NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES LARGEST CARIBBEAN
DEPLOYMENT IN ITS HISTORY
Twelve Innovative Itineraries Aboard
Seven Ships, Including the new Norwegian Dawn, Highlight NCL's
2003/2004 Caribbean Program
MIAMI, June 4, 2002 - From the lush rainforests of Belize
to the pristine reefs of Roatan, Honduras to the shoreside
bustle of Fort de France, Martinique, Norwegian Cruise Line
(NCL) offers every kind of Caribbean experience in 2003/04,
as the line embarks on the largest Caribbean deployment in
its history.
Seven of NCL's newest and largest ships will offer 3-, 4-,
5-, and 7-day Caribbean voyages in 2003/04, with 12 innovative
itineraries covering every sun-splashed corner of the Eastern,
Southern and Western Caribbean, including the Bahamas. Under
NCL's successful Homeland Cruising program, every Caribbean
voyage departs roundtrip from a close-to-home U.S. port (Miami,
New York, Port Canaveral or San Juan).
Also highlighting NCL's Caribbean service is the introduction
of the 90,000-ton Norwegian Dawn, one of three NCL ships purpose-built
for Freestyle Cruising, scheduled to debut this December.
Norwegian Dawn will join Norwegian Majesty, Norwegian Sea,
Norwegian Sky, Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Wind and the classic
liner S/S Norway in the Caribbean in 2003.
"Although other regions continue to grow in popularity,
the Caribbean remains the most sought-after cruise destination
because of its diversity and fundamental appeal," said
Andy Stuart, senior vice president of marketing and sales
for NCL. "We're demonstrating our commitment to this
fascinating region by deploying an unprecedented seven ships
in the Caribbean and Bahamas in 2003."
Each of NCL's Caribbean-bound ships (except S/S Norway)
features Freestyle Cruising, which offers guests the ultimate
in relaxation at sea and the freedom to choose when, where
and with whom they wish to dine.
NCL's 2003 Caribbean/Bahamas season is highlighted
by:
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Alternating Eastern and Western cruises from Miami aboard
Norwegian Dawn, with full-day port calls in St. Thomas
and Tortola on Eastern departures;
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Weekly seven-day cruises on Norwegian Dawn from New York
to the Bahamas and Florida, the industry's only seven-day,
southbound cruises available from New York and the only
voyage to offer both Port Canaveral and Miami as ports
of call;
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Weekly Exotic Western Caribbean itineraries on Norwegian
Sun, the only ship to offer a Western Caribbean itinerary
that features both Roatan, Honduras and Belize;
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Alternating, seven-day Deep Southern Caribbean and Exotic
Southern Caribbean voyages aboard Norwegian Sky, featuring
five ports in seven days.
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Rotating one four- and two five-day cruises to the Bahamas
and the Western Caribbean from Miami aboard Norwegian
Sea, including the only five-day Western Caribbean cruises
calling at Belize.
NCL's newest ship, Norwegian Dawn, begins Caribbean cruising
on January 4, 2003, offering alternating seven-day Eastern
and Western Caribbean voyages departing roundtrip from Miami
through April 26, 2003. Eastern-bound sailings call at San
Juan, St. Thomas, Tortola, B.V.I. and Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's
private Bahamian island. Western itineraries visit Jamaica,
the Cayman Islands and Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico.
Following a 14-day re-positioning cruise from Miami, Norwegian
Dawn begins a groundbreaking series of seven-day sailings
to the Bahamas and Florida departing roundtrip from New York.
Ports of call on this innovative itinerary include Nassau,
Great Stirrup Cay, Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida, and
guests have the additional option of embarking either in New
York or Port Canaveral. Norwegian Dawn returns to Miami on
November 8, 2003 to offer Eastern Caribbean itineraries through
April 24, 2004.
Norwegian Sun, NCL's first ship purpose-built for Freestyle
Cruising, offers Exotic Western Caribbean sailings departing
roundtrip from Miami from January 4, 2003 to April 5, 2003.
The itinerary visits Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Roatan,
Honduras; Belize City, Belize; and Cozumel, Mexico with two
full days at sea.
The Norwegian Sun series resumes a traditional Western Caribbean
itinerary on October 12, 2003 through March 21, 2004 visiting
either Montego Bay or Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand
Cayman; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.
NCL's Norwegian Sky, sister ship to Norwegian Sun, offers
alternating, seven-day Deep Southern Caribbean and Exotic
Southern Caribbean voyages from January 5, 2003 to April 13,
2003. Both routes depart roundtrip from San Juan and visit
the Caribbean's most exotic and less-frequented ports. Norwegian
Sky calls at St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and
St. Thomas on Deep Southern Caribbean voyages. Norwegian Sky's
Exotic Southern Caribbean cruises visit Martinique, Antigua,
St. Maarten, Tortola and St. Thomas. The series resumes on
October 19, 2003 and runs through April 18, 2004.
NCL's Norwegian Sea departs from Miami on an innovative
rotation of one four-, and two five-day sailings to the Bahamas
and Western Caribbean from January 2, 2003 to April 10, 2003.
The four-day voyages visit Key West and Nassau. Two separate
five-day routes are available, one calling at Belize City,
Belize, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen in Mexico and an alternate
route substituting the Cayman Islands for Belize. Norwegian
Sea resumes its 4-, 5-, 5- series between November 6, 2003
and April 8, 2004.
Norwegian Majesty sails an alternating three- and four-day
schedule to the Bahamas and Mexico from Miami through April
18, 2003. The Bahamas itinerary calls at Nassau and NCL's
private island, Great Stirrup Cay. The Mexico itinerary calls
at Key West and Cozumel. Norwegian Majesty resumes this schedule
on November 7, 2003 through April 16, 2004.
Meanwhile, NCL's classic liner Norway continues her year-round
seven-day Eastern Caribbean sailings from Miami beginning
January 5, 2003. The route features calls at St. Maarten,
St. Thomas and Great Stirrup Cay.
Finally, NCL's Norwegian Wind embarks on a series of seven-day
Exotic Western Caribbean voyages from October 11, 2003 to
April 10, 2004. The itinerary departs roundtrip from Miami
and calls at the Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Roatan, Honduras;
Belize City, Belize and Cozumel, Mexico.
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, Fla., (305) 436-0866; visit NCL's web site 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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