Norwegian Cruise Line Launches "Star Seeker"

Guest talent competition could lead to offer of a full-time entertainer contract onboard an NCL ship

MIAMI, March 7, 2003 - 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.

The company will shine a spotlight on its onboard guests when its new "Star Seeker" premieres April 4th. This new American Idol-style contest will be offered aboard all of NCL's ships on four-day and longer voyages to give every guest a chance to wow the crowd and possibly win a full-time entertainment contract onboard an NCL ship.

Contestants will perform a three-minute routine showcasing their talent and a panel of judges will select the winners based on each performer's entertainment value and audience reaction. The judging panel will be comprised of the ship's hotel director and cruise director as well as a musician and a guest performer from the vessel's professional entertainment staff.

Individual ship winners will receive a trophy, and a videotape of their winning performance will be sent to NCL's shore side headquarters for review by the entertainment department. NCL will then select a handful of winners to perform a 45-minute cabaret show as a featured entertainer aboard a future NCL cruise.

But that's not all!
"Star Seeker winners who really wow the crowd as a guest entertainer may then have the opportunity to become a featured performer onboard NCL ships with a full-time entertainment contract," said Keith Cox, vice president of entertainment and onboard programming for NCL.

"Recent hit shows like American Idol and Star Search illustrate the amount of untapped talent out there and we are extremely excited about discovering gifted new entertainers."

Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is an international cruise company and industry innovator. NCL is the leader in round-trip seven-day cruising from U.S. and Canadian ports, offering its popular Homeland Cruising program seasonally from Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Orlando (Port Canaveral), San Juan, Seattle and Vancouver, and year round from New York, Miami, Houston and Honolulu.

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