What Happened to the Norwegian Cruise Ship That Hit an Iceberg?

By Anna Duncan

On April 14th, 1912, the RMS Titanic famously hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. The massive cruise ship was considered “unsinkable” by many passengers, but the catastrophic collision with the iceberg ended up sinking the ship and taking the lives of 1,500 people.

Since then, there has been an ongoing fascination with what happened to the Titanic and other ships that have run into trouble while at sea. One such ship is the Norwegian Cruise Line’s MS Nordlys, which struck an iceberg in June 2016.

The MS Nordlys was on a voyage from Tromso to Honningsvag when it encountered icy conditions near Bear Island. The captain was able to maneuver around some of the ice floes but was unable to avoid a collision with an iceberg. This caused damage to the hull of the ship and forced it back to port for repairs.

Fortunately, all of the passengers and crew onboard were safe and no one was injured as a result of this incident. However, this didn’t stop many from speculating about what could have happened if it had been a larger iceberg or if there had been more people on board at the time of impact.

The Norwegian Cruise Line responded quickly by providing all passengers with a full refund for their journey and offering them free lodging until they were able to find alternate transportation home. Additionally, they provided each passenger with a free cruise voucher for future travel as an apology for their experience onboard MS Nordlys.

The Norwegian Cruise Line also launched an investigation into what happened and concluded that there were no mechanical or operational issues that contributed to this incident – rather, it was simply bad luck that caused them to encounter an unexpected obstacle in their path.

Since then, MS Nordlys has been repaired and is back in service – having since completed multiple successful voyages without incident. The Norwegian Cruise Line has also implemented additional safety protocols in order to reduce the chances of similar incidents occurring in future voyages.

Conclusion: What happened to the Norwegian Cruise Ship that hit an Iceberg? After striking an iceberg near Bear Island in June 2016, all passengers and crew onboard were safe but sustained damage to its hull forcing it back for repairs.

The Norwegian Cruise Line responded quickly by providing each passenger with a full refund for their journey as well as offering them free lodging until they found alternate transportation home; as well as giving each passenger a free cruise voucher for future travel as an apology for their experience onboard MS Nordlys. Since then, MS Nordlys has been repaired and is back in service – having since completed multiple successful voyages without incident.