Brand-New, Norwegian Star Will Be Deployed In Hawaii Under NCL Banner

MIAMI, March 8 -- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has revised its
plans for ship deployment in the Hawaii cruise market, announcing today that
the new $400 million, 91,000-ton super-ship formerly slated for NCL's parent
company Star Cruises, will now join NCL's fleet in December 2001 for year-
round deployment in Hawaii. The new ship, which is under construction in
Germany and was to be called SuperStar Libra, will now be outfitted to NCL
specifications and named Norwegian Star, signifying the increasingly strong
linkage between parent Star Cruises and daughter company Norwegian Cruise
Line. It will be one of two sister ships, the second of which will be named
Norwegian Dawn ive reception from both cruisers and travel agents. Second,
the projected costs involved in stripping out Leo's casino to comply with
recently enacted federal legislation became so high that the lower cost
alternative of tailoring the construction of Libra to exclude a casino from
the outset became increasingly attractive.

Leo will now remain with the Star Cruises fleet under its present name of
SuperStar Leo.

"We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to bring to the Hawaii
market the type of modern cruise experience it truly deserves," said Veitch.
"In looking at the potential demand for this market, we made the decision to
utilize a larger and absolutely brand new ship. It is purpose-built to
present NCL's exclusive Freestyle Cruising experience, an experience more akin
to a top-end landside resort than a traditional cruise ship, and it is
certainly light years ahead of anything else in the year-round Hawaii cruise
market. Those who have cruised in Hawaii before are now offered a radically
different experience," continued Veitch. "And those who haven't should find
the combination of Norwegian Star, Freestyle Cruising and the magic of the
Hawaiian Islands irresistibly compelling."

A Star Like No Other

Norwegian Star will be NCL's largest ship, accommodating 2,200 passengers
and 1,100 crew, and is being built at the maximum size to fit through the
Panama Canal.

The ship will be fitted with pod drives, which substantially improve
maneuverability, and will be NCL's fastest ship -- cruising at a maximum speed
of 25 knots.

Norwegian Star also will set new standards in its cabins, with rich cherry
wood finishing, tea and coffee makers in every room and a much larger bathroom
unit than other ships, containing separate WC, shower, and washstand
compartments separated by sliding doors. Seventy percent of cabins are
outside staterooms and over 70% of these have balconies.

Unlike anything on any other vessel today, a steel and glass structure on
top of the ship, aft from the main sundeck, will boast a fantasy-world complex
of multi-room villas offering panoramic views of the ocean, each with a roof
terrace and private garden featuring open-air dining, Jacuzzis and totally
private sunning and relaxation areas.

Thirty-six suites, 372 standard staterooms with balconies, and an entire
deck of 107 mini-suites with balconies are among the spacious and
well-appointed accommodations located on the 15-deck ship. There also will be
20 cabins of various types designed for passengers with disabilities.

Most cabins will include a sofa-bed or pop-up trundle bed giving a third
lower bed and many will have a fourth, pull-down berth. The ship also will
offer a large number of cabins (including suites and mini-suites) that can
interconnect to create a two, three, four or five bedroom area suitable for
small or large families.

A Stellar Line-Up of Culinary Options

In keeping with the revolutionary Freestyle Cruising concept where guests
can dine wherever, whenever, and with whomever they wish, Norwegian Star will
feature more dining options than any other ship in the North American market.
With the flexibility of ten different restaurants and 11 different menus every
night, passengers can choose from an array of restaurants including:

* An ornate first main dining room, offering the traditional six-course
cruise dining experience.

* A contemporary-styled second main dining room, offering a lighter modern
menu.

* A high-end Pacific Rim restaurant featuring a fusion of Californian,
Hawaiian and Asian cuisine.

* A Japanese restaurant featuring an a la carte section, a sit-up sushi and
tempura bar, and a teppanyaki room.

* A French restaurant featuring NCL's trademark Le Bistro menu of nouvelle
cuisine and French classics.

* A food court-style casual eatery featuring hamburgers, fish & chips, pot
pies and wok fast dishes.

* An Indoor/outdoor buffet restaurant extending over a third of a deck and
including trademark "action stations" featuring prepared-to-order omelets,
waffles, fruit, soups, ethnic specialties, and pasta in addition to extensive
and varied selections arranged along 130 yards of buffet serving counters.

* A Spanish Tapas restaurant and bar with full selection of hot and cold
Tapas dishes and authentic entertainment.

* An Italian Trattoria serving pasta, pizza and other popular Italian fare.

* A Hawaiian themed restaurant arranged around the second level of the
central atrium and incorporating a performance stage and a large movie screen.

In addition, Norwegian Star will offer an array of casual snacking and cafe
outlets, including an on-deck grill, an ice cream bar, a coffee shop and
24-hour hot and cold room service.

"With our new generation of ships we now lay down a dining standard that no
other cruise line can match," according to Colin Veitch. "Not only are our two
main dining rooms open from 5:30 PM to midnight with no fixed dining times and
no need to sit with strangers, but we also have so many other full-service
restaurants that a couple on a seven-day cruise can eat a different style of
food in a different restaurant every night of their cruise and not even go
into the main dining rooms if they don't feel like it."

Norwegian Star will offer plenty of opportunities for those passengers who
wish to work off any pounds gained at the restaurants. The Sports Deck
contains a golf driving range, volleyball and basketball court, while a two
deck fitness and spa center will boast state-of-the-art cardiovascular workout
equipment, aerobic and boxercise area with a sprung wooden floor, steam and
sauna rooms, a jet-current exercise pool, an interior 20-yard lap pool, and
whirlpool and hydrotherapy facilities. And shore side, a new array of "active
decompression" shore excursions in Hawaii and Fanning Island has been
arranged, including mountain biking, sailing, scuba diving and even skiing
down a volcano for the adventurous and the young at heart of any age.

Hawaiian-based Mandara Spa, the world's leading operator of landside resort
spas, will pamper NCL passengers with an exotic menu of spa and beauty
treatments combining the best of East and West.

In addition, one of the ship's most distinctive attractions will be the
on-board theater, reaching up three decks and seating an audience of 1,150 in
a traditional European opera house ambiance.

The ship will be particularly family-friendly with a huge children's center
complete with a playroom, outdoor pool, movie theater, computer rooms, teen
center, video arcade, a nursery and toddlers' nap room. There will even be a
special children's area in the buffet restaurant with their own low-level
serving counter and kid-sized tables and chairs.

Illuminating the Islands of Aloha

Norwegian Star will be the only seven-day round-trip Hawaiian ship to
include the four main islands, Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai plus an exclusive
day at Fanning Island, an exotic Micronesian island to the south of Hawaii.

Prior to Norwegian Star's maiden voyage, NCL will bring the ship to Miami
and Los Angeles for introductory festivities.

Beginning December 16, Norwegian Star will feature a seven-day Hawaii
itinerary, as follows:
* Sunday - Honolulu, Oahu
* Monday - Kona, Hawaii
* Tuesday - At Sea
* Wednesday - Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati
* Thursday - At Sea
* Friday - Lahaina, Maui
* Saturday - Nawiliwili/Port Allen, Kauai
* Sunday - Honolulu, Oahu
NCL is also setting aside cabins for a weekly round trip Maui itinerary in
which passengers wishing to begin and end their cruise in Maui rather than
Oahu will be able to embark on the Friday of one cruise and disembark a week
later on the Friday of the following cruise. The Maui-Maui itinerary on
Norwegian Star is:
* Friday - Lahaina, Maui
* Saturday - Nawiliwili/Port Allen, Kauai
* Sunday - Honolulu, Oahu
* Monday - Kona, Hawaii
* Tuesday - At Sea
* Wednesday - Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati
* Thursday - At Sea
* Friday - Lahaina, Maui

Passengers already booked on Norwegian Leo, or who book prior to March 31,
2001 before the revised Hawaii brochure is published, willof eight ships
sailing to more than 200 ports around the world. In addition to Norwegian
Star, NCL is currently building Norwegian Sun, a 1,960-passenger sister ship
to the Norwegian Sky (for delivery at the end of August 2001) and Norwegian
Dawn a 2,200-passenger sister ship to Norwegian Star (for delivery in December
2002).

Following the acquisition of NCL last year, Star Cruises is now the fourth
largest cruise line in the world operating a combined fleet of 20 ships with
more than 21,000 berths. By the end of 2002, with the three ships currently
on order, Star Cruises with NCL will have approximately 28,000 lower berths.

For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent or NCL in the U.S.
and Canada at (800) 327-7030; in Miami-Dade County, Florida, (305) 436-0866;
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For additional information on Star Cruises, visit their Web site at
www.starcruises.com.