Press Releases-2003
Miami,
November 30 - Today, NCL America announced that
it will hold an overnight fundraiser cruise on July 3,
2004 in Honolulu to benefit five Hawai`i-based charities.
The cruise is part of the line’s inaugural festivities
for its new U.S.-flagged ship, Pride of America. The new
ship, which will be based year-round in Hawai`i, is the
first new U.S.-flagged cruise ship in nearly 50 years. 
Miami,
November 30 - Today, at a press conference aboard
Norwegian Star in Honolulu, NCL America announced two winners
for
its “Aloha” shirt design competition, launched
in September. The designs of Deidre Britt and LeRoy Na’ahulelua
Makekau Jr. both of Oahu were selected from over a dozen
entries from University of Hawai’i art students.
NCL America challenged the students to create distinctive
design patterns for uniform shirts to be worn by crewmembers
aboard NCL America’s Pride of America and Pride of
Aloha, which will debut in Hawai’i in July and October
of 2004, respectively.
Miami,
November 24 - NCL America has created a collection
of “Cruise & Stay” packages for Pride
of Aloha guests sailing on three- and four-day inter-island
cruises
in Hawai’i beginning Oct. 1, 2004. The Cruise &
Stay packages combine Pride of Aloha voyages with hotel stays,
car rentals, transfers, gratuities and other amenities to
form exotic land/sea vacations ranging from seven to nine
nights. Pride of Aloha, currently sailing as Norwegian Cruise
Line’s Norwegian Sky, will transfer to the NCL America
U.S.-flag brand next fall.
Miami,
October 23 – Today, Norwegian Cruise
Line (NCL) kicks off its second partnership year
with the New York
Giants again becoming the team’s “Preferred Cruise
Line.”
In addition, the company will host its second annual Game
Day promotion and award one lucky fan a 7-day cruise vacation
at halftime of the Giants’ Nov. 9, 2003 contest with
the Atlanta Falcons.
Miami,
October 13 - A festive crowd of 4,000 enjoyed a benefit
concert by entertainers from Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)’s
Norwegian Majesty and Norwegian Sea in Bermuda last week.
The event, which was held in St. George’s Town Square
on Tuesday, October 7, raised more than $12,000 for the
St. George’s Preparatory School, which was heavily
damaged last month by Hurricane Fabian.
Miami,
September 25 - Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has named Pat
Catanzarite of South Bend, Ind. and Anton Mallard of Denver,
Colo. as first round winners of its new “Star Seekers”
passenger talent competition, which offers NCL guests the
opportunity to wow their fellow cruisers and possibly win
a full-time entertainment contract aboard an NCL ship!
Miami,
Sept. 19 - Norwegian Cruise Line’s
Expansion Accelerates.
Two more Freestyle Cruising Ships – largest ever built
– for delivery in 2005 and 2006. Star Cruises announced
today that it has finalized orders earlier this week for two
new Freestyle Cruising ships for its Norwegian Cruise Line
(NCL) brand for delivery in Fall 2005 and Spring 2006, continuing
an expansion and renewal program that has seen a new ship
added every year since Star Cruises acquired the long-established
brand.
Miami, Sept. 15 -
Last month, NCL America announced that Pride of America, the
first ocean-going U.S. Flagged cruise ship in nearly 50 years,
would feature on its hull a vibrant, artistic interpretation
of the Stars and Stripes combined with the United States'
national bird - the Bald Eagle. Now, the company is turning
to Hawaii artists to create a hull design for its newest addition
to NCL America, Pride of Aloha, which launches service on
Oct. 1, 2004.
Miami - August
28 - Today, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced that
America's first ocean-going U.S. Flagged cruise ship in nearly
50 years will feature a vibrant artistic interpretation of
the Stars and Stripes combined with the United States' national
bird - the Bald Eagle - on the hull of its new ship, Pride
of America.
Miami - August 11
- Break out your favorite Aloha shirt! Beginning this month,
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will offer travel agents in the
western region a series of seminars focusing on NCL's groundbreaking
Hawaii deployment and NCL America, the cruise industry's only
U.S.-flag brand.
Miami, August
1 - Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)'s Norwegian Crown will
continue the company's exotic journeys to South America in
2004 and 2005, with a series of 14-day sailings between Buenos
Aires and Valparaiso, Chile highlighted by optional flyovers
of Antarctica and scenic cruising through Chile's stunning
fjords.
Miami, July 30
- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced it would
resume Norwegian Crown's popular Canada/New England cruises
in the fall of 2004.
Miami, July 29
- Norwegian cruise line's 2004-05 Caribbean itineraries Feature
wider range of Caribbean itineraries from more homeland crusing
ports than ever before. Norwegian Dawn to sail 10 and 11-day
cruises throughout the winter.
Miami, July 29 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today it will open its
Hawaii office in Honolulu next month, and that Miami-based
NCL executive Robert Kritzman will move to Hawaii to head
up the new operation.
Miami, July 14 -
Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) hot new talent show is already
transforming its most talented adult guests into overnight
stars. Now it's the kids' turn
Miami, July 3 - NCL
America will hold a job fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
July 9 and Thursday, July 10 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott
Resort to search for Hawaii’s best candidates for the
line’s new year-round U.S. Flagged ships, Pride of America
and Pride of Aloha.
Miami, June 30 -
Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Dawn boasts the most
expensive art collection at sea featuring original works by
the world's greatest Impressionists masters as well as contemporary
master, Andy Warhol.
Miami, June 16 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) heads to California next year
when it brings Freestyle Cruising to Los Angeles.
Miami, May 20 -
Media Statement Regarding Norwegian Sky
Miami, May 19- Norwegian
Cruise Line Names Its Two Project America Ships - Newest Freestyle
Cruising ship features eight restaurants and unprecedented
meeting facilities
Miami, May 16 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) today announced Norwegian Dawn will sail
a series of four 10- and 11-day Exotic Southern Caribbean
itineraries from New York during January and part of February
in 2004 and 2005.
Miami, May 6 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) today announced its new U.S. Flag brand
- NCL America sm- under which all of its U.S. flagged, U.S.
crewed ships will operate.
Miami, April 23 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced an expanded slate
of 52 weekly Bermuda departures from four Homeland Cruising
ports with its 2004/05 Bermuda program.
Miami, April 22 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced its 2004/05 Alaska
itineraries re-deploying Norwegian Star from Honolulu to Seattle
in the spring of 2004 to offer seven-day Alaska cruises through
September 2004.
Miami, April 14 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today it has purchased
the S/S United States, one of the country's most venerable
ships built in the glory days of trans-Atlantic sea travel.
Miami, April 2 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announces its 2004-2005
European itineraries for Norwegian Dream and details on its
popular Europe Plus program. The European schedule features
a series of 13 Scandinavian capitals cruises
Miami, March 26 -
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today that it has changed
the name of Crown Odyssey to Norwegian Crown during a multi-million
dollar refurbishment to convert the ship into a Freestyle
Cruising vessel and added three new restaurants.
Miami, March 7 -
Do you sing in the shower? Are you the first in your crowd
to grab the Karaoke mike? If you're waiting in the wings for
stardom, then Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has the competition
for you.
Miami, February 24
- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will revive Project America
as a US flagged and US manned operation for inter-island Hawaii
cruise service with President Bush's approval Friday of the
Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003.
January 24, 2003
– Today, the leader in roundtrip seven-day cruising
from U.S. and Canadian ports, announced that it would add
Charleston, South Carolina to its rapidly expanding Homeland
Cruising program. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) will redeploy
Norwegian Majesty to the popular Southern city beginning Saturday,
November 8, 2003.
January 23, 2003
– Last month in New York, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
debuted its newest Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Dawn,
to more than 5,000 travel agents during its star-studded inaugural
events.
January 17, 2003
- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced today Norwegian Sea
will undergo a multi-million dollar refurbishment project
this month as it enters dry dock in Grand Bahama. Enhancements
range from the addition of a new restaurant, new carpet, granite
floors and countertops to wood floors and new upholstery added
to various public rooms on the ship.
January 16, 2003
- Norwegian Cruise Line Debuts 2003-2004 Homeland Cruising
Brochure, The Most Comprehensive Guide To Cruises From The
U.S. and Canada
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