NEW YORK --
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) changed up the itinerary of its New
York-based ship, the Norwegian Dawn, so that it will call in
Bermuda during its 2006-2007 seasons.
The ship, which in
2003 pioneered a seven-day year-round cruise from New York that
included two ports in Florida and two in the Bahamas, will begin a
new itinerary in May that calls in Bermuda; Great Stirrup Cay, NCLs
private Bahamian island; and an overnight in Nassau,
Bahamas.
The new seven-day
itinerary will leave New York on Saturdays beginning May 13 and run
through Aug. 26. The vessel will then sail a previously-announced
series of Canada/New England cruises that call in Marthas Vineyard
and Boston, Mass.; Newport, R.I.; Bar Harbor, Maine; and Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
The Dawn also will
cancel some of its October and November 10- and 11-day Caribbean
cruises to sail another new itinerary
from New York: seven-day sailings between Oct. 15 and Nov. 26 that
call in Port Canaveral, Fla.; and on to Grand Bahama and Great
Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas with an overnight in Nassau.
Bookings for the
Dawns previously-published seven-day Florida/Bahamas itinerary will
automatically be moved to the Bermuda/Bahamas route, although NCL
said passengers can switch to the six-day Florida/Bahamas itinerary
on NCLs other New York-based vessel, the Norwegian Spirit, and
receive a three-category upgrade or a $50 onboard
credit.
Passengers booked
on the Dawns October and November 10- and 11-day Caribbean
itineraries that want to move to the October and November
Florida/Bahamas seven-day itinerary will receive the seven-day rate
and up to a three-category upgrade or a $50 onboard
credit.
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