Reporting Live from Norwegian Jewel Starting Tomorrow

Premier Custom Travel has been invited onboard the beautiful Norwegian Jewel to bring you live reports from Houston’s newest cruise ship.

Starting tomorrow (Saturday, December 6th) we’ll be onboard the ship for a 7-night voyage to Mexico, Honduras and Belize. Along the way, we’ll be bringing you blogs, tweets, photos and video updates about the ship, its features and what it’s like to experience “Freestyle Cruising.”

All our updates will be available in one place: http://www.premiercustomtravel.com/jewel

To start things off, here are some fun facts about the Jewel:

Ship By The Numbers:

Gross Register Tonnage: 93,502
Cruise Speed: 22.5 knots
Inaugural Date: 2005
Draft: 28 feet
Passenger Capacity: 2,376 (double occupancy)
Crew: 1,100
Max. Beam: 105 feet
Overall Length: 965 feet
Remodeled Date: 2014
Engines: Diesel Electric

Ship Highlights:

20 Dining Options
13 Bars & Lounges
The Haven by Norwegian Cruise
Sports Court
Spa & Fitness Center
Youth Center

Itineraries from Houston:

Ship: Norwegian Jewel
7-Day Western Caribbean
2014 Departure Dates: 12/13, 12/27
2015 Departure Dates: 01/03, 01/10, 01/24, 02/07, 02/21, 03/07, 03/21, 04/04

Day 1 – Houston, Texas (Depart 4:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – Cozumel, Mexico (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 4 – Belize City, Belize (Arrive 8:00am, Depart 6:00pm)
Day 5 – Banana Coast (Trujillo), Honduras (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm)
Day 6 – At Sea
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Houston, Texas (Arrive 8:00am)

Ship: Norwegian Jewel
7-Day Western Caribbean
2014 Departure Dates: 12/20
2015 Departure Dates: 01/17, 01/31, 02/14, 02/28, 03/14, 03/28, 04/11

Day 1 – Houston, Texas (Depart 4:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – Cozumel, Mexico (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 4 – Belize City, Belize (Arrive 8:00am, Depart 6:00pm)
Day 5 – Roatan, Honduras (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm)
Day 6 – At Sea
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Houston, Texas (Arrive 8:00am)

Ship: Norwegian Jewel
19-Day Panama Canal Houston to Seattle
2015 Departure Date: 04/18

Day 1 – Houston, Texas (Depart 4:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – At Sea
Day 4 – At Sea
Day 5 – Cartagena, Colombia (Arrive 7:00am, Depart 2:00pm)
Day 6 – Transit Panama Canal
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Puntarenas, Costa Rica (Arrive 7:00am; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 9 – At Sea
Day 10 – Huatulco, Mexico (Arrive 12:00pm; Depart 7:00pm)
Day 11 – Acapulco, Mexico (Arrive 12:00pm; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 12 – At Sea
Day 13 – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Arrive 7:00am, Depart 2:00pm)
Day 14 – At Sea
Day 15 – San Diego, California (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 16 – At Sea
Day 17 – San Francisco, California (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 18 – At Sea
Day 19 – Victoria, BC, Canada (Arrive 11:00am; Depart 8:00pm)
Day 20 – Seattle, Washington (Arrive 8:00am)

Ship: Norwegian Jewel
28-Day Panama Canal & Alaska from Houston
2015 Departure Date: 04/18

Day 1 – Houston, Texas (Depart 4:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – At Sea
Day 4 – At Sea
Day 5 – Cartagena, Colombia (Arrive 7:00am, Depart 2:00pm)
Day 6 – Transit Panama Canal
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Puntarenas, Costa Rica (Arrive 7:00am; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 9 – At Sea
Day 10 – Huatulco, Mexico (Arrive 12:00pm; Depart 7:00pm)
Day 11 – Acapulco, Mexico (Arrive 12:00pm; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 12 – At Sea
Day 13 – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (Arrive 7:00am, Depart 2:00pm)
Day 14 – At Sea
Day 15 – San Diego, California (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 16 – At Sea
Day 17 – San Francisco, California (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 18 – At Sea
Day 19 – Victoria, BC, Canada (Arrive 11:00am; Depart 8:00pm)
Day 20 – Seattle, Washington (Arrive 8:00am)
Day 21 – At Sea
Day 22 – Ketchikan, Alaska (Arrive 7:00am; Depart 4:00pm)
Day 23 – Juneau, Alaska (Arrive 9:00am; Depart 9:00pm)
Day 24 – Skagway, Alaska (Arrive 7:00am; Depart 8:15pm)
Day 25 – Glacier Bay Cruising
Day 26 – Icy Strait Point, Alaska (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm)
Day 27 – At Sea
Day 28 – Victoria, BC, Canada (Arrive 12:00pm; Depart 11:59pm)
Day 29 – Seattle Washington (Arrive 8:00am)

Coming fall 2015: the Jewel’s sister ship Norwegian Jade

Ship: Norwegian Jade
7-Day Western Caribbean
2015 Departure Dates: 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26
2016 Departure Dates: 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19, 03/26, 04/02, 04/09

Day 1 – Houston, Texas (Depart 4:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – Cozumel, Mexico (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 4 – Harvest Caye, Belize (Arrive 8:00am, Depart 6:00pm)
Day 5 – Roatan, Honduras (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm)
Day 6 – At Sea
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – Houston, Texas (Arrive 8:00am)

Ship: Norwegian Jade
16-Day Transatlantic from Barcelona to Houston
2015 Departure Dates: 10/29

Day 1 – Barcelona, Spain (Depart 5:00pm)
Day 2 – At Sea
Day 3 – At Sea
Day 4 – Funchal, Madeira (Arrive 9:00am; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 5 – At Sea
Day 6 – At Sea
Day 7 – At Sea
Day 8 – At Sea
Day 9 – At Sea
Day 10 – At Sea
Day 11 – St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 6:00pm)
Day 12 – At Sea
Day 13 – At Sea
Day 14 – Miami, Florida (Arrive 8:00am; Depart 5:00pm)
Day 15 – At Sea
Day 16 – At Sea
Day 17 – Houston, Texas (Arrive 8:00am)