NCL - Norwegian Dawn to premiere in December
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feature 10 restaurants and two garden villas
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is proud to announce that its new up and coming
star, Norwegian Dawn, the sister-ship to Norwegian Star and the third ship
purpose-built for Freestyle Cruising, is on schedule to be delivered to NCL on
Thursday, December 5, 2002.
The 91,740-ton Norwegian Dawn, now under construction at the Meyer Werft
Shipyard in Germany, will sail from Southampton, England on December 7th
arriving in New York City on December 14, 2002.
From there, NCL will roll out the red carpet for its inaugural festivities in
New York and Miami before the ship begins her regularly scheduled sailings to
the Eastern and Western Caribbean from the port of Miami on December 21, 2002.
"Norwegian Star has generated a lot of buzz in the industry with its
revolutionary 10 restaurants, largest suites afloat, vibrant public rooms and
groundbreaking itinerary in Hawaii," said Colin Veitch, president and CEO of
Norwegian Cruise Line.
"Norwegian Dawn will feature all of those great attributes and more except she
will be home ported in the East Coast, where it will be a quick drive or flight
to enjoy and experience.
Like her sister- ship, Norwegian Dawn will offer a revolutionary itinerary,
using her great speed to offer seven-day roundtrip cruises out of New York
calling on four ports in the Bahamas and Florida: Nassau, NCL's private island
Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas, Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida."
From Miami, Norwegian Dawn will rotate an Eastern and Western Caribbean
itinerary through May 3, 2003.
The Eastern Caribbean itinerary calls at San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas,
USVI; Tortola, BVI and Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.
The Western Caribbean itinerary calls at either Montego Bay or Ocho Rios,
Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.
On May 3, 2003 Norwegian Dawn repositions to New York on a 14-day cruise from
Miami to Montego Bay, Jamaica; Oranjestad, Aruba; Willemstad, Curacao; St.
Georges, Grenada; Roseau, Dominica; St. Thomas, USVI; Tortola, BVI; Newport,
Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts before arriving in Manhattan.
The ship begins her innovative summer season from New York on May 18, 2003 to
begin a series of seven-day sailings to the Bahamas and Florida.
Ports of call on this innovative itinerary include Nassau, Great Stirrup Cay,
Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida, and guests have the additional option of
embarking in Port Canaveral as well.
The Star of the East
Norwegian Dawn will be NCL's largest ship, accommodating 2,224 passengers and
1,112 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 like Norwegian Star, will cruise at a maximum speed of 25
knots.
Norwegian Dawn will also feature NCL's new standards in cabins, with rich
cherry wood finishing, refrigerators, 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 percent of these
have balconies.
Thirty-four suites, 366 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 categories 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.
Norwegian Dawn's Garden Villas - Fit For A Star
Norwegian Dawn offers the ultimate opportunity to cruise in style with the
spectacular Garden Villa suites.
At a cost of $26,000 per week, each of Norwegian Dawn's two Garden Villa suites
offer an unprecedented 5,350 square feet of living space at sea.
Positioned high atop the vessel in a private area aft of the main sundeck, each
Garden Villa features sweeping views of the ocean and an impressive assortment
of amenities usually found only at five-star land-based resorts.
Inside, the villa offers a large dining room, living room with a
state-of-the-art Bang & Olufsen entertainment center, three bedrooms each
featuring floor to ceiling windows and luxurious baths with a whirlpool tub and
a separate shower.
Outside, the suites feature private rooftop terraces, Jacuzzis, outdoor dining,
gardens and secluded relaxation areas.
Garden Villas are ideal for guests who enjoy entertaining.
Each dining room includes a polished teak table seating eight and a private
butler -- another featured amenity -- to serve meals in courses.
Garden Villa guests can select from any shipboard menu they choose or have a
special menu prepared upon request.
The luxuries extend to the outer deck, where guests will find lush private
gardens and terraces finished in glass and steel.
From here, suite occupants and their guests can enjoy open-air dining, a
Jacuzzi designed to hold up to six people, two couple's steam rooms (each
accommodating two people) and completely private areas for sunbathing and
relaxing designed to entertain up to 100 people.
A Stellar Line-Up of Culinary Options
Like Norwegian Star, this ship offers more dining options than any other ship
in the world, with the flexibility of 10 different restaurants and 11 different
menus every night.
Guests can choose from three main restaurants and an array of seven alternative
restaurants, including:
Venetian -- an ornate main restaurant offering the traditional six-course
dining experience;
Aqua -- a modern main restaurant featuring a lighter, more contemporary menu;
Impressions -- a 1900s Grand French restaurant featuring wall-to-wall
impressionist artwork, the ship's third main restaurant;
The Orient -- a Japanese/Thai/Chinese restaurant complex featuring an a la
carte menu, a sushi and tempura bar and a teppanyaki room;
The Steak House -- Featuring an array of Prime USDA cuts of beef, including
filet mignon, prime rib and New York strip steaks as well as a selection of
lamb, poultry and seafood entrees;
Le Bistro -- NCL's signature restaurant featuring the line's trademark menu of
nouvelle cuisine and French classics;
Salsas -- a modern South American restaurant and bar with a full selection of
hot and cold Tapas dishes and authentic entertainment;
La Trattoria -- an Italian-styled restaurant featuring red and white checkered
tablecloths, Chianti bottles and a menu offering pasta, pizza and other popular
Italian fare;
Garden Cafe/Kids Cafe -- an indoor/outdoor buffet restaurant extending over a
third of a deck that features action stations with 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.
Kids Cafe features pint-sized tables, chairs and buffet counter serving pizza,
hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries;
Blue Lagoon -- a food court-styled casual eatery featuring hamburgers, fish &
chips, potpies and wok fast dishes.
In addition, Norwegian Dawn 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.
Amenities Enhance Guest Experience
Norwegian Dawn will also offer plenty of opportunities for those passengers who
wish to work off any unwanted pounds.
The Sports Deck will contain a basketball, volleyball and soccer court, while a
two-deck fitness and spa center will boast state-of-the-art cardiovascular
workout equipment, aerobic and yoga area with a sprung wooden floor, steam and
sauna rooms, a jet-current exercise pool, an indoor lap pool, whirlpool and
hydrotherapy pool.
Hawaiian-based Mandara Spa, the world's leading operator of landside resort
spas, will pamper NCL guests with an exotic menu of spa and beauty treatments
combing the best of East and West.
The ship will be particularly family-friendly with a huge children's center
complete with a playroom, outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, 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.
In addition, one of the ship's most distinctive attractions will be the
Stardust Theater, reaching up three decks and seating an audience of 1,150 in a
traditional European opera house ambiance.
(Source: Norwegian Cruise Line)
Erkan ISIK
Anchors Away Cruise Center
Burlingame-CA
1-888-516-6306
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