Live · sailing at 0 kn · Whittier
Guests
2,402 – 2,882
Crew
1,037
Cabins
1,201
Length
294 m
Space ratio
32
Homeport pattern
Rome
Where she is right now
En route · Whittier· 8/3/2026, 5:54:27 PM· Course 228°
Position
60.78°N, 148.71°W
Heading
228° · COG 198°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
Whittier
Our take · opinion
Jewel-class Freestyle with Hawaii DNA
We experience Norwegian Jade as Jewel-class Freestyle wearing her Pride of Hawaii past: open dining, international crowds, and a Mediterranean (or Europe) week that rewards flexibility. She’s for couples and mixed-age groups who want choice without megaship scale.
We feel Jade as classic NCL Freestyle on a mid-large Jewel hull. Walk-in dining, real-time restaurant occupancy boards, and a venue map that runs from Alizar and Grand Pacific to Cagney’s, Teppanyaki, La Cucina, and Moderno keep dinner flexible. Days use the main pools, Vibe Beach Club when you buy the quieter adults sundeck pass, and Spinnaker Lounge when the evening turns into comedy or a late set.
Cabins are mid-2000s Jewel footprints: insides and oceanviews for value, balconies for warm Med evenings, and The Haven (including Garden Villas) when you want a ship-within-a-ship courtyard and quieter pool access. We steer light sleepers away from pool-overhead and nightlife-adjacent banks and toward quieter midship corridors. Ask us before you lock a category if a Haven key or connecting rooms change the trip math.
Versus Prima or Breakaway Plus ships she is older and denser in the wrong cabin bank, but Freestyle still shines when your group hates fixed seating and wants to change restaurants night to night. Entertainment leans Broadway-style nights in the Stardust Theatre plus Bar City and Bliss Ultra Lounge for later hours. Confirm sailings on this page with us for Rome, Venice, or other European homeports before you book flights.
She's for
- Couples who want Freestyle dining flexibility
- Mediterranean port-intensive vacationers
- Mixed-age groups that dislike fixed seating
- Haven shoppers who still want a mid-size ship
She's not for
- Guests who want the newest Prima-class thrills and design
- Quiet seekers who dislike lively pool decks
- Anyone expecting a Hawaii-product experience today
Honest caveat
She began life as Pride of Hawaii before the NCL Jade conversion, so the bones and Hawaiian décor cues are not identical to ships designed for Freestyle from day one. We’ll walk Haven versus balcony tradeoffs before you book.
The record · ship backgroundNorwegian Jade, on paper
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The record · ship background
Norwegian Jade, on paper
Show ship backgroundHide ship backgroundNorwegian Jade is the second Jewel-class NCL ship, delivered in 2006 and originally operated as Pride of Hawaii for NCL America alongside Pride of Aloha. After Hawaii losses, she left Honolulu in early 2008, gained a casino and NCL livery in drydock, and relaunched as Norwegian Jade on a Los Angeles to Miami Panama Canal inaugural under Captain Frank Juliussen. Sisters are Jewel, Pearl, and Gem.
The 2017 Freeport “Norwegian Edge” drydock refreshed atriums and art, upgraded cabins with USB headboards, renovated The Haven courtyard, and added venues such as O’Sheehan’s, Los Lobos, Sugarcane, The Cellars, and Bliss Ultra Lounge. Hybrid scrubbers were retrofitted the same yard period. The 2026 Victoria, BC drydock expanded Deck 14 with Vibe Beach Club, an adults-only paid sundeck retreat.
Deployment since the conversion has centered on Mediterranean and Northern Europe programs from hubs such as Rome (Civitavecchia), Venice, Hamburg, and Southampton, with occasional Caribbean and longer repositionings. Confirm this sailing’s homeport and itinerary on the page before you plan flights.
Build record
- Keel to delivery
- 2004 – 2006
- Inaugural
- May 2006 as Pride of Hawaii; Feb 2008 as Jade
- Fuel
- Marine diesel + scrubbers
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Upcoming sailings
40 itineraries · 213 sail dates on Norwegian Jade. Fares are live and change daily.
Alaska - Northbound Whittier
Vancouver · 7n · $162/n · Aug 10, 2026
From $1,136 inside · Balcony $3,636
15-Day Pre Cruisetour Incheon
Incheon · 14n · $225/n · Oct 18, 2026
From $3,148 inside · Balcony $4,038
15-Day Pre Cruisetour Incheon
Incheon · 11n · $186/n · Oct 18, 2026
From $2,045 inside · Balcony $2,589
| Sailing | Date | Depart | Nights | $/n | Inside | Balcony | Suite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska - Southbound WhittierWhittier, Ak | Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Ak | Icy Strait Point, Ak | Juneau, Ak | Skagway, Ak | Ketchikan (Ward Cove), Ak | Cruise Inside Passage Al | Vancouver, Canada · 2 dates | Aug 3, 2026 | Whittier | 7 | $141 | $986 | $2,816 | — |
| Alaska - Northbound WhittierVancouver, Canada | Cruise Inside Passage Al | Ketchikan (Ward Cove), Ak | Juneau, Ak | Skagway, Ak | Icy Strait Point, Ak | Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Ak | Whittier, Ak · 2 dates | Aug 10, 2026 | Vancouver | 7 | $162 | $1,136 | $3,636 | $2,326 |
| TranspacificVancouver, Canada | Ketchikan (Ward Cove), Ak | Sitka, Ak | Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Ak | Whittier, Ak | Kodiak | Hakodate, Japan | Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan | Sep 21, 2026 | Vancouver | 16 | $110 | $1,767 | $2,148 | $2,287 |
| Asia - JapanTokyo (Yokohama), Japan | Mount Fuji Shimizu, Japan | Kyoto Osaka Japan | Sendai (Ishinomaki), Japan | Hakodate, Japan | Aomori, Japan | Akita Japan | Kanazawa, Japan | Sakaiminato, Japan | Seoul (Incheon), Korea, Republic Of (South) | Oct 7, 2026 | Tokyo | 11 | $204 | $2,249 | $2,949 | $3,749 |
| 15-Day Pre Cruisetour IncheonAt Hotel | At Hotel | At Hotel | Seoul (Incheon), Korea, Republic Of (South) | Sakaiminato, Japan | Kanazawa, Japan | Akita Japan | Aomori, Japan | Hakodate, Japan | Mount Fuji Shimizu, Japan | Kyoto Osaka Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Oct 18, 2026 | Incheon | 14 | $225 | $3,148 | $4,038 | $4,138 |
| 15-Day Pre Cruisetour IncheonSeoul (Incheon), Korea, Republic Of (South) | Sakaiminato, Japan | Kanazawa, Japan | Akita Japan | Aomori, Japan | Hakodate, Japan | Mount Fuji Shimizu, Japan | Kyoto Osaka Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Oct 18, 2026 | Incheon | 11 | $186 | $2,045 | $2,589 | $2,954 |
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