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Several cruise companies, in addition to US Coast Guard, have deployed ships to support relief efforts to the areas devastated by Hurricane Irma. On Sunday, Irma reached to the western Florida peninsula, as a Category 4 storm, after passing through several Caribbean islands and killing at least 24 people.

Wärtsilä technology group and US-based cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have renewed their existing performance-based service agreement, aiming to ensure the optimum performance levels of the engines on board 10 NCLH cruise ships.

The Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that it has received approval from the government of the Republic of Cuba to operate cruises to Cuba, beginning March 2017. All three of the company's brands will offer U.S. travelers the opportunity to visit the culturally and historically rich country on select sailings starting next year.

The Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) together with NCL Corporation Ltd., "Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings", "Norwegian" or the "Company") was advised that the government of the Republic of Cuba has authorized entry and exit of Cuban citizens into and out of the country as passengers or crew of cruise ships independent of their migratory status.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and Meyer Werft celebrated the keel laying of Norwegian Escape at Meyer Werft's state of the art facility in Papenburg, Germany

Norwegian Cruise Line announced that it has reached an agreement with Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway Plus-class cruise ships

To further the companys commitment to environmental stewardship, Norwegian Cruise Line announced that the line will make a significant investment in the installation of 28 scrubbers on six ships in the lines fleet

Norwegian Cruise Line and Waste Management

A $250 cleaning fee in case of someone lights up a cigarette Norwegian Cruise Line is the latest cruise company to ban smoking in staterooms on all 11 ships in its fleet starting next year."We've been looking at this for a while based on feedback from guests," says AnneMarie Mathews, vice president of public relations. Mathews says the company received complaints from passengers about smoky smells in staterooms -- something she says is "challenging" to remove.Under new rules that go into effect in January, passengers who have a stateroom with a balcony will be allowed to smoke cigarettes but not cigars or pipes. The cruise line earlier had limited smoking to casinos and other designated areas of ships but banned it from bars, restaurants and restrooms as well as outdoor areas such as a children's pool and the jogging track.Smoking rules for other cruise lines generally are posted on the their websites. Princess Cruises also recently decided to ban smokers from cabins and balconies starting in January. Celebrity Cruises already prohibits smoking in staterooms and veranda/balconies and limits smokers to designated areas of each ship. The policy even extends to land tours operated by the cruise line. Kid-centric Disney Cruise ...