Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced the next episode of EMBARK – the Series, “Welcome Aboard,” will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET at www.ncl.com/embark and Facebook.

The company’s five-part docuseries chronicling its return to cruising journey continues with a behind-the-scenes look at its Great Cruise Comeback when Norwegian Jade becomes the first ship in the fleet to welcome guests back on board after 500 days.

In the fourth episode, viewers will witness the emotional moments when crew reunite for the first time after many months, as well as their excitement to do what they do best – deliver memorable cruise experiences. The episode will showcase the final preparations to ready the ship before the first guests embark and Norwegian Jade makes history as the first ship in the NCL fleet to homeport in Athens.

Harry Sommer, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line, said: “We have been building up to this moment, when we finally set sail after a long 500-day journey back to cruising.”

Sommer continued: “From the beginning we set out to bring travellers along as we innovated and prepared for our Great Cruise Comeback. Now, in this fourth episode we bring viewers along to see and feel the emotions and excitement of safely reuniting with our guests, crew and the destinations we’ve missed for over the last year.”

Sail on over to www.ncl.com/embark for more.