“Encouraging progress is being made on the distribution of vaccines and the reduction of new cases globally which are contributing positively towards recovery. However, we are not yet able to announce our return to sailing.” Therefore, NCL Cruise Line has announced that that they have made the decision to further suspend all voyages with sailing dates through and including June 30, 2021. They are working closely with the CDC to resume operations as soon as possible and have new health and safety protocols in place. You can read more about NCL’s COVID Health & Safety plan for when cruises resume.
All guests with current and active bookings affected by this suspension will automatically receive a 100% refund of the fare paid, back to their original form of payment. Additionally, all affected guests will also receive a 10% DISCOUNT coupon off a future cruise, valid for published sailings through and including December 31, 2022.
If you had an NCL Cruise cancel over the past several months and are holding a future cruise credit, we have a blog dedicated to what you need to know about Using Your NCL Future Cruise Credits. Any current and active Future Cruise Credits, CruiseNext certificates and CruiseFirst certificates set to expire in 2021 are now being extended. The Book By date for these credits and certificates will be adjusted within the next two weeks to December 31, 2021. Note all certificates will retain their Sail By dates, which remains for sailings departing on or before December 31, 2022.
NCL Peace of Mind Extension
To provide additional peace of mind and flexibility to those guests who are planning and booking their bucket-list cruise vacations, we will be extending our Peace of Mind policy for new and existing bookings made by April 30, 2021, for any voyage with an embarkation date through and including October 31, 2021. With Peace of Mind guests are free to cancel anytime up to 15 days in advance of embarkation. This policy applies to individual and group bookings.
As the innovator in global cruise travel, Norwegian Cruise Line has been breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising for 54 years. Most notably, the cruise line revolutionized the industry by offering guests the freedom and flexibility to design their ideal vacation on their preferred schedule with no assigned dining and entertainment times and no formal dress codes. Today, its fleet of 17 contemporary ships sail to nearly 300 of the world’s most desirable destinations, including Great Stirrup Cay, the company’s private island in the Bahamas and its resort destination Harvest Caye in Belize.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises canceled all departures through June 30, 2021.
At the time of posting this blog, other major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean Cruises and Carnival Cruises have yet to make announcements if they will be suspending cruises past the end of May.
