NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE TO
EXPAND NEW YORK MARKET
WITH SECOND YEAR ROUND SHIP
Norwegian Spirit to be deployed year
round featuring 10- and 11-day itineraries
MIAMI, FL, June 30, 2004 – In January 2003, Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) announced an industry first -- it was deploying
Norwegian Dawn out of New York year round. Since that announcement,
the city has seen a revival of cruising out of the Big Apple.
Today, NCL announced it would further strengthen its commitment
to New York and solidify its position as New York’s
leading cruise line by adding a second year round ship –
Norwegian Spirit -- for a total of two ships sailing year
round and a summer ship – Norwegian Crown -- sailing
to Bermuda.
“NCL’s deployment of Norwegian Dawn year round
out of New York has proven to be extremely successful,”
said Colin Veitch, president and CEO of NCL. “Our travel
partners have been clamoring for an expansion of our cruises
to the Caribbean out of New York. With Norwegian Spirit taking
over Norwegian Dawn’s 10- and 11-day Exotic Southern
Caribbean itinerary, Norwegian Dawn can now offer another
first for the city, winter itineraries out of the Big Apple
to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
“And with three ships in the summer of 2006 we will
be offering a variety of Bermuda, Bahamas and Caribbean cruising
all just a short cab ride away for New Yorkers.”
"We are extremely pleased by this announcement as it
expands NCL’s relationship with New York City, which
is already the company's leading home port in the mainland
United States," said Kate Ascher, executive vice president
of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. "The
company has been a terrific partner in our planning process
to revitalize our cruise piers, and we look forward to expanding
our partnership with NCL to make sure New York City continues
to capture a large share of the growth in the rapidly growing
cruise industry."
After her summer season in Alaska and a month-long dry dock
in October 2005, Norwegian Spirit will sail to New York where
on November 17, 2005 she will begin a series of 10- and 11-day
Exotic Southern Caribbean itineraries taking over the Norwegian
Dawn’s extremely popular existing winter season.
Norwegian Spirit’s 10-day itinerary from New York
features St. Thomas, USVI; St. John’s, Antigua; Bridgetown,
Barbados; Philipsburg, St. Maarten and Tortola, BVI. In 2005,
sail dates for the 10-day are Nov. 17, Dec. 8 and Dec. 29
and in 2006, Jan. 19, Feb. 9, March 2, March 23, April 2,
April 12, and April 23.
The 11-day features St. Thomas, USVI; St. John’s,
Antigua; Bridgetown, Barbados; St. George’s, Grenada;
Roseau, Dominica; and Tortola, BVI. In 2005, sail dates for
the 11-day itinerary are Nov. 27, Dec 18 and for 2006, sail
dates are Jan. 8, Jan. 29, Feb. 19 and Mar. 12.
Norwegian Dawn will now be deployed on a series of 10- and
11-day itineraries out of New York in the winter to the Eastern
and Exotic Western Caribbean and will continue her popular
seven-day itinerary to Florida and the Bahamas the rest of
the year.
Norwegian Dawn's unique 11-day Western Caribbean itinerary
from New York features calls in Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George
Town, Grand Cayman; Roatan, Honduras; Belize City, Belize;
Cozumel, Mexico; and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Sail dates
in 2005 for this 11-day sailing are October 30, November 20,
December 11 and 22. Sail dates in 2006 are Jan 22, Feb 12,
Mar 5, 26.
On Norwegian Dawn's 10-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary,
she will call at St. Thomas, USVI; Tortola, BVI; Philipsburg,
St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Great Stirrup Cay,
Bahamas. Sail dates in 2005 are Oct 9, 19, Nov 10 and Dec
1. Sail dates in 2006 are Jan 2, 12, Feb 2, 23, Mar 16, Apr
6, 16, 26.
Norwegian Crown will sail every Sunday from May 22 through
September 18, 2005 out of New York offering her unique three-port
seven-day Bermuda itinerary, calling in St. George's, Hamilton,
and King's Wharf. On September 18th, she will sail on a special
six-day cruise to Bermuda, calling in St. George’s and
Hamilton, Bermuda to conclude her summer New York deployment.
On sale dates and pricing will be available shortly.
For further information on NCL, agents in the U.S. 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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