Entries Tagged as ‘NCL’

Wednesday, 7 May 2008

From Norwegian Sky to Pride of Aloha and Back Again

It’s official: after weeks of rumors, Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that its subsidiary NCL America’s Pride of Aloha will return to the main NCL fleet as Norwegian Sky. If this gives you a sense of déja vu, it’s because the 77,104 GT, 2,002-berth ship was first entered service in 1999 as — you guessed [...]

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

NCL Unveils F3’s New Wave Cabins at Keel Laying

Last Thursday, Norwegian Cruise Line laid the keel of the first of its upcoming F3-class ships at Aker Yards France in St. Nazaire. While most details of the new 150,000 GT, 4,200-berth ships remain under wraps, NCL finally unveiled the very first renderings of the ship. NCL CEO Colin Veitch already promised earlier this year [...]

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Louis Buys Norwegian Dream and Norwegian Majesty

Louis Cruise Lines parent Louis plc has purchased the 50,764 GT, 1,742-berth Norwegian Dream and 40,876 GT, 1,462-berth Norwegian Majesty from Star Cruises for $218 million and $162 million respectively. Both ships are currently chartered by Star to Norwegian Cruise Line, in which Star has a 50% interest, and Louis will charter them back [...]