Norwegian Cruise Line, in May 2000, introduced its Freestyle Cruising concept which offers NCL passengers a more relaxed, resort-style cruise product with complete flexibility and non-intrusive service of the highest standard.
                                               
NCL’s ships provide guests with the utmost in comfort, safety and personal enjoyment featuring a wide variety of dining choices, award-winning Broad-way shows and a friendly and international staff to create a superb vantage point from which to explore the world.

Established in 1966, Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is a global cruise company and industry innovator that currently operates a fleet of eight ships sailing to more than 200 ports in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Bermuda, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, South America
and Trans Canal

                  
Norwegian Experience
Norwegian Ships:
Norwegian Destinations

       

  • Mediterranean
  • Mexican Riviera
  • Northern Europe
  • Pacific Coastal
  • Panama Canal
  • South America
  • Transatlantic
Norwegian Cruise Line Deposit Policy
For cruises to Alaska, Bermuda, Caribbean, Canada, New England, Hawaii and Panama Canal
Length of Cruise Deposit Final Payment Due by
2-4 Day Cruises $100 per person 45 Days prior to sailing
5-7 Day Cruises $250 per person 60 Days prior to sailing
8 days or more $400 per person 75 Days prior to sailing
For Cruises to Europe, South America, Asia, Australia and South Pacific
Length of Cruise Deposit Final Payment Due by
Any $400 90 Days prior to sailing
Southern Discover, Transatlantic and Transpacific
Any $400 60 Days prior to sailing

Norwegian Cruise Line Cancellation Policy

Alaska, Bermuda, Caribbean, Canada, Europe, New England, Hawaii, Panama Canal and South America
Length of Cruise Days Prior to Sailing Fee per person
2,3 and 4 Days More than 45 days No penalty
  45-30 Days $100
  29-8 Days 50% of total fare
  7 days or less 100% of total fare
5 & 7 Days More than 60 days No Penalty
  59-30 Days $250
  29-8 Days 50% of total fare
  7 days or less 100% of total fare
8 days or more More than 75 Days No Penalty
  75-46 Days $400
  45-15 Days 50% of total fare
  14 days or less 100% of total fare
Asia, Australia and South Pacific
All Cruises More than 75 days No Penalty
  75-46 Days $400
  45-15 Days 50% of total fare
  14 days or less 100% of total fare

NCL Bus Program

NCL’s Homeland Cruising program offers you more regular, round-trip cruises from the U.S. than any other line. And now we offer you more ways to get there. The perfect compliment to cruising close to home… NCL is pleased to offer an expanded motorcoach program. Take advantage of convenient and economical motorcoach service and leave the driving to us.
Available for Miami !

Download Bus Schedules Norwegian Jewel   Port of Miami

Miami, FL
- Boca Raton, FL
- Bradenton, FL
- Clearwater, FL
- Daytona, FL
- Fort Myers, FL
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Lady Lake, FL
- Leesburg, FL
- Melbourne, FL
- Naples, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Orlando, FL
- Palm Coast, FL
- Port Charlotte, FL
- Sarasota, FL
- St. Augustine, FL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Stuart, FL
- Sun City Center, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Venice, FL
- Vero Beach, FL
- Viera, FL
- West Palm Beach, FL
Download Bus Schedules Norwegian Dawn   New York                  

New York, NY
(Norwegian Dawn Only)
- Boston, MA
- New Haven, CT
- New London, CT
- Providence, RI

Internet Cafe

Visit our Internet Cafe
Be sure to give your friends and family back home email address or you can give them your personalized Cruise-email™ (located on your cruise ticket) so you can stay in touch throughout your cruise.

All our ships are equipped with 24 hour Internet Cafés hosted by MTN, and offer the following services.

Service

Price

Terminal usage time

$0.75 per minute
Time Package Plan:
250 minutes for $100 ($0.40 per minute)
100 minutes for $55 ($0.55 per minute)

Personalized Cruise-mail™

$3.95 per e-mail transmission

In Stateroom Access - currently available on the Norwegian Sun & Pride of Aloha.

Normal usage fee $0.75 per minute. Diskettes with dial up network access and cable $10 (available at reception desk - fee refundable when diskette is returned)

Wireless Internet Service for laptop usage

250 minutes $100
100 minutes $55
33 minutes $25
Wireless card - $10 per day (if required)
Wireless card Insurance - $3.00 per day (optional)*

Laptop rentals

Laptop rental - $20 per day
Laptop insurance - $10 per day

Access to printers

$0.50 per page                                      

2005 Transportation Guidelines for Cruise-Only Guests

Advanced Guest Registration Form



Answers to the Most Commonly 
Asked Questions
about Freestyle Cruising.

Q. What is appropriate dinner attire?
A. Almost whatever you want. We don’t require you to wear a tie or other formal attire to dinner. We do request however that guest wear “resort casual” attire to dine in any of our specialty or main restaurants.

Q. What exactly is “resort casual” attire?
A. Resort casual is a much more comfortable way to dress for dinner. Basically, it’s slacks or pants and a collared shirt for men and pants, slacks, a dress or skirt for women.

Q. Are there any formal nights?
A. Yes, and they are optional. At least once during your cruise, one or more of the restaurants will host a formal dinner. There will be several other dining choices where resort casual attire is appropriate.

Q. How do we know where to eat each night?
A. There are no rules as to where you dine or when you dine, so try them all.

Q. What time are the dinner seatings?
A. Our restaurants are open from 5:30 pm to midnight, with seating available until 10 pm. You can dine early to late. It’s all up to you. And if you want even more flexibility, room service is available 24 hours a day.

Q. Can we still sit at the same table every night?
A. Yes. The Maitre d’ will be pleased to arrange that for you once you are on board. Or you can change your mind and sit at a different table in a different restaurant every night of our cruise.

Q. Do I pay extra for all these dining choices?
A. All meals in the main restaurants, Lido Café and 24-hour restaurant are included in your cruise fare. Snacks, room service and on-deck grills are also complimentary. Specialty restaurants have a nominal fee or have à la carte pricing.

Q. What’s different about Freestyle Disembarkation?
A. Disembarkation used to be a lot of hurry up and wait. With Freestyle Cruising, you can relax, order room service and enjoy your last morning with us.

Q. Is the service any different with Freestyle Cruising?
A. We’ve improved our service to a “best-in-class” service ratio of nearly one crew member per stateroom.

Worry-free, Convenient, No Hassle Tipping. On traditional cruises, guests waited until the last night to tip room stewards and restaurant servers. You had to get bills in the proper denominations, stuff them in envelopes, then hand them to each individual. With Freestyle Cruising you can enjoy your last night at sea, just take advantage of our No-worries gratuities service, automatic and easy, but still optional and your choice.

    Features of Freestyle Gratuities:
  • Service charge is automatically applied to your shipboard account.
  • $10 per guest per day, for guests age 13 and above.
  • $5 per day for children age 3-12 (no charge for children under the age of three).
  • All service personnel on board receive gratuities from this service charge.
  • If you wish to tip more or less than the suggested guidelines, contact the Front Desk to make any adjustments you think appropriate.

Broadway Shows
It's not everyday you can see a Broadway show 200 miles at sea. This year NCL offer an all new wave of lavish productions: "Guys and Dolls", "Smokey Joe's Cafe", "Crazy For You", "Grease", ect....
NCL Broadway-style theater, which hosts musicals, Vegas-style shows, magicians, comedians, singers and other live performers, offers you one entertaining night after another throughout your cruise.                                                                                                                       

All About Dive In: Ever wonder how the other two-thirds of the world live? More than a million guests have taken the plunge with NCL's Dive In program. In fact, NCL pioneered Dive In, the first snorkeling program of its kind in the cruising industry! If you have a desire to learn, NCL licensed instructors can teach almost everyone to snorkel.

How the program works: NCL exciting and well-developed Dive In program offers complete snorkeling instructions, including the proper use of equipment. Although it isn't difficult to learn, it is important that you complete all the steps. First you'll be asked to fill out an application, short medical history and release form, followed by a presentation and question-and-answer session with NCL's licensed instructors. Before each excursion there will be a full explanation of procedures. Finally at the snorkeling site, qualified instructors will take small groups on a guided marine life tour, pointing out various kinds of fish and coral.

    NCL Dive In program includes:
  • Use of snorkeling equipment (mask, fins, snorkel and snorkeling vest)
  • Full instructions
  • Marine life tours at each site
  • Transportation to and from dive sites
  • Dive In certificate                                                                                        
Dive In / Discover Scuba
Duration: 3 1/2 hours.
Here's a scuba excursion that requires no prior diving experience! After a short video and a 15-minute class on scuba diving basics and safety, you will put on your equipment and enter the water from the beach, accompanied by an experienced dive instructor. Not far from shore, you will reach the reef, filled with colorful sponges, corals and schools of tropical fish. You will have 30 to 40 minutes to enjoy your dive, then another 30 minutes to swim, snorkel or relax on the beach.
Dive In / Stingray City
Duration: 3 hours.
Truly the dive of a lifetime! Snorkeling with dozens of stingrays will definitely be a highlight of your cruise. This unique dive on a sandbar in water that's only three to four feet deep gives even novice snorkelers a unique opportunity to experience these beautiful and docile marine mammals up close. The shallow water the stingrays inhabit makes this dive accessible to everyone. An underwater camera is a must to capture the moment! Come see why National Geographic Society calls Stingray City "the most exciting shallow-water dive in the world."
Dive In / Buck Island National Park Reef
Duration: 4 hours.
Buck Island is the United States' only underwater National Monument and one of the most popular snorkeling areas in the Caribbean. After a 30-minute powerboat ride from Christiansted to Buck Island, you will enter the water from the boat and have one hour to enjoy this remarkable snorkeling experience. Your Dive In instructors will accompany you on the marked snorkeling trail that takes you along the reef. These stunning underwater coral gardens are filled with brilliantly colored tropical fish.
Dive In Scuba / Nassau
Duration: 4 hours.
Certified scuba divers can take this opportunity to explore Nassau's famous reefs on a two-tank dive. Accompanied by a local dive master, you will swim through a shipwreck and glide over the amazing wall at the Tongue of the Ocean, which drops to the inky black bottom of the sea. This tour includes round-trip transportation, two tanks, weights and weight belt. Additional equipment can be rented at the dive facility in Nassau.
Note: Participants must present open-water diving certification.                                  


NCL is proud to announce its fleetwide agreement with Mandara Spa, a leading operator of exotic resort spas in the world.

The name "Mandara" comes from an ancient Sanskrit legend about the gods' quest to find the elixir of immortality and eternal youth. Mandara spa, originating in Bali, has embraced the legend. With over 45 land and sea-based spas worldwide and on Norwegian Cruise Line, we have developed unique and exotic spa treatments to reflect the beauty, spirit and traditions of Bali. We cannot promise immortality but when you experience one of our unique treatments, you too will feel as if you can live forever.....