NCL has cancelled cruises on seven ships

Cruise line NCL has cancelled cruises on seven ships over the next few weeks, due to ongoing travel restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.

The line said in a statement: “The health and safety of our guests, crew and communities we visit is our number one priority. Due to ongoing travel restrictions, a select number of sailings across the fleet have been affected.”

NCL has announced that cruises on the following ships will be cancelled:

Norwegian Pearl - cruise departures up to and including 14 January 2022
Norwegian Sky - cruises up to and including 25 February 2022
Pride of America - cruises up to and including 26 February 2022
Norwegian Jade - cruises up to and including 3 March 2022
Norwegian Star - cruises up to and including 19 March 2022
Norwegian Sun - cruises up to and including 19 April 2022
Norwegian Spirit - cruises up to and including 23 April 2022

The line said that affected passengers would automatically receive a refund of their cruise fare.

They will also be given a future cruise credit (FCC) offering a 10% discount to be used on new bookings. This will be added to guests’ accounts from Friday (7 January) and can be used for bookings made up to 7 January 2023 for sailings through 31 May 2023.

NCL added that cruises on its other ships were currently going ahead as planned but warned some itineraries may have to be modified due to new Covid-19 rules and restrictions.

“As the global public health environment continues to rapidly evolve and destinations around the world modify their travel requirements or implement new travel restrictions, it is possible that itineraries may need to be modified,” advised the line.