Vacationers will quickly have much more cruise choices from the Metropolis of Brotherly Love.
Inside simply months of asserting plans to dwelling port its first ship from Philadelphia in virtually 15 years, Norwegian Cruise Line revealed it’ll add a second vessel to its schedule.
Norwegian Pearl is the road’s newest vessel set to depart from the Port of Philadelphia to Bermuda, the Bahamas and different Caribbean locales. Pearl will be part of Norwegian Jewel, which can sail from Philadelphia to Canada and New England.
Sailings for each ships are scheduled to depart starting in 2026. Norwegian Jewel, which may accommodate 2,376 passengers, will depart starting April 16, 2026, whereas 2,344-passenger Norwegian Pearl’s cruise season from Philadelphia will start Nov. 14, 2026.
Philadelphia hasn’t been an East Coast cruise ship hub for bigger vessels since 2011. At the moment, cruise traces sail from New York Metropolis; Baltimore; Boston; Norfolk, Virginia; and cruise ports alongside Florida’s east coast, equivalent to Port Canaveral, Port Everglades and Jaxport Cruise Terminal.
New Norwegian Pearl sailings from Philadelphia embrace:
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- 5- and seven-night cruises to Bermuda from Nov. 14, 2026, to Dec. 18, 2026
- 10- and 11-night Caribbean sailings that cease within the Dominican Republic and St. Thomas within the U.S. Virgin Islands
Fares for the Bermuda voyages begin from $759 per particular person based mostly on double occupancy (together with taxes and charges). Fares for a 10-night Caribbean cruise begin from $1,100 per particular person, based mostly on double occupancy (together with taxes and charges).
Norwegian Jewel’s voyages from Philadelphia embrace:
- 11-night Canada and New England sailings for Sept. 5 and 26, 2026 (with stops in Boston; Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Quebec Metropolis)
- Seven- and nine-night cruises to Bermuda (with a cease in Charleston, South Carolina) from April 16, 2026, via September 2026
Fares for Canada and New England itineraries begin from $1,507 per particular person, based mostly on double occupancy (together with taxes and charges). Fares for a seven-night Bermuda crusing begin from $1,187 per particular person, based mostly on double occupancy (together with taxes and charges).
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