NCL Corp. announced that it will place three of its newest Jewel-class ships in Europe beginning in March 2008 in response to increased consumer demand for European cruises. Norwegian Jade will join sister ships Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jewel in Europe in 2008. Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jewel itineraries will go on sale April 17 and Norwegian Jade's itineraries will go on sale April 24. Norwegian Jade (formerly Pride of Hawaii) will be the first to arrive in Europe at the end of March 2008, staying through the end of November. The ship will sail a mix of 12-, 13- and 14-day Eastern and Western Mediterranean cruises, beginning with a number of 12-day cruises departing from Barcelona, Istanbul, and Athens (Piraeus) with a variety of ports including Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples, and Venice, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Ephesus, Turkey; Mykonos, Santorini, Iraklion, Crete, Corfu and Katakolon, Greece; and Alexandria, Egypt. Norwegian Jade will then reposition from its spring Mediterranean base to Southampton for a series of cruises to the Mediterranean, North Cape, Western Europe and British Isles.
In an NCL first, Norwegian Jade will offer several sailings out of the U.K. designed specifically for the local U.K. market, departing roundtrip from Southampton. These include a pair of two-day sampler cruises and four 14-day Western Mediterranean cruises roundtrip from Southampton with stops in Malaga, Spain; an overnight in Barcelona; Nice, France; Florence/Pisa and Rome, Italy; Gibraltar; Lisbon, Portugal; and Vigo, Spain. Norwegian Jade's 12-day North Cape itinerary roundtrip from Southampton will cruise the North Sea with several stops in Norway, cross the Arctic Circle and cruise by the Svartisen Glacier. The ship's 13-day Around the British Isles and Northern Europe itinerary roundtrip from Southampton will visit France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Two 13-day Western Europe itineraries will sail between Southampton and Barcelona and visit Nice, Florence/Pisa, Rome, Naples, Cagliari, Granada Gibraltar, Seville, Lisbon and Vigo.
Norwegian Gem arrives in Europe in early May after a winter season in New York and will sail seven-day Western Mediterranean cruises roundtrip from Barcelona through Nov. 9, 2008. The Western Mediterranean itinerary includes stops in Valletta, Malta; Naples, Rome, and Florence/Pisa, Italy; and Nice. Returning for its third season in Europe in early May, Norwegian Jewel will replace Norwegian Dream, sailing a Baltic Capitals itinerary roundtrip from Dover through mid-September. The 12-day sailings will run from May 5 through Aug. 23 with stops in Copenhagen, Denmark; Berlin (Warnemunde), Germany; Tallinn, Estonia; two days in St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; and Stockholm, Sweden. On Aug. 9, the ship will offer a two-day sampler cruise from Dover specifically designed for the U.K. market. A final 13-day sailing departing on Sept. 4 will include a stop in Oslo, Norway. Detailed information on Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Gem's European itineraries will be available in the next few days on http://www.ncl.com/.
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