Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jewel returns to service and arrived in Colon, Panama, ahead of a cruise that will see the ship homeport in the city for the first time, but also the only time for now. The NCL vessel will embark on a 12-day cruise to San Diego, California.

In December of last year, Norwegian Cruise Line announced it had struck a deal with the Panama Tourism Authority, which allows the Company to homeport at the Colon and Fuerte Amador Cruise Terminals seasonally. A temporary pause in operations for Norwegian Cruise Line limited the number of departures for Norwegian Jewel to just this one. More…