Now we're making the youngest fleet at sea even better by investing over $250 million in Norwegian NEXT - new enhancements, experiences and transformations. We're elevating guest experiences fleetwide and beyond - building on the success of our two newest ships Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway.
From rolling out our most popular restaurants & bars and newly crafted menus created by expert chefs to innovative and customised entertainment for every ship, we promise this next wave of exciting enhancements and new guest experiences will be nothing short of spectacular. Plus, we're making extensive technology upgrades, revitalising 8 ships during dry docks and investing in our environmental programme and brand new destination experiences.
Our passion for innovation is the driving force behind everything we do - with a vision of making your best holiday ever even better. It's always new and exciting when you Cruise Like a Norwegian.
Always the innovator, we reimagined dining with the introduction of Freestyle Cruising in 2000 - and continue our mission of offering fantastic culinary experiences. The NEXT wave of Freestyle Dining is here with new restaurants, redesigned menus, celebrity partnerships and more. Get ready for experiences of gastronomic proportions.
We're crafting new menus and adding more variety and choices than ever before in our main dining rooms and Garden Cafe. Our expert chefs from all over the world are cooking with only the freshest and finest ingredients. Plus, with our expansion plans you'll soon be able to dine at our wildly popular complimentary restaurant O'Sheehan's Neighbourhood Bar & Grill throughout our fleet.
Find some of your favourite restaurants fleetwide including Moderno Churrascaria. Did you know Norwegian is the only cruise line offering Certified Angus Beef®, exclusively in all Cagney's Steakhouses? And for those with a sweet tooth, all of our ships now feature the sweet creations of Carlo's Bake Shop by Master Baker Buddy Valastro, star of the popular TLC television series Cake Boss.
Just as you would expect from Norwegian, we're shaking things up – this time across our fleet with our bars and lounges.
Norwegian's signature Brazilian steakhouse was such a hit on our newest ships, we're rolling this authentic churrascaria out to Norwegian Gem, Jewel, and Pearl in 2014 and even more the following year.
With our exclusive partnership with the Michael Mondavi Family, savour specially selected wines from our refined wine lists fleetwide and look forward to new and immersive wine experiences and events soon to be announced.
Working with Bar Lab Cocktails and their incredible mixologists, we've tapped into the hottest, hand-crafted cocktail bar in Miami to create unique specialty cocktails, which you can only enjoy on Norwegian. Plus, we're certifying our bartenders across our fleet in Diageo's World Class training programme and educating our Wine Stewards and Restaurant Managers fleetwide with Sommelier training by Court of Master Sommeliers, offering an even more knowledgeable staff.
Norwegian has been revolutionising entertainment at sea for the past 42 years. Our legacy continues with even more groundbreaking firsts. From world-class partnerships to award-winning, customised shows performing in specially designed venues, you won't believe your eyes or even your ears as to what's coming NEXT.
New game shows. New theme nights. New events and deck parties including the rollout of H2Glow Party, our newest and hottest deck party under the stars, which first launched on Norwegian Breakaway. We're re-imagining cruise ship entertainment with brand new innovative programmes and experiences on every ship.
Our new 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art rehearsal facility, Norwegian Creative Studios, is where the brightest creative and design talents from around the world will develop new innovative shows and produce some of the best shows currently on Broadway, London's West End and Las Vegas. From soaring acrobats in "Elements," to our 15-foot revolving showgirl staircase unit in "Paradis" to rocking out with the full rock band in "Rock of Ages," our award-winning entertainment will be customised for every ship and itinerary with line-ups that will constantly stay fresh.
We're expanding our exclusive Nickelodeon entertainment with new activities, themed dinners in our buffet, Nickelodeon-inspired menu items and additional meet and greets, allowing more interaction with your favourite characters. And what's Nickelodeon without Slime? Guests on many of our ships will soon have the opportunity to get slimed on our private island Great Stirrup Cay as part of our expanded Nickelodeon beach activities. Plus, we're adding more Nickelodeon experiences in Splash Academy, our complimentary youth programme for kids. Now your family can soak up even more of SpongeBob and friends throughout your holiday on our five ships featuring Nickelodeon.
Norwegian's commitment to creating unparalleled experiences keeps our focus on advanced technologies and innovations to bring more freedom and flexibility to our guests. From pre-cruise planning, touch-screen digital signage on board, enhanced Wi-Fi throughout our ships and our industry-first iConcierge app, it will be easier than ever to design your holiday your way and stay connected with your friends and family along the way.
We're enhancing Wi-Fi across our fleet. Now you'll be able to find virtually continuous hotspots on our ships from bow to stern.
Whether you're connecting with guests on board or to all the activities your ship has to offer, there's an app for that. iConcierge is the first app of its kind. And Norwegian is the first cruise line to develop and roll it out fleetwide. We're also enhancing our Cruise Norwegian app to make your pre-cruise planning experience even better and more seamlessly connected to your cruise holiday.
Touch screens allowing you to find your favourite places on board, view activity schedules, make dinner & show reservations and more. We're pushing out interactive digital signage fleetwide so you can easily navigate around all of our ships.
Our newly developed, easy to use, interactive booking engine - Cruise Coach - helps less-experienced Norwegian guests discover and plan the right cruise holiday. Select what's most important to you or your group and Cruise Coach will offer some fantastic recommendations, so you can make the most of your next Norwegian cruise.
We understand that protecting our oceans is vitally important. Our commitment to the preservation of our oceans and environmental stewardship has made Environmental Protection one of our core company values.
To reduce fuel emissions - and our environmental footprint - we're installing exhaust gas scrubbers on seven ships. That's more than half our fleet!
We're coating our underwater hulls with high performance paint to reduce friction to the water, making our ships more fuel-efficient.
More beaches. More activities. More cabanas. We're enhancing our eco-fun paradise in the Bahamas with more of what our guests love. Did we mention the new Bacardi and Patron bars?
We're making the youngest fleet at sea even better with upgrades and enhancements throughout our ships.
What began with the addition of luxurious suites, studios for solo travellers, new restaurants and more on Pride of America in Hawaii will continue on a total of 8 Norwegian ships from 2013-2015. From beautiful new staterooms to upgraded public spaces and from fresh paint, carpet and furnishings to overall important fleet maintenance, we're making sure our ships are in the very best shape.
| Norwegian Ships | Dry Dock Schedule |
|---|---|
| Pride of America | Newly Refurbished |
| Norwegian Pearl | Newly Refurbished |
| Norwegain Sky | Newly Refurbished |
| Norwegain Spirit | Newly Refurbished |
| Norwegain Jewel | Newly Refurbished |
| Norwegain Gem | Coming 2014 |
| Norwegain Star | Coming 2015 |
| Norwegain Epic | Coming 2015 |
Coming Autumn 2015, our newest eco-friendly cruise destination in southern Belize will be a 75-acre experience featuring a floating pier, island village, marina, tours to the mainland, a lagoon for water sports and a relaxing beach for guests to discover.
