New Orleans welcomed the largest cruise ship ever to sail from the port when the Norwegian Breakaway arrived in November to homeport through early April. The sister ship, the Getaway, will take over this coming fall. Thus, New Orleans offers seasonal deployment by Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, while Carnival sails two ships year-round. Interviewed by Cruise Industry News in November, Steve Gauthier, Jr., deputy director of cruise, said he expected some 1,160,000 passengers for the year, slightly above the previous year, and that numbers for 2019 and […]
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