Press Releases-2004
December 3 - NCL
Corporation (NCL) today announced it will be expanding its
relationship with gift shop concession partner, Flagship Retail
Services Inc. Flagship, which has operated the gift shops
on board Norwegian Sun, Norwegian Star and Norwegian Spirit
since 2001, will add four more ships to its roster - Norwegian
Wind, Norwegian Majesty, Norwegian Crown and Norwegian Dream.
November 18–
Today Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) helped 125 couples relive
one of the happiest moments of their lives on ABC television
network’s “Good Morning America.” At a group
reaffirmation ceremony with BRIDE’S magazine held at
the Hammerstine Ballroom in New York City, 125 couples - including
23 participants from the U.S. Armed Forces - renewed their
wedding vows live on national television.
November 16 - Today, NCL Corporation
announced that it has acquired one of the two major tour bus
companies in Hawai`i, Polynesian Adventure Tours. Polynesian
Adventure Tours operates over 100 motor coaches and buses
and is licensed to operate as a tour bus company on all four
of the main Hawai`i islands.
October 21 –
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today announced Norwegian Jewel
will be delivered on August 5, 2005 from the Meyer Werft Shipyard
in Bremerhaven, Germany and will offer two European sailings
before heading to the U.S. to begin her Homeland Cruising
program. After inaugural festivities in New York and a series
of 11-day Canada and New England cruises, Norwegian Jewel
will homeport in Miami and feature an Eastern and Western
Caribbean itinerary throughout the winter season.
July
27 – NCL Corporation (NCL) today unveiled the itinerary
for Pride of America, the second of three U.S. Flagged ships
that will sail Hawai`i under the NCL America brand. With a
delivery date of June 6, 2005 and after several inaugural
cruises, Pride of America will begin sailing seven-day roundtrip
cruises from Honolulu on July 23, 2005 as well as offering
three-day and four-day inter-island cruises between Honolulu
and Maui.
July 16 - In a realignment
of its corporate structure within the Star Cruises Group,
and through two new financing transactions, the newly named
NCL Corporation Ltd (“NCL Corp”) has raised funds
totaling $1.05 billion. The proceeds will be used to refinance
existing debt, and to fund the continued renewal and growth
of the fleet.
July 6 –
On Independence Day, NCL America announced the addition of
a third U.S. Flagged ship to Hawai`i to be delivered in the
summer of 2006. The Pride of Hawai`i is the second ship in
the original Project America program and the third ship of
the brand’s U.S.-Flagged fleet, joining Pride of Aloha
and Pride of America.
July 5 - NCL America
announced today that it had concluded negotiations with Lloyd
Werft in Germany, its insurers and banks, and agreed a new
delivery date for the Pride of America on June 6, 2005.
July 4 - Today marked
a milestone in U.S. maritime history as NCL America christened
the first modern U.S.-flagged cruise ship in nearly half a
century. The inaugural celebration of Pride of Aloha represents
a new beginning for the U.S. Flagged cruise industry that
has been dormant since 2001.
June 30 - 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.
June 30 -
NCL America will christen Pride of Aloha during a Hawaiian
and patriotic ceremony in Honolulu on Sunday, July 4. Travel
agents and consumers nationwide are invited to witness the
event via live Web cast at www.ncl.com beginning at 4 p.m.
EST.
June 30 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) today announced the name of its new ship,
Norwegian Jewel, and details of her deployment. The ship
will sail in two of the industry’s biggest cruise markets – the
Caribbean out of Miami and Alaska out of Seattle.
June 30 - Norwegian
Cruise Line introduces customer service center in Honolulu.
For Hawai`i cruise travelers. Local expert staff at Waikiki
Beach Marriott Resort
and Spa Enhance cruise and Hawai`i experience
June 29 - Today,
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced that Strictly Slots
Magazine recently certified that the slot and video poker
machines onboard select ships yield an average payback of
95 percent - more than any other cruise line and a notable
boost from the industry standard of 90 percent.
June 14 -
Today, NCL America announced details on Pride of Aloha's Kumu
Cultural Center. The Center, which is the heart of the ship,
is designed with a quiet and warm elegance and is used as
an area of learning, for meetings and as a gathering place.
June 7 - For
the first time in nearly half a century, a modern, 2000-passenger
cruise ship will fly a U.S. Flag. Today, on board the vessel
in San Francisco, Colin Veitch, president and CEO of NCL America
and dignitaries from the Maritime Administration and the U.S.
Coast Guard raised the Stars and Stripes on Pride of Aloha,
the brand's first U.S. Flag vessel.
May 28 -
NCL America today announced Margaret Awamura Inouye will be
the Godmother of Pride of Aloha. As a leader in the Hawai'i
community who embodies the islands' charm, warmth and character,
Mrs. Inouye will christen NCL America's first U.S. flagged
ship at a ceremony in Honolulu on July 4, 2004.
May 28 - Norwegian
Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Star departed dry dock yesterday
after having completed a multi-million dollar renovation.
May 20 – The
NCL Group has appointed Kevin Quinlivan to the newly created
position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) effective May
24th, 2004. In this new role, Quinlivan will be responsible
for the group’s worldwide IT strategies and operations
across all business units and functions.
May 11 – The
NCL Group has appointed William A. Hamlin as Executive Vice
President, Fleet Operations effective June 1, 2004. In this
new role for the company, Hamlin will oversee marine operations
and hotel operations for the ships of Norwegian Cruise Line,
Orient Lines, and NCL America. Hamlin will report to Colin
Veitch, President and CEO of the NCL Group.
May 11 - NCL America
hosts Pride of Aloha art contest for island Keiki. NCL America
(Norwegian Cruise Line) invites Hawaii's Keiki to participate
in an art contest celebrating the launch of Pride of Aloha,
the U.S.-flagged cruise ship scheduled to arrive in Hawaii
this summer.
April 30 - Norwegian
Cruise Line celebrates freestyle cruising with a host of booking
incentives. In NCL's 3rd Annual Freestyle National Holiday
Promotion Travel Agents Can Win a Free NCL Cruise Vacation,
Barbeque Party Packs and Earn Great Prizes!
April 26 - Hit a
hole-in-one with Norwegian Cruise Line's New Hawai`i Golf
program. Pride of Aloha to debut Industry's First Golf Pro
Shop at sea.
April 20 -
A Shining New Star to Debut After Multi-Million Dollar Refurbishment
-- Norwegian Star to Display New Hull Artwork
April 19 - Norwegian Cruise Line
(NCL) today announced its deployment for 2005-06 expanding
its presence in the company's key Homeland Cruising markets.
April 2 – Today,
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced a revised schedule for
Norwegian Star’s Hawai`i itineraries due to damage to
the forward thrust bearing in the ship’s azipod system.
March 17 - Company
announces several updates for the NCL brand including the
transfer of Norwegian Sea to Star Cruises
February 24 –
Norwegian Cruise Line and United Airlines expand partnership
with Chicago-Honolulu flight. Direct service from Chicago
to Honolulu launches June 3, 2004.
February 20 –
Norwegian Cruise Line announces “Junior Star Seeker”
winners.
January 26 –
Multi-Million dollar remodel planned for Pride of Aloha. Ship
to embody the history, art and culture of Hawaii.
January 21 - Star Cruises’
SuperStar Leo to sail in Alaska as part of NCL fleet. Ship
to replace Norwegian sky for the 2004 Alaska season.
January 7 - Popular
Wave of Prizes Contest Returns for Norwegian Cruise Line's
Sixth Annual "Sale of all Sails" Promotion
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