TWO NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE SHIPS
RECEIVE PERFECT SCORES FOR CLEANLINESS
~ Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Sky
Receive Rare Perfect Scores ~
MIAMI, May 7, 2001 - The U.S. Public Health Service (USPH),
a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), has conducted its recent round of unannounced cruise
ship inspections. Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sky scored
100% (up from 97% in 2000) on April 29, 2001 in Seattle, Washington,
and on April 2, 2001 in Miami, Florida, Norwegian Dream also
scored 100% - making them two of only 15 ships to ever have
earned a perfect inspection.
The USPH Vessel Sanitation Report consists of inspecting
all facets of a cruise ship including disease reporting, toxic
substances, potable water, environmental health and the swimming
pools. The widest focus of the inspection is geared to reviewing
the ship's food safety standards, such as personnel sanitation
procedures, food source handling and protection, cleanliness
of kitchen equipment, accessibility and maintenance of toilet
and hand washing facilities and adequacy of deck facilities
such as ventilation, plumbing, lighting and waste containers.
Norwegian Cruise Line has consistently scored over 90 %
in the USPH ratings. In previous inspections this year, Norway
received a 93% and Norwegian Wind a 92%. In 2000, Norwegian
Majesty received 92% and Norwegian Sea scored 90%.
On April 30, 2001, Norwegian Dream will begin its "Baltic
Capitals" series entailing 11, 12-day cruises round-trip
from Dover, England visiting Warnemunde, Germany; Tallin,
Estonia, St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm
Sweden; and Copenhagen, Denmark.* At the conclusion of the
Baltic itineraries, Norwegian Dream will offer a fall series
of 12-day Mediterranean and Ancient Holy Lands cruises until
December 2001 alternating from Athens (Greece) and Istanbul
(Turkey), with stops in Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria,
Ukraine, Egypt and Israel.
Beginning on April 29, 2001, Norwegian Sky will feature
cruises from Seattle to Alaska during the summer season through
September 3, 2001. Norwegian Sky is the only major cruise
ship to use Seattle as its homeport. At the conclusion of
the Alaska season, Norwegian Sky will offer a series of 10-day
Hawaiian Islands cruises round-trip from Honolulu before arriving
back in Miami on December 15, 2001, to operate Eastern Caribbean
itineraries throughout the winter.
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is an international cruise
company and industry innovator that currently operates a fleet
of eight ships sailing to more than 200 ports around the world.
NCL is currently building three new ships: Norwegian Sun,
a 1,960-passenger sister ship to Norwegian Sky (for delivery
September 2001); Norwegian Star, a 2,200-passenger ship that
will be NCL's largest (for delivery in November 2001); and
Norwegian Dawn, a 2,200-passenger sister ship to Norwegian
Star (for delivery in December 2002).
For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent or
NCL in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 327-7030; in Miami-Dade
County, Florida, (305) 436-0866; visit NCL on AOL at keyword:
NCL.
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