Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Teacher Discount and 2024 Edition of ‘Giving Joy’ Campaign

Norwegian Cruise Line is honoring Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6–10, 2024) by launching an all-new Teacher Cruise Discount. This special promotion will offer educators and staff across the U.S. and Canada with a year-round cruise fare discount and onboard credit. In addition, the cruise line is celebrating the return of the Norwegian's Giving Joy recognition program for the fifth year. 

NCL is extending its gratitude to the teacher community with a new year-round Teacher Cruise Discount.  Now, all education professionals including active Classroom Teachers (Pre-K-12), Principals and Assistant Principals (Pre-K-12), School Employees (Pre-K-12), and College/University Professors, can enjoy a five percent discount off any Norwegian Cruise Line voyage from anywhere in the world, as well as a $50 onboard credit. The discount is combinable with Norwegian’s Free at Sea promotion, which provides specialty dining, shore excursion credits, free airfare for the second guest, and more. To participate in the new Teacher Cruise Discount, educators must be validated through ID.me (a secure digital identity network that allows members of the education community to verify their identity). Additional information about this for teachers can be found at www.ncl.com/teachers.

For its fifth edition, Norwegian’s Giving Joy campaign will run from May 6 to June 7, 2024. The campaign is open now and accepting nominations for teachers making a difference in their classrooms and communities.  This year, the top 20 educators across the U.S. and Canada who receive the most votes will be invited to attend an exclusive two-night inaugural event in Boston from April 4-6, 2025, aboard Norwegian Aqua. The top five Grand Prize winners will also have the opportunity to attend Norwegian Aqua’s christening celebration followed by a three-night inaugural sailing from Miami from April 13-16, 2025.

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“We are proud of our history of thanking educators for their hard work and commitment to shaping the next generation of future leaders,” said David J. Herrera, president of Norwegian Cruise Line.  “To honor these education heroes for the long-lasting impressions they make inside and outside the classroom, we are excited to not only award 20 teachers on the fifth-year anniversary of Norwegian’s Giving Joy program with a free vacation aboard the soon-to-debut Norwegian Aqua, but to also extend the recognition to the broader educator community across the U.S. and Canada with our new Teacher Cruise Discount.  Travel is a powerful means of education, and we look forward to welcoming educators to join us on board to explore the world.”

Since 2019, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Giving Joy campaign has received nearly 60,000 teacher nominations; more than 1.8 million votes. It has awarded over 250 educators with a vacation and donated upwards of $445,000 to teachers and their schools with support from NCL’s partners.

Now through June 7, 2024, NCL is encouraging the public to nominate certified or accredited educators in the U.S. and Canada who have made an impact in their life and inspire students each and every day at: www.nclgivingjoy.com.

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