Norwegian Cruise Line announced on 14th June that it will deploy the 93,502gt/2005 built Norwegian Jewel (above) to the Asia Pacific market yearround in 2017. As from 3rd October 2017, the Norwegian Jewel’s inaugural Australasian itineraries will bring guests to some of the region’s best ports of call, with a variety of Hawaii, French Polynesia and South Pacific cruises, as the ship sails from Vancouver to Sydney.

Highlights of the inaugural season in Australia include seven Sydney round-trip cruises featuring a five-night Sydney- Tasmania-Sydney cruise departing on 12th November, 2017. The ship’s 10 to 16-night Australia and New Zealand itineraries depart between Novem-ber 2017 and February 2018. After this the ‘Jewel sails from Sydney to Singapore on an 18-night adventure departing 20th February 2018.

Following her Australian season, the Norwegian Jewel will undertake a range of exotic Asian itineraries visiting Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Korea and more, offering Australian travellers the opportunity to explore some of the best Asia has to offer.

Other changes in the fleet deployment for 2017/18 will see the 92,250gt/2002 built Norwegian Dawn sailing seasonally from Tampa and San Juan and the 93,530gt/2006 built Norwegian Pearl sailing from New Orleans. The Norwegian Dawn (above) will homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 12th November 2017-7th January 2018 and from Tampa 18th February-1st April 2018.

New for 2017/2018, the Norwegian Pearl (above) will sail 7, 8 and 9-night Western Caribbean cruises from New Orleans, from 22nd October 2017 to 1st April 2018.

Also from 2017 the 145,655gt/ 2013 built Norwegian Breakaway (above) will have Western Caribbean cruises from New York added to her itineraries in the autumn and winter.

Longer 14-night Southern Caribbean itineraries will also be offered on 5th January and 2nd February 2018.