Hi crew. Yesterday I received an email from a guest who was sailing on the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn. The email reads “I just got off of the NCL Dawn, it was a bad week for all.

A crew member which was arrested together with her partner in Bermuda on August 7, 2017, for causing her own miscarriage has been released by the Supreme Court. She and her partner, booth crew members of the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn walked free from the court in Bermuda yesterday, reports The Royal Gazette.

Cruise ship timetables with arrival and departure times of all major cruise lines scheduled to visit ports in the Bahamas in 2018.

Norwegian Cruise Line is sending one of its cruise ships to a rescue mission in the Caribbean. Norwegian Sky is currently sailing towards St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to retrieve some 2,000 travelers who were unable to evacuate the island prior to the devastating Hurricane. 

With maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 kph), recorded by the U.S. National Hurricane Center, the Category 5 Hurricane Irma is feared to be the most catastrophic storm ever. On Wednesday the storm will hit Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti on Friday, and Cuba on Saturday before possibly reaching Florida over the weekend.

William Shatner, the pop-culture icon, who famously portrayed Captain Kirk in Star Trek, has written a letter urging Norwegian Cruise Line CEO and organizers of Star Trek Cruise not to exploit dolphins for profit. Next year the annual Star Trek Cruise will take place on board Norwegian Jade. In fact there will be two cruises departing from Miami on January 5, and January 11, offering “swim with dolphins” programs as part of their port excursions in Costa Maya.

After 18 years career at Norwegian Cruise Line, Captain Mikael Hilden leaves the company. On the social media, he posted a photo handing over the keys of Norwegian Breakaway to the new captain Dan Svensson. However, his sea adventure will continue as captain for Viking Ocean Cruises which have launched their latest 47,800 tons cruise ship named Viking Sky.

Marc McArthur of Norwegian Cruise Line has been named Diageo Global Travel’s best bartender for 2017. This global bartender competition was held yesterday, June 20, at the Diageo 396 Bar in Miami. In the semi-finals, Marc McArthur, competitors were Lazar Milosavljevic of Celebrity Cruises and Claudio Santos Liborio of Seabourn. The NCL Head Mixologist won this prestigious award with his ‘The Autumn Dram’ cocktail.

Police authorities in Belize arrested three Norwegian Cruise Line crew members last Tuesday, reports Channel 7News. According to the news article, 3 NCL employees were charged with drug trafficking of two kilos of cocaine which they smuggled into the cruise ship from Roatan, Honduras.

A 64-year-old British passenger sailing on Norwegian Spirit was transferred to University Hospital of Iraklion, after suffering from abdominal aortic aneurysm. The man who had serious health problems was traveling with his wife on 11-Night Eastern Mediterranean voyage. Ships doctor notified the port authorities about the emergency and requested an ambulance. Imidietley after transfer to the hospital, Doctors performed urgent surgery.