NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE TO OFFER LIVE WEBCAST
OF
FIRST SIMULTANEOUS CRUISE SHIP CHRISTENING
E! Entertainment Star Brooke Burke and
Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio to Christen Norwegian
Sun and Norwegian Star
MIAMI, November 9, 2001 - The public will have the rare
and fun opportunity on Saturday, November 17 to get an insider's
view of an historic nautical event during a live webcast of
Norwegian Cruise Lines' (NCL) groundbreaking dual christening
ceremony for its newest ships: Norwegian Sun and Norwegian
Star.
Those who log onto NCL's website, www.ncl.com beginning
at 10 a.m. EST can see two of America's brightest new stars
team to christen the world's brightest new ships, positioned
bow to bow, from Miami, Fla.
Brooke Burke, model and popular host of E! Entertainment
Television's "Wild On", and Miss America 2001 Angela
Perez Baraquio will act as the godmothers of NCL's first ships
purpose-built for the groundbreaking Freestyle Cruising concept.
The colorful ceremony will be the first simultaneous christening
on record of two commercial passenger vessels.
Web users will need to have access to the latest version
of RealPlayer on their computer in order to link to the ceremony.
RealPlayer may be downloaded free in advance through RealNetworks
at www.real.com/player.
A Morning of Fun and Festivities
Among the fun and festivities at the ceremony will
be flag dancers, a high-energy, 150-piece local high school
marching band that will split into two "dueling"
groups playing songs with sun and star themes, Mylar streamers
shooting from the sea to the sky, and cliff dancers who will
dance on the bows of the ships.
Web users will also, of course, have the opportunity to watch
two of America's most heavenly stars shine as they simultaneously
christen each ship with bottles of Nicolas Feuillatte champagne.
Brooke Burke is the well-traveled celebrity host of "Wild
On" which takes her to such exotic, adventuresome, and
far-flung places as Spain, the Mayan Riviera, Belize and Aruba.
Known for her stunning beauty and bubbly personality, Burke
is a major reason why "Wild On" is one of cable
television's hottest shows. She has also appeared on national
television commercials and recently hosted NCL's Freestyle
Cruising video as well as other upcoming NCL promotional activities.
Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio is a native of Honolulu,
Hawaii, which will be the year-round homeport for Norwegian
Star. A graduate of the University of Hawaii - Manoa, she
adopted a platform stressing character in the classroom and
traveled approximately 20,000 miles a month during her reign
urging students, educators, parents and communities at large
to make character education a part of their daily lives.
Delivered to NCL in August, the 78,309-ton, 1,936-passenger
Norwegian Sun offers a choice of nine different restaurants,
including 10 distinctive menus every evening; larger staterooms;
and a new category - mini suites with balconies. Seventy percent
of all staterooms are outside cabins.
The 2,240-passenger Norwegian Star will be NCL's largest
ship at 91,000 tons and is built at the maximum size to fit
through the Panama Canal. Norwegian Star will feature more
dining options than any other ship in the world offering passengers
the flexibility of 10 different restaurants and 11 different
menus every night.
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is an international cruise
company and industry innovator that currently operates a fleet
of nine ships sailing to more than 200 ports around the world.
NCL is currently building 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; or to download high resolution
photography visit www.ncl.com/hires.
Photos of Brooke Burke and Miss America are also available
on the NCL Web site at www.ncl.com/hires.
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