| NCL ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OF PRIDE OF HAWAI’I | |||
| April 11, 2007 | |||
Cruise Ship
Will Be Deployed to Europe for Summer 2008
“We take this action with regret, but sure in the knowledge that a temporary retrenchment is the right thing to do for the good of the business and the good of Hawaii in the long run,” said Colin Veitch, NCL Corporation’s president and CEO. “We remain committed to building a strong U.S. Flag cruise business home ported in Hawaii, and we need to make sure that our other two ships, Pride of Aloha and Pride of America, are able to achieve acceptable profitability before we can confidently re-introduce Pride of Hawai’i.” According to Veitch, NCL America has grown very quickly over three years, and its competitors have also surged, starting in 2006, offering almost 80 per cent additional capacity days on top of NCL America’s in 2007. “Clearly we are victims is a highly attractive cruise destination and Hawaii now has four times as much of our own success,” Veitch continued. For guests booked on Pride of Hawai’i in February 2008 and beyond,
NCL is offering a $50 on-board credit per stateroom for those who rebook
by May 1, 2007, on Pride of America, Pride of Aloha or any ship in the
NCL fleet. Guests choosing to cancel will receive a full refund. |
