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Norwegian Cruise Line puts 5 ships in Caribbean for 2012-13

Norwegian Cruise Line's Caribbean line-up for the 2012/2013 season features itineraries from Miami, Tampa and New Orleans along with Panama Canal, Quick Getaway and repositioning cruises including, for the first time, a 16-day Colonial America cruise.

In Miami, Norwegian Epic continues her alternating seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises, departing on Saturdays from November 3, 2012, to April 13, 2013.

Norwegian Dawn replaces Norwegian Star sailing from Tampa

The Eastern Caribbean cruises call at Philipsburg, St Maarten; St Thomas, US Virgin Islands with an optional tour to St John; and Nassau, Bahamas. The Western Caribbean cruises stop at Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras.

Norwegian Jewel sails alternating seven-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises departing from Miami on Sundays, from October 14, 2012, to April 14, 2013.

The Eastern Caribbean cruises call at Samana, Dominican Republic; St Thomas with an optional tour to St John; Tortola, British Virgin Islands with an optional tour to Virgin Gorda; and Nassau. The Western Caribbean cruises visit Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s private island in the Bahamas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel.

In addition, Norwegian Sun sails ten and 11-day Southern Caribbean cruises from Miami from October 14, 2012, to April 10, 2013.

The ten-day cruise calls at St Thomas with an optional tour to St John; Roseau, Dominica; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St Lucia; and Philipsburg, St Maarten. The 11-day cruise calls at Cartagena, Colombia; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; Philipsburg and St Thomas, with an optional tour to St John.

Norwegian Sun will also sail one seven-day Western Caribbean cruise from Orlando and the Beaches (Port Canaveral) on April 14, 2012, with stops in Cozumel, George Town, Ocho Rios and Great Stirrup Cay.

In Tampa, Norwegian Dawn will replace Norwegian Star sailing 23 seven-day Western Caribbean cruises, departing on Sundays from November 11, 2012, to April 14, 2013. The ship calls at Roatan, Belize City, Costa Maya and Cozumel.

Norwegian Star will sail from New Orleans during winter and spring on seven-day Western Caribbean cruises every Sunday with ports of call including Costa Maya, Cozumel, Belize City and Roatan.

Eleven repositioning cruises range from a four-day Pacific Coastal to a 17-day Panama Canal from April 15 to October 26, 2012, departing from Miami, Tampa, New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Quebec.

And for the first time, Norwegian will offer a 16-day Colonial America cruise on Norwegian Dawn rom Quebec to Tampa from October 26, 2012, calling at Portland, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Miami and Key West.

Two-day Quick Getaways cruises will depart Miami on Norwegian Jewel on October 12, 2012, and New York on Norwegian Gem on September 28.

“Our 2012/2013 Caribbean cruise deployment offers an abundance of choice in departure ports, ships and itineraries for those looking to relax in the sun,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian’s chief executive officer.

“We are excited to bring our newest and most innovative ship, Norwegian Epic, back to Miami along with offering the freedom and flexibility of Freestyle Cruising to the Caribbean from our homeports in Tampa and New Orleans.”