Norwegian Sky to Sail Rescue Mission to St. Thomas September 09, 2017

That's great! Way to go NCL.

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Great job NCL!!!!

September 9th at 12:30 PM (4:30 PM UTC)

Norwegian Cruise Line is continuing to closely watch the forecasted path of major Hurricane Irma and respond as necessary to ensure the safety of our guests and crew. We have cancelled this week’s scheduled sailings aboard our two ships that depart from Miami, Norwegian Sky and Norwegian Escape and both ships are currently navigating a safe course around the path of Hurricane Irma. Norwegian Escape is sailing at full capacity with approximately 4,000 displaced guests from both ships that were unable to secure flights back home. The ship is currently alongside in Cozumel, Mexico and will remain there until 7 a.m. Sunday, September 10. Guests who have secured flights home may disembark the ship in Mexico if they wish. Due to the devastation in the Caribbean caused by Hurricane Irma, all of Norwegian Escape’s upcoming Eastern Caribbean sailings will be altered to a Western Caribbean itinerary until November. All guests scheduled to sail on any affected cruises will be notified of the change.

Acting as a responsible corporate citizen and supporting the destinations that our ships operate in is a core value of Norwegian Cruise Line. In the wake of this devastating storm, we will be deploying Norwegian Sky from her current position off the coast of Cancun to St. Thomas, USVI to retrieve approximately 2,000 travelers who were unable to evacuate the island prior to the storm. The ship is departing immediately and will arrive in St. Thomas in the late evening hours on Monday, September 11. Norwegian Cruise Line is working closely with the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association and the Governor of St. Thomas to execute this rescue mission. When all designated vacation guests have boarded the ship, Norwegian Sky will sail back to her homeport of Miami and is expected to arrive on Thursday, September 14.

Three cheers! Way to go! What an awesome thing to do. Unlike some of the airlines price gouging those trying to fly out of Florida, or Bed, Bath, & Beyond for raping the public over $40 dollars for a case of water.

Way to go NCL

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We sailed a few different lines before we found NCL. We have only sailed on NCL since they have great customer service and attention to detail the staff is friendly and the itineraries are great.

Pretty awesome!

After seeing what has happened in St Thomas and the other islands this is such a wonderful way to help. Big corporation with a lot of heart!

Can we maybe not use language that describes a very traumatic physical and emotional experience that is, sadly, experienced by too many women and men to describe price gouging? K, thanks.

Three cheers! Way to go! What an awesome thing to do. Unlike some of the airlines price gouging those trying to fly out of Florida, or Bed, Bath, & Beyond for raping the public over $40 dollars for a case of water.

Lots of good things are happening right now. There are some folks taking advantage of it. And some people are WRONGLY sharing rumors of others doing the wrong thing.

For example, last minute fares on airlines are NORMALLY not discounted and people are calling that price gouging. Shipping water via UPS is NORMALLY expensive, but some call that terrible.

Again, there are some bad things going on, but please do not share information unless facts are there to back it up.

Way to go NCL !!

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I was hoping something like this could happen. Please also take needed supplies and aid. These lovely islands have given us so much.