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Norwegian Jade charts Hamburg turnarounds in 2017

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Norwegian Jade in Santorini by Dave Jones

Norwegian Cruise Line has scheduled 19 Hamburg turnarounds in 2017, marking the first time a US operator executes a season of full turns in the north German city.

Cruise Gate Hamburg said the business was made possible by the services available with the completion of Cruise Center Steinwerder in summer 2015.

In October the new Norwegian Escape sailed from Hamburg just after its delivery by Meyer Werft.

‘We are very proud that we will now regularly cruise from Hamburg for the first time. With the Norwegian Jade, we bring a very popular ship to the Hanseatic city,’ said Christian Böll, md Europe, Middle East and Africa for Norwegian Cruise Line.

The cruises will be offered with ‘premium all-inclusive’ pricing for the German market, and Böll said Norwegian would now set the course for steady growth in that market.

The decision to homeport Norwegian Jade in Hamburg is a ‘wonderful acknowledgment of our efforts and proves that we, together with the many other parties involved, have succeeded in putting Hamburg on the international cruise map,’ said Sacha Rougier, md of Cruise Gate Hamburg.

Terminal operator Cruise Gate Hamburg was founded as a joint venture between Hamburg Port Authority and the Hamburg Airport. The company is in charge of operations and berth assignment at all of Hamburg’s cruise terminals.

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Norwegian Escape at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg delayed

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The ship will leave on Sunday, October 11 in the evening and arrive in Bremerhaven on Tuesday afternoon, 13 October at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, the shift is related to processes together with the docking and undocking.

In Dock Elbe 17 adjustments to the water outlet of the scrubber system and a letze inspection be carried out, among other things. In the early morning of 16 October the Norwegian Escape will arrive in Bremerhaven again the final equipment.

The handover of the Norwegian Escape to the shipping company Norwegian Cruise Line takes place as planned on 22 October. Already on 23 October, the first cruise passengers will board the ship.

The 164,600-gt construction has an overall length of 325.9 meters and is 41.4 meters wide. The Norwegian Escape will be traveling from Miami to 7-night cruises in the eastern Caribbean.

Busy May in Hamburg

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Hamburg is having a busy May, according to Nadine Palatz, managing director of the Hamburg Cruise Center, including several maiden calls, the 826th anniversary of the port with six cruise ships in town, and a total of 40 calls for the month and more than 100,000 passengers.

In a prepared statement, Palatz summarized the month, starting on May 1 with a call by the
MSC Splendida, the largest passenger ship that will sail from the Hanseatic city this summer. The call was celebrated with the traditional exchange of plaques between the ship’s captain and the port captain.

Hamburg’s Senator for Economics, Frank Horch, and MSC’s Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago were present. The HafenCity Cruise Center also hosted a family-friendly event for visitors and ship enthusiasts with live music and entertainment.

On the following weekend from May 8 to 10, the festivities were focused on the 826th anniversary of the port. The AIDAbella, AIDAsol, Amadea, Artania, Europa 2 and Queen Elizabeth were in town. The highlight was Saturday night, when AIDA fireworks lit up the night sky over Hamburg. According to Palatz, hundreds of thousands of spectators watched the events.

Other maiden calls during the month were the Ocean Diamond on May 12, Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit on May 16, to be followed by Mein Schiff 4 on May 22.

One maiden call was also celebrated with a sea shanty: On April 30, for the passengers of the Regal Princess, a Hamburg Chamber of Commerce shanty choir performed.

Palatz said that the chamber of commerce offers cruise companies a range of services, such as support for PR activities or welcomes with a fire boat.

“It is important to us that a ship’s maiden call to our Hanseatic city is a special experience,” said Palatz.