NCL Corporation ("NCL") has announced that it has extended its relationship with the Republic of Kiribati enabling it to continue to offer Fanning Island on its long Hawai`i cruises through to 2011 and to commit one of its purpose-built new Freestyle Cruising ships to this increasingly popular itinerary. Norwegian Sun, will replace Norwegian Wind sailing 10- and 11-day itineraries from Honolulu with a stop at Fanning Island beginning in September 2007. This newer, larger ship, launched in 2001, will take over and grow NCL’s 10 & 11 day Hawai`i trade when Norwegian Wind is transferred to the Star Cruises fleet in late April 2007. The addition of Norwegian Sun to Hawai`i, following the addition of Pride of Hawai`i in June, completes the Norwegian Cruise Line brand and NCL America’ brand Hawai`i fleets and will bring the total NCL Hawai`i fleet to over 8,500 lower berths.

In 2007, NCL America’s U.S. Flagged fleet -- Pride of Hawai`i, Pride of America and Pride of Aloha -- will continue their popular seven-day inter-island cruises calling on all four main islands featuring 100 hours in port with overnights in Kauai and Maui.

Passengers wanting to sail an extended itinerary with lots of port time in Hawai`i plus sea days and a call into Fanning Island in Kiribati, NCL’s Pacific Island hideaway just north of the Equator, can now sail on NCL’s first purpose-built Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Sun. The increase in capacity on these itineraries represents a significant increase in the company’s commitment to the Republic of Kiribati.

And by deploying a newer ship into the longer itinerary with more than 2,000 guests, NCL has further increased its capacity in Hawai`i and expects to bring some 450,000 passengers to Hawai`i in 2007.

"The completion of NCL’s fleet in Hawai`i is a major milestone, with our guests having three modern U.S. Flagged ships sailing inter-island in Hawai`i, alongside a big modern international-flagged ship offering longer Hawai`i itineraries," said Colin Veitch, NCL Corporation’s president and CEO. "In addition, this move enables NCL to continue its plan of renewing its fleet and Star Cruises to expand its Asian fleet with relatively modern medium-capacity vessels, in order to meet growing demand in the region."

A look at Norwegian Cruise Line’s and NCL America’s 2007 Hawaiian deployment follows: