Norwegian Cruise Line

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is most well known for its Freestyle Cruising, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required. Norwegian Cruise Line has two daughter companies, Orient Lines and NCL America. NCL itself is jointly owned by Star Cruises (who in turn are owned by the Genting Group based in Malaysia) and Apollo Management, with both companies owning 50% of NCL.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Star Cruises largest ship, SuperStar Virgo, lying at anchor near Phuket, Thailand Star Pisces at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong harbour Star Cruises is the third-largest cruise line in the world behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, and dominates the Asia-Pacific market. ... Genting Group is the trading name of Genting Berhad, established in 1964 by Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

The company was founded as Norwegian Caribbean Lines in 1966 by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison, with just one 830-ton cruise ship/car ferry offering low-cost Caribbean cruises. Arison soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines, while Kloster acquired additional ships for Caribbean service. NCL pioneered many firsts in the cruise industry like: the first Out Island Cruise, the first combined air-sea program (marketed as "Cloud 9 Cruises") which combined low cost air fares with the cruise, first shipline to develop new ports in the Caribbean, like Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Like the original Sunward of 1966, NCL's second ship, the Starward had the capability to carry automobiles through a well concealed stern door. Later, this area was turned into cabins and a two deck movie theater, which is now a casino. NCL was responsible for many of the cruise innovations that have now become standard throughout the industry. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Pride of Bilbao, a cruise ferry operated by P&O Ferries. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... Carnival Cruise Lines is a cruise line operating a large number of cruise ships. ... Off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, July 22, 2006. ...

NCL made headlines with the acquisition of the France in 1979, rebuilding the liner as a cruise ship and renaming her Norway. The conversion cost more than $100 million USD. The Norway was at the time significantly larger than any existing cruise ship, and exploited the extra space available by adding a greater than usual variety of onboard entertainment. Her success paved the way for a new era of giant cruise ships. Sadly a boiler explosion in May 2003 forced NCL to withdraw the Norway from service, later being laid up in Bremerhaven, Germany until 2005 where she was towed to Port Klang Malaysia under false pretexts (to circumvent EEC laws on breaking toxic ships), and later beached illegally at Alang, Gujurat, India in August 2006 without having been cleaned from toxic materials. Currently she is still beached in Alang, waiting for a final court decision as to whether she is permitted to be broken up, or required to leave Indian waters, asbestos being the major issue. The SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de lAtlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1961. ... Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Klang) is the main port of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. ... Possible meanings: European Economic Community, the former name of the European Community European Energy Community Extended Error Correction, see RAM parity Energy Efficiency Centre Energy Efficiency in Construction Engineering Education Centre Eurocontrol Experimental Centre European Egg Consortium Ford Electronic Engine Control Eurasian Economic Community English Electric Computers English Electric Company... Safety is our motto reads this welcome sign at Alang, a statement heavily criticized Alang is a coastal town in the State of Gujarat in India. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). ...

In 2003, NCL announced the purchase of the famed American flagged liners SS United States and SS Independence. Although it has promised to restore the SS United States back to service, the future of the great ship remains uncertain to this day. In their July 2007 fiscal report, NCL noted the sale of the SS Independence, renamed SS Oceanic some time before. The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ... SS Independence, now registered as SS Oceanic, is an ocean liner built in 1950 for the American Export Lines. ... Look up Oceanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

NCL has since expanded to other part of the world, including Alaska, Europe, Bermuda, and Hawaii, (NCL America, Inc.). Between 1997 and 2001 the company also operated cruises out of Australia under the name Norwegian Capricorn Line. Official language(s) English[1] Spoken language(s) English 85. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... Norwegian Capricorn Line Norwegian Capricorn Line was founded by some of Australias foremost cruise professionals, (including Sarina Bratton who went on to found the expedition style cruise line Orion Expedition Cruises in 2004) in partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line. ...

Its subsidiary Orient Lines, founded in 1991 to run the Marco Polo was acquired in 1998. NCL itself was acquired by the Star Cruises, subsidiary of Malaysia-based Genting Group, in 2000. In 2007 Star Cruises sold the Marco Polo to Transocean Tours, to be delivered in early 2008. Orient Lines will cease trading when the ship is delivered to it's new owners. MS Marco Polo is an ocean liner originally named Alexandr Pushkin , renamed in 1991 and as of 2004 in service for cruising Antarctica. ... Star Cruises largest ship, SuperStar Virgo, lying at anchor near Phuket, Thailand Star Pisces at Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong harbour Star Cruises is the third-largest cruise line in the world behind Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, and dominates the Asia-Pacific market. ... Genting Group is the trading name of Genting Berhad, established in 1964 by Malaysian entrepreneur Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. ...

In August 2007 Star Cruises took the market by surprise when it sold 50% of NCL for $1 billion to the United States -based Apollo Management (owners of Oceania Cruises) in order to strenghten NCL's financial position.^[1] However, the loss-making NCL America brand stays solely under Star Cruises ownership for the next 16 months, after which a decision will be made either to liquidate the brand or continue operations if the brand can be made profitable.^[2]. According to the SS Maritime.com website, much of NCL's financial problems are due to the bad publicity received after the SS Norway fiasco. It also appears that the SS Independence has now been sold to "Indian investors" which probably means the ship will soon be broken up in India. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Formed in 2002 by luxury cruise industry veterans Joe Watters and Frank Del Rio, Oceania Cruises is the world’s largest upscale cruise line. ... The SS France is an ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de lAtlantique of Saint-Nazaire, and put into service by the Compagnie Générale Translantique in January 1962. ... SS Independence, now registered as SS Oceanic, is an ocean liner built in 1950 for the American Export Lines. ...

Fleet

NCL

• Norwegian Crown (Sold to Fred Olsen Cruises; leased back until 11/07. New name Balmoral)
• Norwegian Dawn
• Norwegian Dream
• Norwegian Jewel
• Norwegian Majesty
• Norwegian Sun
• Norwegian Spirit
• Norwegian Star
• Norwegian Pearl
• Norwegian Gem
• F3 Hull C33 and D33(Project name for a minimum of two 150,000 gross ton ships to be constructed at Aker Yards' Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, France. The ships are due for delivery between 2009 and 2011.)

Norwegian Crown is a luxury cruise ship commissioned in 1988 and currently operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. ... Norwegian Dawn is a cruise ship that began sailing in 2002 and is currently in operation with Norwegian Cruise Line. ... The Norwegian Dream. ... The Norwegian Jewel is Norwegian Cruise Lines newest, biggest, and most luxurious cruise ship. ... The Norwegian Majesty. ... Norwegian Sun is a sister to Norwegian Sky (now Pride of Aloha), and was delivered from Lloyd Werft (Bremen) in 2001. ... The Norwegian Spirit (formerly the SuperStar Leo) is a cruise ship currently in operation with Norwegian Cruise Line. ... The Norwegian Star. ... Norwegian Pearl Norwegian Pearl is a cruise ship of Norwegian Cruise Line. ... Norwegian Gem is a cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line scheduled for delivery in October 2007. ... Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is an international shipbuilding company with 18 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brazil, France,Ukraine and Vietnam. ... The Batillus oil tanker at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres Chantiers de lAtlantique is one of the worlds largest shipyards, based in Saint-Nazaire, France. ...

NCL America

• Pride of Aloha
• Pride of America
• Pride of Hawaii (Leaves Hawaii in February, 2008 for redeployment to Europe.^[3] Vessel will be given a new name, Norwegian Jade, as well a new hull art. ^[4])

The Pride of Aloha in San Francisco, California, USA. Pride of Aloha (formerly Norwegian Sky) is a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines NCL America division. ... The Pride of America in San Francisco, CA. Pride of America is cruise ship and a member of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. ... The Pride of Hawaii Pride of Hawaii is a cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL America) inaugurated May 22, 2006 at the San Pedro Pier in Los Angeles, California, USA. The third in a series of U.S. flagged cruise ships, operated by NCL America for the Hawaii market. ...

Orient Lines

• Marco Polo (Sold to Transocean Tours, will be delivered March 23, 2008)

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Stored ships

• SS United States (currently berthed at Pier 82 in Philadelphia)

The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ...

Past ships

• MS Sunward 1966-1976 (scrapped April 2004 at Chittagong)
• MS Starward 1968-1995 (now MS Orient Queen for Louis Cruise Lines, Cyprus) - sistership to Skyward
• MS Skyward 1969-1991 (now MS Leisure World for New Century Cruises, Singapore) - sistership to Starward
• MS Southward 1971-1994 (now MS Perla for Louis Cruise Lines, Cyprus)
• MS Sunward II 1977-1991 (now MS Coral for Louis Cruise Lines, Cyprus)
• SS Norway 1979-2003 (renamed SS Blue Lady beached August 15, 2006 at Alang, India awaiting court decision in May 2007.)
• MS Norwegian Sea 1988-2005 (now MS SuperStar Libra for Star Cruises)
• MS Westward 1990-1993 (now Black Watch for Fred Olsen Cruises)
• MS Sunward (2) 1991-1993 (now Boudicca for Fred Olsen Cruises)
• MS Leeward 1995-1999 (now MS Cristal for Louis Cruise Lines)
• MS Norwegian Star (1) 1996-2004 (now MS Albatross (2) for Phoenix Reisen)
• MS Norwegian Dynasty 1997-1999 (now MS Braemar for Fred Olsen Cruises)
• Norwegian Wind 1993-2007 Now with Star Cruises as SuperStar Aquarius

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cruise Business Review 17. 8. 2007: Apollo invests $1billion in NCL Corp to take 50% stake, retrieved 17. 8. 2007
2. ^ Cruise Business Review 20. 8. 2007: NCL America's future to to be decided within 16 months, retrieved 20. 8. 2007
3. ^ NCL Announces Temporary Withdrawal of Pride of Hawai`i, retrieved 12. April 2007
4. ^ NCL Announces Jade, Jewel And Gem For Largest Ever European Deployment, retrieved 16. April 2007

External links

• SSmaritime.com
• Norwegian Cruise Line homepageNew Site Launched 10/02/2006
• Orient Lines homepage
• Star Cruises homepage
• Genting Group homepage