Norwegian Cruise Ship Suffers Power Issue, Helped Back to Port

Power Problems Stall Norwegian Star in Hudson River

Cruise passengers expecting a breezy transatlantic trip to Canada and Iceland instead found themselves stuck in the middle of the Hudson River on Saturday — when the Norwegian Star suffered a power failure after departure from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. Norwegian Star stalled in the Hudson River off Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Anne Davis W42ST reader Anne Davis spotted the ship anchored mid-river and shared a photo: “It’s be…

Norwegian Cruise Ship Suffers Power Issue, Helped Back to Port

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star should be on her way to Canada and Iceland right now. But within just a couple of hours of embarking on her current 14-night Transatlantic crossing on July 12, 2025, she needed to be helped back to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York due to a power outage. Cruise tracking data shows that the 91,740 gross-ton ship turned around within hours of setting sail, while the Port of New York webcam caught the …