Norwegian Cruise Line Redeploys Norwegian
Star To Alaska
In Company's 2004/05 Itinerary Lineup
Three Freestyle Cruising ships to offer
seven-day Inside Passage cruises in 2004 from Seattle and
Vancouver
Miami, FL, April 22, 2003 - 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.
The move represents an expansion of NCL's Homeland
Cruising program, placing one of its biggest ships in Alaska
for a total of three Freestyle Cruising ships in Seattle and
Vancouver, B.C. for seven-day cruises beginning May 2004.
Norwegian Star will join Norwegian Sky, the
first ship to ever homeport in Seattle, for the Alaska season
departing Sundays beginning May 23, 2004. Norwegian Sky begins
her Alaska season on May 15th sailing from Vancouver to Seattle,
which she will call home for the season. On May 22, 2004,
she begins sailing out of Seattle every Saturday through August.
Norwegian Sun, which sails from Seattle in 2003, moves to
Vancouver, B. C. for the Alaska season in 2004.
"With the addition of Norwegian Star to
Alaska for 2004, we will offer the youngest, most modern multi-ship
fleet in Alaska," said Colin Veitch, NCL's president
and CEO. "Alaska cruisers will now be able to enjoy a
ship that only Hawaii cruisers have experienced with her 10
restaurants, the largest suites afloat and a ship perfectly
suited for viewing Alaska's inspiring natural beauty with
over 370 balcony staterooms and a entire deck of mini-suites
with balconies."
Seven-day Glacier Bay and Sawyer Glacier
itineraries
With Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Star, NCL offers
two purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ships for Alaska cruisers.
On May 23, 2004, Norwegian Star begins sailing from Seattle
through Sept. 12, 2004, with port calls at Juneau, Skagway
and Ketchikan, Alaska plus Victoria, BC The itinerary also
features a full day of cruising the Inside Passage and a full
day cruising beautiful Glacier Bay. Prices begin from $799.
Beginning May 2, 2004, Norwegian Sun departs
round-trip from Vancouver for a series of weekly cruises calling
at Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Wrangell-a new Alaska port
pioneered by NCL in 2003-- through Sept. 19, 2004. This itinerary
features two full days in Alaska's scenic Inside Passage and
a half-day of cruising through pristine Sawyer Glacier. Prices
begin from $699.
On May 15th, 2004, Norwegian Sky will sail from
Vancouver to Seattle with port calls at Ketchikan, Juneau,
Skagway and a day of cruising through Sawyer Glacier. On May
22, 2004, she begins her round-trip departures from Seattle,
with port calls at Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska plus
Prince Rupert, BC, through Aug. 21, 2004. This itinerary also
features a half-day of cruising Sawyer Glacier and two full
days of Inside Passage cruising. Prices begin from $729.
Vacationers will find NCL's newest Alaska-bound
ship, Norwegian Star, ideal for scenic cruising in the 49th
state. The ship offers a wide variety of onboard options including
10 separate restaurants featuring 11 menus; two 5,350 square-foot
Garden Villa suites, the largest at sea; a two-deck fitness
and spa center; a huge children's facility with separate teen
areas; an Internet Café and wireless remote Internet
access (WiFi) in public areas around the ship. Seventy percent
of cabins are outside staterooms and over 70 percent of these
have balconies.
Thirty-six suites, 372 standard staterooms with
balconies, and an entire deck of 107 mini-suites with balconies
are among the spacious and well-appointed accommodations located
on the 15-deck ship.
Once Norwegian Star leaves Hawaii, a state-of-the-art
casino will be added in Dazzles nightclub according to the
ship's original design.
NCL will be announcing its Hawaii deployment
in the next few weeks.
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.
For further information on NCL, agents in the US and Canada
may contact NCL at (800) 327-7030; visit NCL's website at
www.ncl.com or on AOL at
keyword: NCL; or to download high-resolution photography visit
www.ncl.com/hires.
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