Norwegian Cruise Line : The Freestyle Cruising® !

Your Cruise line
Norwegian Cruise Lineoffers you a freestyle cruise; you eat when, where and with whom you want, decide what to wear, all days can be the same or very different!

Norwegian Cruise Line is an internationally operating cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida with two offices in Wiesbaden and London overseeing operations in

Europe. Norwegian Cruise Line is the innovator in cruise travel with a 46-year history of breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising, most notably with the introduction of Freestyle Cruising® which has revolutionized the industry by allowing guests more freedom and flexibility.
Today, Norwegian Cruise Line has 12 purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships, providing the guests the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed cruise holiday on some of the newest and most contemporary ships at sea. The company has two 4.000-passenger vessels, Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway, under construction for delivery in January 2014, along with one larger “Breakaway Plus” vessel for delivery in autumn 2015.

Your itinerary
You will discover magnificent Itineraries on board Norwegian Cruise Line, and they can be as short as 1 night up to 33 nights, according to your wishes !

Expand your horizons. Let Norwegian Cruise Line take you to the most exciting cruise destinations on earth and then discover them your way with the freedom of Freestyle Cruising®. Norwegian Cruise Line cruises in Alaska, Bermuda, Caribbean, Bahamas & North America as well as in Europe, Mediterranean & the Baltic, Canada & New England, Hawai'i, Panama Canal and the Transatlantic.

Your Cabin
Norwegian Cruise Line makes you chose within several different kinds of staterooms, the one which suits the best your taste and budget.

Aboard the Freestyle Cruising fleet, you can choose from a wide range of stateroom categories to suite every taste and budget. Available stateroom categories include for example well-appointed inside staterooms for price-conscious customers, ocean view staterooms, staterooms with private balcony as well as a large and luxurious suite complex on the Jewel-Class ships as well as aboard Norwegian Epic and the Breakaway-Class. This includes the unique Courtyard Villas which have access to a private Courtyard, swimming pool and sun deck as well as two Garden Villas, featuring three separate bedrooms, bathrooms and a living room. Both offer butler and concierge service.

Dining
Norwegian Cruise Line’s unique style gives you the option to choose when, where, with whom and how you will eat.

Freestyle Cruising® is characterized in particular by having no fixed dining times, no formal dress codes, a great variety of lounges, bars, theatres as well as other entertainment and activity options. On board the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, you find up to 27 different dining options without set dining times and opening hours from 17:30 to midnight (order until 22:30).

Thus, you can choose when, where and with whom to dine. In fact, if you prefer, you can dine in a different restaurant each night of your cruise. Should you, however, prefer to dine at the same table and/or at the same time every evening, respective reservations may be arranged on board. Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ships feature a restaurant seating guide, displayed on flat-screen televisions placed in key areas on the ship. They show each restaurant’s current occupancy status as well as possible waiting times. If a restaurant is fully occupied at a certain time and you would like to wait for an opening, you will get a pager that works all over the ship and will be informed as soon as the table is available. For those who like to dress up a little bit, there is one designated restaurant with a more elegant ambiance available on every ship.

Activities
You won’t get bored on an Norwegian Cruise Line due to the numerous indoor or outdoor activities as well as entertainment offered all day and night long. 

Together with extensive sport and wellness facilities, Norwegian Cruise Line also offers a varied entertainment program. Components include everything from computer and cooking classes to yoga and shore excursions with mountain biking or horseback riding.

Services
On board a Norwegian Cruise Line, the multilingual and professional staff has expertise and enthusiasm to pamper you.

Resort casual sums up life on board.
With up to one crew member per stateroom, Norwegian Cruise Line provides the highest crew-to-guest ration in its class. These large numbers of crew members guarantee a high service level and enable the cruise line to offer longer opening hours of the many public rooms and restaurants according to the Freestyle Cruising concept. All Norwegian Cruise Line ships have a very ample wellness area, the Mandara Spa®, and a beauty salon with hairdresser. In the spa your will be pampered from head to toe. The wellness area features Finnish saunas, steam rooms, a Thalassotherapy pool, hot tub and heated relaxation chairs. Mandara Spa®, one of the world's leading provider of exclusive spa resorts and our partner aboard, offers treatments based on traditional Asian methods. If you want to stay in contact with those at home, Norwegian Cruise Line pioneered with the industry’s first internet access on the high seas in 1999 which now is a fleet wide standard. Norwegian Cruise Line was also the first cruise line to provide remote wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) to its guests and in 2006, became the first cruise line to offer cell phone service fleet wide.

What is included

• Accommodation and cruise as booked
• Participation in Norwegian Cruise Line on-board activities/entertainment  (Courses,
• shows, Live Bands, disco etc.), some with extra fee
• Use of the majority of on-board facilities (e.g. Fitness Centre), some with extra fee
• All meals (cover charge applies in specialty restaurants and à la carte)
• Child care and child program
• Coffee, tea, ice water, iced tea in the restaurants and juices for breakfast 24-hour room service (Delivery charge applies from midnight to 05:00)
• All government fees & port taxes
• Multilingual guest service

Options/Supplements

• Transportation to join the cruise
• Transfers
• Pre/Post accommodation
• Insurances
• Gratuities and Service charge on board the ship
• Beverages on board the ship, other than the ones mentioned above
• Excursions

Duration/Period

• Minimum 1 night, Maximum 33 nights.
• Valid all year
• Ask us the rates for your travel dates!

More information on Norwegian Cruise Line: http://www.ncl.eu/

Your Trip

These magnificent cruises are the perfect way to discover the Caribbean Islands for the first time. Cruising the Caribbean brings the visitors a whole choice of different

Islands to discover and come back to one specifically that would have been of major interest. It can give as well a new approach to Islands already visited. Seeing an Island from the Sea has a totally different impact that landing on it. MSC Poesia offers different itineraries and durations. This vessel is the ultimate one of the “Musica” series: 13 decks, 1’275 cabins, 4 pools, 4 Jacuzzis… You will be comfortable and enjoy the tranquillity of the Caribbean Sea. You will be comfortable and enjoy the tranquillity of the Caribbean Sea. The Lirica offers a bran new itinerary departing from Dominican Republic and offering one new Island to discover each day!

More Details

Departure from the closest airport near your home (price from Geneva but changeable) to Fort Lauderdale, Miami or Santo Domingo. Arrival at the airport and transfer to the ship. Some cruises require a pre overnight in Miami, Fort Lauderdale or Santo Domingo. Jump aboard and get familiarize with the vessel. The below itineraries describe the ports of call of the Poesia and Lirica :

POESIA: Several possible itineraires

Day 1: Port Everglades, United States
Day 2: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 3: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 4: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day 5: St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda
Day 6: Fort de France, Martinique
Day 7: Roseau, Dominica
Day 8: Philipsburg, ST Maarten
Day 9: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 10: Freeport, Grand Bahamas
Day 11: Port Everglades, United States

or

Day 1: Port Everglades, United States
Day 2: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 3: Cozumel, Mexico
Day 4: Roatan Island, Honduras
Day 5: Georgetown, Cayman Island
Day 6: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Day 7: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 8: Port Everglades, United States, transfer to the airport and return flight.

or

Day 1: Port Everglades, United States
Day 2: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 3:  At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship
Day 4: Philipsburg, Antilles
Day 5: San Juan, Porto Rico
Day 6: At sea, enjoy the numerous activities on board the ship 
Day 7: Nassau, Bahamas
Day 8: Port Everglades, United States, transfer to the airport and return flight.

Poesia also offers a 7 nights cruise in April 2013 with stops in USA, Bermuda and Bahamas.

LIRICA : Special itinerary

Day 1:  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Day 2:  La Romana, Dominican Republic
Day 3:  Philipsburg, St Maarten
Day 4:  Fort de France, Martinique
Day 5:  Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Day 6:  St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda
Day 7:  Roadtown, British Virgin Islands
Day 8:  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, transfer to the airport and return flight.

A short 3 nights cruise in January with stops in Dominican Republic, St Martin and Martinique is also offered by the Lirica.

What is included

• Return flights from Geneva
• All the transfers
• Cruise in the category chosen, all meals and activities on board

Options/Supplements

• Others departure cities possible
• Various tours on the Islands visited offered by the cruise line
• Extension in Fort Lauderdale, Miami or Dominican Republic
• Prolongation on another Island (San Juan, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, etc.)

Duration / Period

• 3-11 nights, 12 days. Maximum 21 days.
• From December 2012 to April 2013.
• Itinerary subject to change
• Ask us the rates for your travel dates!

Go directly to the MSC CRUISES website to discover more about these cruises (in French) !