NCL Norwegian Spirit to Sail form New Orleans through 2014

NEW ORLEANS - March 15, 2009 - NCL has confirmed plans to continue seasonal sailings out of New Orleans at least through April 2014.

Under a recently signed contract with the Port of New Orleans, the 1,966-passenger Norwegian Spirit cruise ship will be based in New Orleans for 21 weeks each year and will sail weekly from November to April.

The Norwegian Spirit sails 7-day Exotic Western Caribbean itineraries with Sunday departures, as follows:

Norwegian Spirit 7-Day Exotic Western Caribbean
Day Port Arrive Depart
Sunday New Orleans - 5:30pm
Monday At sea - -
Tuesday Costa Maya 8am 6pm
Wednesday Santo Tomas de Castilla 8am 6pm
Thursday Belize City 8am 6pm
Friday Cozumel 8am 5pm
Saturday At sea - -
Sunday New Orleans 8am -

Norwegian Spirit was built in 1998 as SuperStar Leo, and joined the NCL fleet in 2004.

The agreement will last at least three years, and includes a 3-year option.