The Norwegian Bliss, Encore and Spirit will arrive at Portsmouth Marine Terminal starting Monday for an extended stay.
The ships have previously been anchored in the Bahamas while moving in out of ports in South Florida to bunker supplies, transfer crew and more.
All three ships will have minimal crew aboard as Norwegian transitions its fleet to cold layup.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has amended the export-credit backed facilities that finance Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Getaway and Norwegian Joy to incorporate the terms of a 12-month debt holiday initiative offered to the cruise industry by Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft, the official export credit agency of Germany, according to a statement.
The debt holiday was initiated to provide interim debt service and financial covenant relief for borrowers during the current global COVID-19 pandemic with respect to their Hermes guaranteed financings. Across the facilities, these amendments provide approximately $386 million of incremental liquidity to the company through April 2021.
Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the Norwegian Sun’s summer program, ranging from May 21 to October 18, has been cancelled, citing a fleet redeployment. The ship was poised to sail long itineraries to Alaska.
Guests booked on Norwegian Sun departures from May 21 to August 12, 2020:will receive a refund in the form of a future cruise credit worth 125% of the fare paid, which will be valid for a period of one year and can be applied to any future published sailing through December 31, 2022.
Guests booked on cruises from August 13 to October 18 will receive a 100% refund of the fare paid which will be reimbursed to the original form of payment. Additionally, guests who rebook their vacation by April 27, 2020, for any sailing beginning October 1, 2020, will receive a 20% discount off the voyage fare.
“In conjunction with the cancellation of the Norwegian Sun voyages to Alaska, you will notice we have reduced our rates for cruises in July, August and September across the three vessels that will continue to sail Alaska – Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Jewel,” the company said, in a letter sent to travel partners. “We urge you to review the pricing on those dates, as you will likely find extremely favourable fares.”
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