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February 2, 2006 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) and the Port of New Orleans announced that
NCL will be the first cruise line to homeport in New Orleans
since Hurricane Katrina.
January 5, 2006 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) and NCL America have been awarded “2005
Best Alternative Dining Room Cuisine” and “Best
Hawai’i Itineraries” by Porthole Cruise Magazine.
January 5, 2006 - NCL Corporation
(NCL) has been recognized by Cruise Critic, one of the industry’s
leading Web sites, in its first-ever Cruise Critic Innovation
Awards. The company received accolades for two of its groundbreaking
programs: one for Freestyle Cruising, which offers the most
innovative onboard dining program in the industry; and a second
for pioneering the development of Homeport Cruising.
January 4, 2006 - Norwegian
Cruise Line (NCL) will again feature a Wave of Prizes contest
during its eighth annual Sale of All Sails promotion for 2006.
NCL will shower cruise sellers with a multitude of prizes
in a booking contest designed to reward agents for their hard
work during the busiest time of the year.
January 4, 2006 - ABC's Good
Morning America and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) have announced
they will offer dozens of women and their friends a week aboard
NCL's newest Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Jewel, for
the popular morning news program's “Girls' Week Out!”
event.
January 3, 2006 - Today, NCL
Corporation (NCL) is proud to announce the names of its two
newest ships – Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem. The
ships, previously known as hull S.669 and S.670, will be Norwegian
Jewel class ships and will be delivered in February 2007 and
October 2007 respectively.rolina on its return trip to New
York from Miami during a Bahamas/Florida cruise.
December 23, 2005 - The National
Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB") has released
its report on the large wave that struck Norwegian Cruise
Line's ("NCL") Norwegian Dawn on April 16, 2005.
After experiencing extremely rough weather, the ship was hit
by an unpredictable, large wave near South Carolina on its
return trip to New York from Miami during a Bahamas/Florida
cruise.
December 1, 2005 - Today, NCL
Corporation (“NCL”) announced that it has partnered
with the Youth Environmental Programs, Inc. to offer the Officer
Snook Water Pollution Program onboard its ships.
November 22, 2005 - NCL Corporation
Ltd. (“NCL” or the “Company”) reported
net income of $36.6 million on total revenues of $495.3 million
for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005. This compares
to net income of $40.3 million on total revenues of $410.9
million for the third quarter of 2004.
November 18, 2005 - NCL Corporation
(NCL) has big news for the Big Apple. As part of the line’s
ongoing commitment to homeland cruising and specifically the
New York market – which Norwegian Dawn has served since
2003 – NCL is proud to welcome its second ship year-round,
New York-based ship, Norwegian Spirit, to her new home.
November 17, 2005 - NCL Corporation
(“NCL”) today announced that its New York year-round
ship Norwegian Spirit will join Norwegian Dawn in her calls
to Bermuda for the 2006 summer season. Norwegian Spirit’s
new 8-day itinerary will feature a day-long call in Bermuda,
an overnight stop in St. Thomas, USVI, and a call into Tortola
in the British Virgin Islands.
November 16, 2005 - NCL Corporation
Ltd. has scheduled a conference call for 10 a.m. Eastern time,
Tuesday, November 22, 2005, to discuss the company’s
third quarter financial results, which are expected to be
released that morning.
November 11, 2005 - Today, NCL Corporation ("NCL") donated $250,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund to assist in the relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The money was raised through various onboard and shore side initiatives and includes donations from the company, NCL's officers and crew, its employees and from its cruise passengers across the fleet. NCL's President and CEO Colin Veitch presented the donation to J.P. Miquel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys at the company's headquarters in Miami.
November 4, 2005 - MIAMI, November
4, 2005 - Tonight, at an official ceremony at the Port of
Miami, Melania Trump christened the world's largest gem, NCL's
Norwegian Jewel. The newest vessel in NCL's Freestyle Cruising
fleet, Norwegian Jewel boasts a luxurious suite complex plus
10 distinct restaurants, 13 bars and lounges, three swimming
pools and a state-of-the-art spa.
November 2, 2005 - MIAMI, November
2, 2005 - NCL America will welcome the new Pride of Hawai`i
to its U.S. Flagged fleet in April 2006. She will be the largest
US flagged passenger ship ever built, and will join Pride
of Aloha and Pride of America offering seven-day, inter-island
cruises visiting the beautiful 50th state's four main islands.
Pride of Hawai`i, will depart Honolulu on Mondays and will
feature the line's extremely popular itinerary with a full
day in Hilo, Hawai`i; two days in Kahului, Maui; a day in
Kona, Hawai`i and two days in Nāwiliwili, Kaua`i.
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