Following an expansive refurbishment, Norwegian Jewel will spend a second season cruising Down Under over the winter months of 2018-19.
An action-packed series of itineraries will take in the best of Australia including Melbourne, Cairns, Hobart; and New Zealand including Milford Sound, Wellington and Tauranga, as well as itineraries to the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and a transpacific voyage from Vancouver to Tokyo (Yokohama).
Norwegian Jewel is to undergo a three-week enhancement ahead of the Down Under cruise season
In preparation, in late October, Norwegian Jewel will undergo a three-week dry-dock enhancement in Singapore, as part of the Norwegian Edge multi-million-dollar revitalisation program.
She will emerge a nearly new ship for her Australian season with bow to stern refreshments and a new look across many of the ship’s public spaces.
“Norwegian Jewel’s Australia and New Zealand sailings have received a great deal of anticipation and excitement from guests both locally and internationally,” said Andy Stuart, Norwegian Cruise Line’s president.
“The region is a bucket-list destination for many of our guests with a warm culture, lush lands, sandy beaches, action-packed adventure and more. We are thrilled to be returning to this dream destination with the iconic Norwegian Jewel looking as if she were a brand new ship.”
Highlights for the new 2018-2019 season include
- 19-day transpacific journey from Vancouver to Tokyo (Yokohama) via Alaska and Russia
- 19 day journey to Australia from Singapore with stops in Bali and Komodo IslandNew
- 13-day South Pacific itinerary
- A series of sailings in and around Australia and New Zealand home-porting from Sydney, including a seven-day round-trip itinerary featuring calls in Tasmania just before the holidays in mid-December