E! Entertainment Star Brooke Burke and Miss America 2001
Angela Perez Baraquio to Christen Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Star

MIAMI, Nov. 12 -- The public will have the rare and fun
opportunity on Saturday, November 17 to get an insider's view of an historic
nautical event during a live webcast of Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL)
groundbreaking dual christening ceremony for its newest ships: Norwegian Sun
and Norwegian Star.

Those who log onto NCL's website,
http://www.ncl.com
beginning at 10 a.m.
EST can see two of America's brightest news stars team to christen the world's
brightest new ships, positioned bow to bow, from Miami, Fla.

Brooke Burke, model and popular host of E! Entertainment Television's "Wild
On," and Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio will act as the godmothers of
NCL's first ships purpose-built for the groundbreaking "Freestyle Cruising"
concept. The colorful ceremony will be the first simultaneous christening on
record of two commercial passenger vessels.

Web users will need to have access to the latest version of RealPlayer on
their computer in order to link to the ceremony. RealPlayer may be downloaded
free in advance through RealNetworks at
http://www.real.com/player.

A Morning of Fun and Festivities

Among the fun and festivities at the ceremony will be flag dancers, a
high-energy, 150-piece local high school marching band that will split into
two "dueling" groups playing songs with sun and star themes, Mylar streamers
shooting from the sea to the sky, and cliff dancers who will dance on the bows
of the ships.

Web users will also, of course, have the opportunity to watch two of
America's most heavenly stars shine as they simultaneously christen each ship
with bottles of Nicolas Feuillatte champagne.

Brooke Burke is the well-traveled celebrity host of "Wild On" which takes
her to such exotic, adventuresome, and far-flung places as Spain, the Mayan
Riviera, Belize and Aruba. Known for her stunning beauty and bubbly
personality, Burke is a major reason why "Wild On" is one of cable
television's hottest shows. She has also appeared on national television
commercials and recently hosted NCL's Freestyle Cruising video as well as
other upcoming NCL promotional activities.

Miss America 2001 Angela Perez Baraquio is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii,
which will be the year-round homeport for Norwegian Star. A graduate of the
University of Hawaii -- Manoa, she adopted a platform stressing character in
the classroom and traveled approximately 20,000 miles a month during her reign
urging students, educators, parents and communities at large to make character
education a part of their daily lives.

Delivered to NCL in August, the 78,309-ton, 1,936-passenger Norwegian Sun
offers a choice of nine different restaurants, including 10 distinctive menus
every evening; larger staterooms; and a new category -- mini suites with
balconies. Seventy percent of all staterooms are outside cabins.

The 2,240-passenger Norwegian Star will be NCL's largest ship at 91,000 tons
and is built at the maximum size to fit through the Panama Canal. Norwegian
Star will feature more dining options than any other ship in the world
offering passengers the flexibility of 10 different restaurants and 11
different menus every night.

Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is an international cruise company and
industry innovator that currently operates a fleet of nine ships sailing to
more than 200 ports around the world. NCL is currently building Norwegian
Dawn, a 2,200-passenger sister ship to Norwegian Star for delivery in December
2002.

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;
visit NCL's web site at
http://www.ncl.com;
or on AOL at keyword: NCL; or to
download high resolution photography visit
http://www.ncl.com/hires. Photos
of Brooke Burke and Miss America are available on the NCL Web site at
http://www.ncl.com/hires.

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