Weekend Cruises

[bostoncruisegal]

Sorry if this has been discussed and I couldn't find it when I searched, but does anyone know why NCL moved away from 3 and 4 night cruises next winter?  I know they tended to be a more party-like atmosphere, but they were a nice quick break at times.

 

The other lines are still running them most weekends, so it was surprising to only see Norwegian run them occasionally in winter 2024.

[FLAHAM]

Gem running a 3-day weekend (Friday to Monday) cruise out of Miami in February.

[ggTexasGal]

1 hour ago, bostoncruisegal said:

Sorry if this has been discussed and I couldn't find it when I searched, but does anyone know why NCL moved away from 3 and 4 night cruises next winter?  I know they tended to be a more party-like atmosphere, but they were a nice quick break at times.

 

The other lines are still running them most weekends, so it was surprising to only see Norwegian run them occasionally in winter 2024.

I would hazard a guess that 3/4 days cruises (mostly on the SKY) were not netting NCL the profits that some of the longer itineraries are seeing.

[bostoncruisegal]

I'm booked on that Gem sailing, but there are no other ones in Feb.  I assume it's a $$$ decision, just surprising that Royal, MSC and Carnival all kept the weekend cruises and NCL did not.