, February 17, representing a major milestone in the vessel’s construction. The ship will remain in the shipyard port for the final phase of construction, until its conveyance down the River Ems towards…

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Cuba and The Caribbean Itineraries from Miami

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Cuba and The Caribbean Itineraries from Miami

Norwegian Cruise Line opened for sale the line’s brand-new cruises to Cuba and the Caribbean aboard Norwegian Sun round trip from Miami, Florida. For a limited season this fall, Norwegian Sun will offer cruisers a chance to discover the rich history of Cuba and explore some of the brand’s most popular tropical destinations in just…

Norwegian Breakaway Debuts in New Orleans as the Biggest Ship to Sail from the Big Easy

Norwegian Breakaway Debuts in New Orleans as the Biggest Ship to Sail from the Big Easy

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in global cruise travel, returns to New Orleans introducing Norwegian Breakaway to the Big Easy with five to 11-day cruises to the Caribbean. At 1,068 feet and 145,655 gross register tons, the recently renovated Norwegian Breakaway is the largest cruise ship to homeport in the…

ICS publishes New Edition of Industry Guidance on Garbage Management Plans

ICS publishes New Edition of Industry Guidance on Garbage Management Plans

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has recently published a new edition of its ‘Guidance for the Preparation and Implementation of Garbage Management Plans as Required by MARPOL Annex V’. This second edition is intended to help shipping companies comply with the latest requirements of the IMO regulation regarding treatment and disposal of garbage from…

ICS Chairman Calls for Comprehensive Revision of STCW Seafarer Training Regime

ICS Chairman Calls for Comprehensive Revision of STCW Seafarer Training Regime

Speaking in Manila, the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Esben Poulsson, has called for a comprehensive revision of the IMO STCW Convention which governs global standards for the training and certification of around two million merchant seafarers. STCW was reviewed in 2010 with the adoption of the ‘Manila amendments’ but the previous…

Global Ship Lease Announces New Long-Term Charter Agreements between Poseidon Containers and CMA CGM

Global Ship Lease Announces New Long-Term Charter Agreements between Poseidon Containers and CMA CGM

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL), a containership charter owner, today announced that Poseidon Containers, with which Global Ship Lease has entered a definitive merger agreement, has agreed five-year charters with CMA CGM for four of its 6,927 TEU containerships, Mary, Kristina, Katherine and Alexandra. The charters will deliver incremental annualized EBITDA of approximately $11.0 million…

Global Ship Lease Announces Annual Mandatory Offer to Purchase up to $20 Million of First Priority Secured Notes

Global Ship Lease Announces Annual Mandatory Offer to Purchase up to $20 Million of First Priority Secured Notes

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the “Company”) today announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer (the “Annual Mandatory Offer”) to purchase up to $20 million aggregate principal amount (the “Maximum Offer Amount”) of its outstanding 9.875% First Priority Secured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) at a purchase price of 102% of the…