Norwegian Epic Is Returning to the Caribbean Next Year

By: - August 16th, 2015
Norwegian Epic

NCL announces homeport change

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Norwegian Epic will be returning to Florida in November 2016 after more than a year in Europe, NCL announced.

The ship will become the line’s largest ship to homeport from Port Canaveral, sailing a series of Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean and Bahamas itineraries ranging from three to seven days.

The seven-day cruises Eastern Caribbean itineraries will include stops in Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St Thomas, US Virgin Islands; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

The seven-day Western Caribbean itineraries will include stops in Cozumel, Mexico; George Town, Grand Cayman; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

The company also announced that Norwegian Jade would replace Norwegian Star and homeport from Tampa from November 2016 through April 2017.

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