NCL official blasts ‘rumour’ of Norwegian Cruise Line pulling out of VI
Since then, the Norwegian Jade, a cruise ship under the Norwegian Cruise Line brand, has added 5 calls to the Virgin Islands (VI) following the cancellation of some of its calls to the territory scheduled for May and June.
The originally cancelled calls were scheduled for May 16, May 23, May 30, June 20, and June 27, 2024, under the Norwegian brand; however, the Norwegian Jade will now make up for the cancellations.
Speaking at a press conference hosted by the BVI Ports Authority and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association on May 14, 2024, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer of the cruise line, Mr Dan Farkas blasted the rumours and questioned its origin as nothing but false.
Cancellations were due to 'a mechanical issue'- NCL
“I guess a rumour spread through the BVI, and I don't know how, that Norwegian was pulling out of Tortola because we cancelled 5 calls. The only truth in that statement is that Norwegian Cruise Line did cancel 5 calls,” he said.
“It was not because of any safety issues; it was not because of some passengers absconding. It was a mechanical issue that slowed the vessel down,” Mr Farkas said.
He said as soon as NCL heard about how the cancellations had affected the people of the VI, the cruise line changed the Norwegian Jade from sailing from another destination and pointed it towards the VI.
According to information from the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Jade will call to the VI on June 11, June 25, July 9 and 23 and on August 6, 2024.
Some persons in the VI had erroneously suggested that the cancellations were a result of the cruise line having no interest in the territory.
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