NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE ANNOUNCES NEW UK SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR

MIAMI, June 28, 2001 - Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today confirmed the appointment of Tim Harding as the new sales and marketing director for the United Kingdom (UK). He will be based in NCL's London office.

Harding will be responsible for all UK based marketing and public relations activities, in addition to overseeing sales, guest relations and passenger services. He will report to Andy Stuart, senior vice president, marketing and sales at NCL's head office in Miami, FL.

"Tim's considerable experience, including his management of Airtours Sun Cruises, will allow us to continue to develop our innovative new Freestyle Cruising concept in the largest cruise market outside of North America," said Stuart. "Tim will consolidate marketing, sales, operations and reservations for NCL in the UK."

Prior to joining NCL, Harding worked for Airtours for four years and held several marketing positions, most recently as senior marketing manager responsible for the company's differentiated product portfolio, including Prestige, Escapades, Family First and Aspro.

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 US 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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