NORWEGIAN SPIRIT TO HOMEPORT IN NEW ORLEANS IN 2007 SAILING WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISES

Ship to continue summer deployment out of New York to Bermuda and the Caribbean

MIAMI 
NCL Corporation (“NCL”) today announced that Norwegian Spirit will drop anchor in the Big Easy beginning in November 2007 sailing seven-day exotic Western Caribbean cruises through April 2008. Norwegian Spirit’s itinerary will feature calls into Belize City, Santo Tomas, Guatemala and Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.

“We are the first cruise line back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina this fall with Norwegian Sun and our commitment to this historic and beautiful city continues in 2007,” said Colin Veitch, president and CEO of NCL Corporation. “Freestyle Cruising out of the Big Easy has proven to be very popular and we are pleased to be returning there next year.”

“We are thrilled with the commitment that NCL has shown our city and that the company will return in 2007 with Norwegian Spirit,” said Gary LaGrange, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans. “New Orleans continues to be one of the most popular points of embarkation for cruise ship customers and the cruise industry has evolved into a major economic engine for the entire city, generating $226 million in direct and indirect sales annually. NCL is a vital part of that success."

After the 2007 summer deployment out of New York, Norwegian Spirit repositions to New Orleans beginning November 18 replacing Norwegian Sun, which moves to Hawai`i for the winter season.

Norwegian Spirit’s summer season out of New York features an 8-day itinerary with a day-long call into Bermuda, an overnight in St. Thomas, USVI, and a call into Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

Norwegian Spirit alternates this itinerary with 6-day Bahamas and Florida itinerary calling in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.

NCL has three ships based in New York for the 2006 and 2007 summer season including Norwegian Spirit; Norwegian Crown with seven-day cruises to Bermuda; and Norwegian Dawn, featuring seven-day cruises to Bermuda and Bahamas. In the winter of 2006, Norwegian Dawn sails alternating 10- and 11-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises out of New York.

In November 2007, Norwegian Gem will be homeported in New York as NCL places its newest ship year round in the Big Apple sailing a short series of seven-day Florida and Bahamas cruises and four 10- and 11-day cruises to the Southern Caribbean in the winter; and seven-day cruises to Bermuda and the Bahamas in the summer. In November 2007, Norwegian Dawn will move to Miami, where she will sail seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruises for the winter.

Norwegian Spirit features NCL’s signature Freestyle Cruising with eight restaurants, 12 bars and lounges, a state of the art spa and fitness facility, a pirate-themed activity complex for kids, a teen center, basketball court, golf driving net, casino and conference center among other amenities.

Norwegian Spirit accommodates 1,966 passengers and features 18 spacious suites and nearly 600 oceanview staterooms, of which nearly 65 percent offer private balconies.

Suites feature private bedrooms, bathrooms with separate shower and whirlpool bathtubs, living rooms with dining areas, stereos with CD/DVD library, computer access with internet connection and butler and concierge services.

All staterooms feature NCL’s high-quality finishes, with rich cherry wood, tea and coffee makers in every room, and a much larger bathroom unit than other ships, containing WC, shower, and washstand compartments separated by sliding doors.

Norwegian Spirit’s New Orleans itineraries will be on sale in the next few weeks.

NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCL”) is an innovative cruise company headquartered in Miami, Florida, with a fleet of 15 ships in service and under construction. The corporation oversees the operations of Norwegian Cruise Line, NCL America, and Orient Lines. The company christened its newest ship, Pride of Hawai`i on Saturday, May 20, 2006, the largest and most expensive U.S. flagged passenger ship ever built. It is currently building two ships, Norwegian Pearl scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2006 and Norwegian Gem scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2007.

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