NCL or Norwegian Cruise Line holds a special place in my heart for many reasons. First, some of their early ships gave me the opportunity to travel to different parts of the world and explore special and unique areas now far from popular tourist place and often times limited for visitors. I also happened to visit San Francisco first time in my life on the Norwegian Star back in 2004. And last, but not least I met a lovely lady on one of their ships who later became my wife. You see why NCL played a special part in my life journey.

So I keep an eye on the company ever since I got to experience them and its always special when one of the ships calls San Francisco a port of call. This usually happens twice a year during repositioning when a ships itinerary changes from Mexico to Alaska and back on the West coast. On Oct 4th I saw that the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal had a special visitor, the Norwegian Bliss.