Begin the year with a bang and cruise the globe with the Norwegian&nbspJewel. The Norwegian&nbspCruise Line announced the completion of the&nbsprefurbishment&nbspof the Jewel earlier this year. Offering 7 to&nbsp19-day itineraries to some of the&nbspregion&rsquos&nbspmost&nbspexotic&nbspdestinations, the Jewel will be cruising&nbspfrom Australia's premier destination Sydney to two of Asia's sassiest cities Hong Kong and Singapore between winter 2018 and spring 2019, eventually joining the other cruises from the Norwegian Cruise Line in Alaska&nbspfor the summer. 

All set for a debut&nbspin Sydney, Australia&nbspon Saturday, Dec.&nbsp1, Norwegian Jewel will showcase&nbsprefreshed&nbspvenues,&nbspupdated&nbspspaces, premier entertainment&nbspand redesigned staterooms. Norwegian&nbspJewel&nbspwill feature&nbsptwo new shows &ndash &ldquoRock You Tonight,&rdquo&nbspand ship exclusive &ldquoVelvet&rdquo. Be ready to be dazzled by Rock You Tonight's fantastic medley of songs from the best bands&nbspof the 70s,&nbspincluding Queen, Journey and The Who.&nbspThe latter, which happens to be an&nbspAustralian&nbsphit musical&nbspwill make&nbspits debut at sea with disco classics, putting together a stellar&nbspcombination of&nbspcircus acrobatics,&nbspcabaret and burlesque&nbspelements.

Each of its many staterooms has been upgraded with&nbspnew televisions and&nbspUSB&nbspoutlets,&nbspas well as new carpet, artwork and furniture.&nbspTwo new dining venues were opened &ndash&nbspThe&nbspPit Stop and Bliss Ultra Lounge,&nbspreplacing&nbspthe&nbspSky&nbspHigh&nbspBar&nbspand FYZZ Cabaret Lounge. Travel back in time at The Pit Stop, an&nbspall-American bar with vintage license plates, gas station signage and&nbspother classic car elements from the 1950s. Bliss Ultra Lounge offers late-night entertainment in a modern and upscale setting, with more intimate seating options&nbspnow available.