![]() ![]() ![]() The 4300-passenger ship Norwegian Escape received her name in a USA TODAY contest. NCLH (shipowner) owns the brands NCL, Oceania and RSSC-Regent. In 2017, the brand NCL had a worldwide cruise market share 8,7% (passengers) and 8,4% (revenue). NCLH's major shareholders are the corporations Apollo Global Management (American), Genting Group (Malaysian) and TPG Capital (American). NCL was founded in 1966, headquartered in Miami (Florida USA) and publicly traded (NASDAQ) company listed on NYSE ( NYC). Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a subsidiary company of the shipping corporation Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH). ![]() ![]() The vessel (IMO number 9677076) is currently Bahamas- flagged (MMSI 311000341) and registered in Nassau. The NCL Escape ship cost USD 920 million to build (October 2012 ship order rates). This class of liners are approx 7000 GT tons larger in comparison to the previously biggest vessel of the line, Norwegian Epic. The 2015-built Norwegian Escape cruise ship is the 1st of all four Breakaway Plus-class NCL vessels - together with the sisterships Norwegian Joy (2017), Norwegian Bliss (2018) and Norwegian Encore (2019). "That may minimize some of the risk, at least.7 days, round-trip Caribbean Great Stirrup Cay Dominican Republicħ days, round-trip Caribbean Harvest Caye, Cozumel Roatanħ days, round-trip Canada New England Portland Bar Harborħ days, round-trip Canada New England Newport Portlandħ days, round-trip Caribbean Great Stirrup Cay Cozumelġ6 days, one-way from New York to Civitavecchia-Romeġ1 days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelonaġ1 days, one-way from Barcelona to Triesteġ0 days, one-way from Trieste to BarcelonaĤ days, one-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Romeĩ days, round-trip Mediterranean Italy, France Spainġ0 days, round-trip Mediterranean Italy, France Spainġ0 days, round-trip Mediterranean Italy, France, Spain MaltaĨ days, round-trip Mediterranean Italy, France Spainġ0 days, one-way from Barcelona to Triesteħ days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Triesteġ1 days, one-way from Trieste to Barcelonaġ4 days, round-trip Caribbean Cozumel Dominican Republic "From a passenger perspective, one should always be using caution no matter where they are on a cruise ship or off," Klein said. More common, Klein said, is for passengers to fall over the side of the gangway, though he noted that does not happen often, either. "It's not unheard of, but it certainly isn't something that happens with any frequency at all," he said.Ī passenger on an MSC Cruises ship was rescued in 2009 after falling into the water following a gangway collapse, and more than a dozen people were killed in a similar incident on a gangway leading to Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 in 2003. Ross Klein, a cruise industry expert and a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, said that this kind of incident is uncommon. Norwegian Encore is currently on a 21-day Panama Canal cruise from Seattle to Miami.Ĭhange of plans:: Tropical Storm Nicole disrupts major cruise line itinerariesĬruise lines change COVID-19 rules: Norwegian Cruise Line drops all mask, vaccine and testing requirements How common is a cruise ship gangway collapse? The cruise line did not specify how many guests were injured, how severe their injuries were, or provide a reason for the collapse. "We have dispatched our CARE Team to Panama City to offer additional support to these guests," the spokesperson said. The line's Norwegian Encore ship was in Panama City at the time. Passengers who sustained injuries were taken to a medical facility nearby, a spokesperson for the cruise line told USA TODAY in an emailed statement. A gangway collapsed while a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was stopped in Panama on Tuesday, injuring multiple guests. ![]()
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