Norwegian Cruise Line

Title: Norwegian Cruise Line Category: N Clicks: 2 Listing added: Mar 1, 2009 PageRank: 0/10

NCL dates back to 1966 when the Oslo-based Kolsterss Rederi A/S acquired the M/S Sunward and repositioned the ship from Europe to Miami, establishing a company called Norwegian Caribbean Lines. The next three decades brought new ships, new itineraries and a new corporate name-Norwegian Cruise Line. NCL further expanded the fleet and in a move to strengthen the company’s brand identity, most of the ship names had Norwegian added to them. In 1998,NCL’s parent company, NCL Holding ASA acquired Orient Lines. In 2000, Star Cruises of Malaysia acquired the NCL Group and is now the parent company. More recently within the NCL Group, NCL America was formed, which will handle the operations for US-based vessels.

In April 2004; a new company -NCL Corp- was formed directly under Star Cruises to hold all of the North American-based activities of the group: NCL, NCL America and Orient Lines brands and operations as well as all of the new ships in those businesses and the ships under construction.

SHIPS:
Norwegian Dawn 2,240 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Dream 1,748 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Majesty 1,462 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Sea 1,518 p Bahamas Registry (To be transfered to Star Cruises in 2005)

Norwegian Star 2,240 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Spirit 1,966 p Bahamas Registry (The former Star Cruises SuperLeo debuts in 2005)

Norwegian Sun 1.936 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Wind 1,748 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Jewel 2,400 p Bahamas Registry

Norwegian Crown 1,078 p Bahamas Registry

Pride of Aloha 2,000 p US Registry
Pride of America (Debuts 2005)
Pride of Hawaii (Debuts 2006)
SS United States (Purchased in 2003 by NCL, plans call for the vessel to be operational by 2010, most likely as a coastal cruise ship in US waters. The United States has been retired since 1969.)

SS Independence (Owned by NCL and docked on the West Coast of the US.)
The Norway (the former SS France, is to be sold.)

ADDRESSES:
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, Florida 33126
Tel: 1-800-327-7030
Tel: 1-305-436-086
1-305-436-4000

NCL/UK Office address:
Norwegian Cruise Line
1 Derry Street
Kensington
London W8 577
Tel: 0845-658-8010 (Reservation)