Norwegian Spirit to homeport in Sydney in 2027

by Bernadette Chua

Norwegian Spirit in Sydney Harbour
  • Norwegian Cruise Line has announced it will homeport the Norwegian Spirit during the 2026/27 season until December 2027.
  • The cruise line also has new itineraries both in French Polynesia, the South Pacific as well as Australia and New Zealand.
  • The ship will homeport in Sydney.

Norwegian Cruise Line has launch nearly 500 voyages during its peak 2027 travel season and this includes the extension of Norwegian Spirit’s stay in the region.

The program also includes more overnights and late departures in Europe; four ships to be based in Alaska and short cruises in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda.

Following her 2026/2027 summer season in Australia and New Zealand, Norwegian Spirit will remain in the Pacific through December 2027, offering a diverse range of open-jaw voyages across Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Hawaii and Alaska.  The ship will homeport in Sydney, Australia; Lautoka, Fiji; Papeete, French Polynesia and Honolulu, and sailing a total of 11 immersive itineraries across the region.

The ship will homeport in Sydney, Australia; Lautoka, Fiji; Papeete, French Polynesia and Honolulu, and sailing a total of 11 immersive itineraries across the region.

Norwegian Spirit will offer a South Pacific season with a choice of 11- to 13-day voyages, calling to destinations such as New Caledonia, Fiji, the Samoan Islands, French Polynesia, and the Cook Islands.

For 2027, there are six new itineraries including a cruise from Lautoka in Fiji, visiting Apia in Samoa, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, as well as Bora Bora and Moorea in French Polynesia.

“With our most expansive deployment yet, we’re giving Australian and New Zealand guests more ways to explore the world—whether close to home or further afield —with itineraries now open through 2027,” said Ben Angell, Vice President and Managing Director of NCL APAC.

“From extended South Pacific voyages on guest-favourite Norwegian Spirit to more seven-day Mediterranean and Northern Europe sailings – ideal for a broader European holiday – we’re delivering more of what matters to our guests: longer port stays, more overnight calls, more value and greater flexibility to create the perfect cruise holiday.”

NCL in Europe

NCL will deploy eight ships, including some of the brand’s newest and recently renovated vessels, across Europe. Offering mostly seven-day itineraries that begin and end on weekends, guests have the option to sail from 10 popular embarkation ports, including Barcelona, Spain; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; Athens (Piraeus), Greece; and Reykjavik, Iceland.

These port-intensive voyages spend over 90 per cent of their time in port with an average stay of nearly 11 hours and feature multiple overnight stays in cities like Istanbul, Turkey; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Hamburg, Germany, as well as late-night departures from Santorini, Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and Ibiza, Spain.

In spring/summer 2027, Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva will return to European waters offering a variety of nine-to-11-day voyages across the continent. Norwegian Viva will sail the Western Mediterranean and Greek Isles itineraries from June through October from four different homeports: Istanbul, Turkey; Barcelona, Spain; Rome (Civitavecchia) and Ravenna (Venice), Italy.

Meanwhile, Norwegian Prima will offer Mediterranean voyages, featuring maiden calls to Dubrovnik and Split, Croatia and Kotor, Montenegro. For most of the summer, she will make her return to Northern Europe to operate voyages to Iceland and Norway, departing from Southampton, England, and Reykjavik, Iceland.

In September and October 2027, Norwegian Prima will close out her Europe season with three Baltic sailings, which will also mark her inaugural turnaround in Helsinki, Finland and her maiden call in Riga, Latvia.

In addition to its newer and larger ships, NCL strategically deploys its mid-size ships to the region to deliver more intimate, destination-focused voyages allowing guests to explore must-see and lesser-known ports with ease.

Aboard Norwegian Sun, travellers can sail seven-day, port-intensive Mediterranean itineraries with no sea days between May and August 2027 departing for the first time from Rome (Civitavecchia) and Venice (Ravenna), Italy. These sailings include maiden calls to historic ports including Corfu, Greece.

Norwegian Jewel will return to Europe for a full season for the first time in over a decade, offering seven- and nine-day Baltic voyages between Copenhagen, Denmark and Helsinki featuring first-time visits to Klaipeda, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia; and Gdynia, Poland.

Rounding out the season, Norwegian Epic will offer NCL’s seven-day Western Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona, Spain and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy from May through October 2027. Norwegian Dawn will also offer sailings from May through October 2027 between Barcelona, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal.

Four ships in Alaska

Commencing in late April, NCL’s Alaska season sets sail from Seattle; Whittier, Alaska and Vancouver, British Columbia aboard Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Joy will sail seven-day voyages departing each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Seattle’s Pier 66.

Norwegian Joy will offer longer and more immersive nine- and 10-day voyages from mid-May to mid-June as well as end of August to end of September.

Beginning 10 May 2027 through 20 Sept. 2027, Norwegian Jade will cruise a series of seven-day sailings between Vancouver, British Columbia and Whittier, Alaska and feature iconic scenic cruising along Hubbard Glacier or Glacier Bay on each voyage.

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