Today Crew Center received a message that the Captain of the Norwegian Getaway Konstantinos Gkokas, and his crew performed a successful rescue operation of 34 people that were stranded on a small boat which was not under command. The rescue operation took place on July 23, 2021 in the Mediterranean after the boat was found in distress.

They boarded the ship and were provided with medical care and food. All retrieved people are in good health and taken care of by the ship’s crew. The rescued passengers were the first guests to board the cruise ship in over a year.

Norwegian Getaway arrived today in the Sicilian port of Augusta, Italy, where they disembarked the ship and were handed over to the authorities.