The Speaker of the Senate has been a long-time supporter of the men and women who serve Canada in the Canadian Navy. Notwithstanding that Senator Kinsella served as a member of the 112 Company, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, an Army reserve unit based in New Brunswick, as a maritimer he has always held special interest in the Navy. Presently he serves as an Honorary Captain (Navy) attached to NAVRES.

The Speaker has visited the Pacific and Atlantic coast Canadian naval installations and has been on board many of the ships of the Canadian fleet, including HMCS Charlottetown on patrol in the Persian Gulf. He has also been on vessels of the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as a corvette of the Croatian Navy in the Adriatic, and has visited the Naval Academy of Mexico.

A strong supporter of the replacement of the Sea King helicopters and outfitting of the vessels of the fleet, Senator Kinsella has spoken often in the Senate on these matters.

• HMCS Fredericton's overseas deployment (October 13, 2009)
   
• Visit by the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation to the Port of Durres and Bishtpalle Naval Base, Albania (October 13, 2009)
   
• Honourary Captain (N) Kinsella attends the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets 2009 National Regatta in Kingston (August 28, 2009)
   
• Presentation of the Canadian Battle Ensign to HMCS Fredericton (August 14, 2009)
   
• Speaker Kinsella attends the Presentation of the Newly Consecrated Queen’s Colour to Maritime Command by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, Halifax (June 27, 2009)
   
• Speaker Kinsella attends the Change of Command Ceremony for the Commander of the Maritime Command (June 22, 2009)
   
• Speaker Kinsella with Senior Officers of the Navy of the Republic of Colombia during the visit of His Excellency Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of the Republic of Colombia (June 11, 2009)
   
• Speaker Kinsella serves as the Reviewing Officer for the Annual Inspection of the Navy League of Canada, Vice Admiral Kingsmill Cadet Corps (June 7, 2009)
   
• Arrival at the 430th Naval Division in Ankaran, Slovenia (May 21, 2009)
   
• Navy Appreciation Day, Parliament Hill (February 25, 2009)
   
• Dinner on the Occasion of Navy Appreciation Day (February 24, 2009)
   
• Commanding Officers Conference, Quebec City (February 6 -8, 2009)
   
• Visit to la Heroica Escuela Naval Militar (Heroic Military Navy School) in Veracruz, Mexico (January 12, 2009)
   
• The National Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa (November 2008)
   
• Visit from the Commander of the Croatian Navy in Fredericton (August 2008)
   
• Visit from a United States Navy Captain from NORAD Command (April 2008)
   
• The HMCS Charlottetown
   
• Visit of a Croatian Navel vessel (August 2006)
   
• The HMCS Fredericton
   
• The HMCS Ville de Quebec
   
• Visit to Canadian Forces Base Halifax.