Norwegian Aqua Begins Season of 7-Night Caribbean Cruises From Port Canaveral

Norwegian Cruise Line has introduced the debut of Norwegian Aqua in Port Canaveral, the place she is going to spend the subsequent few months working seven-night voyages to the Caribbean.

This previous weekend, round 3,700 visitors launched into the vessel’s first weeklong voyage to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral, her preliminary homeport since her official debut earlier this month. Simply in time for the summer time season, Aqua will sail seven-night jap Caribbean sailings into August with calls to Puerto Plata, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Nice Stirrup Cay — NCL’s non-public island within the Bahamas.

“We’re so thrilled to have Norwegian Aqua homeport in Port Canaveral for her inaugural season of Caribbean voyages,” mentioned David J. Herrera, president of Norwegian Cruise Line. “Port Canaveral is a pretty cruise vacation spot with a wide range of points of interest within the surrounding space for visitors to increase their cruise trip, and easy accessibility by airplane, practice or car. Launching simply in time for summer time, Norwegian Aqua is designed to supply fun-in-the-sun voyages year-round with outside actions for visitors in search of thrills, or who merely need to chill. We’re excited to have her start her cruise journey with our companions at Port Canaveral!”

Norwegian Aqua options many first-in-the-industry actions together with its hallmark top-deck attraction, The Aqua Slidecoaster. The hybrid waterslide-roller coaster contains a high-speed powered launch that propels visitors by way of twin slides that race throughout three decks. Additionally onboard is the Glow Courtroom digital sports activities court docket and the brand new Aqua Sport Zone with retro arcade video games, basic carnival video games, and high-tech digital actuality experiences.

Glow Courtroom (Photograph courtesy of NCL)

Leisure on board embody the headlining manufacturing “Revolution: A Celebration of Prince,” “Components: The World Expanded,” and “Worth is Proper LIVE.”

Elsewhere, the vessel options NCL’s first specialty Thai restaurant Sukhothai, in addition to its first plant-based eatery within the Indulge Meals Corridor. When it’s time to chill out, passengers can benefit from the expanded pool deck or the extra spacious Vibe Seaside Membership, or hit up the spa’s thermal suite with a brand new clay sauna.

Norwegian Aqua is 10 % bigger in measurement and capability from sister ships Norwegian Viva and Norwegian Prima, and is the primary within the Prima Plus class. Following a season of sailings from Port Canaveral, Aqua will provide 5 and seven-night cruises to Bermuda from New York Metropolis by way of October earlier than heading to Miami for a season of seven-night jap Caribbean cruises into April 2026.

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