Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, FL 33126
U.S.A.

Norwegian Cruise Line Overview

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, LTD. was first known as Norwegian Caribbean Line when launched in 1966. Through a series of mergers, decouplings, acquisitions and investments the NYSE-listed company based in Florida is now owned in the minority by private equity companies as well as Genting Group which holds an 11.1% stake. The NCL holding company also owns Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises through a 2014 acquisition of parent company, Prestige Cruises International, Inc.

Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) offers informal casino cruises with no structured time for meals and some other activities and no need to dress formally at mealtime. For family travelers, Norwegian Escape, Breakaway, Getaway, and Epic offer the most 'kid friendly' cruises. All 15 of the ships, including Pride of America, the only US-flagged vessel in the fleet, offer gambling once the ships leave territorial waters.

Game variety varies from ship to ship but a sampling of available games includes slots, blackjack and 21 variants, craps, roulette, three card poker, let it ride, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, baccarat, Pai Gow poker, and Texas Hold'em poker. Some of the blackjack variants include a Lucky Ladies side bet with a $5,000 jackpot. Lucky Ladies is available on all ships. All ships except Epic, Breakaway, and Getaway offer a Wheel of Madness side bet on the game. The optional bet can range from $1 to $10. When a player with a stake on the wheel is dealt a natural Blackjack they'll get a spin on the wheel to determine their side bet multiplier. The top prize is $5,000.

For those who enjoy sailing on small city-size ships, Norwegian has added a third vessel to its Breakaway-Plus series with the launch of the 168,028-ton, 1,082-foot-long, 20-deck, 4,004 passenger Norwegian Bliss in 2018. She joins Escape and Joy in the class. Those ships launched in 2015 and 2017, respectively.

The cruise line is very popular and consistently adds to its fleet. There are 7 new additions to the fleet slated for release between 2019 and 2027. The five most recent debuts include Norwegian Bliss (2018), Joy (2017) Escape (2015), Getaway (2014), and Breakaway (2013).

So far, Norwegian Bliss is the most innovative casino ship in the fleet with over 300 pokies (slots and video poker) and 25 gaming tables.

Across the fleet, poker players register well ahead of time for the Norwegian Cruise Line Poker Challenge (NCLPC). The field is expected to surpass 400 participants soon.