To celebrate this exciting news, we’re offering a deal you won’t be able to resist. Starting today through the month of May kids 17 years old and under sail free* on select sailings. So if you have been looking for the perfect summer vacation with their kids, here it is. Plus, we’re offering special discounted rates for Latitudes Members and Florida Residents, too.

Call us today for more details: 800-925-8572

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Freestyle Dining

No other cruise line offers 13 restaurants on a single ship. In fact, no other cruise line even comes close. Steak, sushi, Teppanyaki, Asian Fusion, Italian, Tex-Mex, tapas, French, Mediterranean, buffets, pizza. The choices are endless.
With up to 13 restaurants, you’ll find just the food you’re in the mood for. If you just can’t decide, there’s also 24-hour room service. And our restaurants are open for dinner from 5:30pm to midnight with seating until 10:00pm. Do your thing and have dinner when you want, , not when the dinner bell rings. It’s your choice. And we know that not everyone wants to eat dinner with people they don’t know. So you’re welcome to enjoy dinner with the people you came on vacation with. Of course, if you’d like to meet new people, we’ll happily seat you with other cruisers. Your choice.

Freestyle Accommodations

It’s a vacation with your best friends. It’s your first anniversary. It’s a vacation with your best friends. Or your family reunion. And it’s all good because we’ve created the most flexible staterooms and suites on the high seas. Cozy Inside Staterooms. Huge 3-bedroom rooftop Garden Villas. Expandable Family Suites. And everything in between.

Freestyle Attire

One of you wants a little glamour and one of you wants to wear khakis. No problem. Thanks to our policy of no formal policy, you can be elegant one night and casual the next. It’s called resort casual and it’s much more comfortable than wearing a tuxedo.

Freestyle Disembarkation

With other cruise lines, getting off the ship can be a lot of “hurry up and wait.” Not with NCL. We thought that maybe sleeping in and having a quiet breakfast or a quick workout might be a better alternative. So relax any way you like, until it’s really time to go.

Wedding Packages

Celebrate the most important day of your life on board one of NCL’s wonderful ships bound for paradise. Or have your event in beautiful New York, the Caribbean or Bermuda. Every detail — from the day you schedule your wedding to your ceremony and champagne toast — will be handled for you. We’ve thought of everything, so you can enjoy your big day.

New York offers a one-of-a-kind spark of excitement that makes everything magical. Or, if you prefer, have your ceremony blessed by the balmy breezes of a tropical locale like Bermuda or the Caribbean. Wherever you choose to say, “I do,” NCL will make sure you do it in style.

Whether you want to exchange vows or vow to do it all over again, your wedding plans are a piece of cake with NCL’s Wedding Planner. Choose to celebrate your special day with just the two of you, or together with family and friends, followed by a romantic reception package. With NCL the choice is yours.

All of our packages include:

Wedding Coordinator to ensure everything is just the way you pictured it

Personalized Romantic Wedding Ceremony

Wedding Officiant to legally pronounce you husband and wife

Romantic Recorded Ceremony Music

Keepsake Marriage Certificate

Wedding Cake for the Bride and Groom

Bottle of NCL Private Selection Sparkling Wine or Champagne

Photography Service to capture all of your memories

Romance Packages

Honeymoon / Anniversary Package - $79 per stateroom

• Sparkling wine and strawberries in your stateroom upon embarkation
• Canapés delivered to your stateroom one evening
• Complimentary sparkling wine and cake party
• A keepsake photograph
• Romantic dinner for two in Le Bistro with a complimentary bottle of wine

Deluxe Honeymoon / Anniversary Package - $229 per stateroom

• Sparkling wine and strawberries in your stateroom upon embarkation
• Canapés delivered to your stateroom one evening
• Complimentary sparkling wine and cake party
• A keepsake photograph
• Romantic dinner for two in Le Bistro with a complimentary bottle of wine
• Breakfast in bed on one day of your choice
• Two 25-minute Mandara Spa® half-body Seven Seas Massages

Romance Packages - $249 per stateroom

• Sparkling wine and strawberries in your stateroom upon embarkation
• A traditional Mandara Spa® pedicure and manicure for one
• Two 25-minute Mandara Spa® half-body Seven Seas Massages
• Tea service in your stateroom on the afternoon of your choice
Deluxe Romance Package - $329 per stateroom

• Sparkling wine and strawberries in your stateroom upon embarkation
• Choice of Mandara Spa® Exotic Frangipani Body Nourishing Wrap or Exotic Coconut and Milk Ritual Wrap for one
• Two 25-minute Mandara Spa® half-body Seven Seas Massages
• Tea service in your stateroom on the afternoon of your choice
• Breakfast in bed on one day of your choice
• A beautiful keepsake formal portrait
• Romantic dinner for two in Le Bistro with a complimentary bottle of wine

Contact CruiseMatch Vacations: 800-925-8572 for up to date pricing and reservations

New Freestyle 2.0 dining highlights include an increased investment in food of $50 million, equating to a 20 percent increased investment in food per passenger per day plus major fleet-wide capital investments; “Lobster Galore,” which includes lobster in the main restaurant on multiple days and in one restaurant every night of the cruise; a signature specialty dish in every restaurant, such as a 48-ounce Porterhouse in Cagney’s Steakhouse; and a chocolate fondue tower in the action station buffet restaurant; tablecloths, muted lighting and enhanced service in the action station restaurant; lunch on sea days in one or two alternative restaurants; a new and expanded room service menu; a welcome aboard glass of sparkling wine; samplings from the specialty restaurants on embarkation day; major hardware investment on all buffets in the Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Pearl action station restaurant; and a back-of-house investment to refine the reservations process and system.

In staterooms, improvements include upgraded bedding, sheets, pillows, duvets, towels and bathrobes; upgraded amenities including coffee maker and expanded TV offerings; and the addition of sofa beds to suite categories. Balcony and mini-suites will get a colored key card for shipwide recognition; an “at-your-service” hotline; a separate check-in for balcony and mini-suite guests; a personal escort to accommodations; and priority disembarkation. Suites and Villas will get concierge and butler service; welcome champagne; upgraded canapés everyday; private breakfast/lunch in Cagney’s Restaurant; an exclusive concierge lounge; priority disembarkation and restaurant reservations; and butler presence and private breakfast/lunch in the Courtyard.

Onboard activity enhancements include additional educational, entertainment and lifestyle programs called “NCL ‘U’,” new classes such as Improv, organic cooking, bartending, sommelier, etc.; an enhanced health and wellness program; an enhanced pool deck experience; drink flags to call for service on all deck chairs; and Evian spritz, cold towels and quiet times by the pool. The Latitudes program will soon include various tiers rewarding spend and frequency; a new range of benefits; and a staffed concierge lounge for Latitudes members. Freestyle 2.0 enhancements will begin rolling out immediately and will be largely implemented by summer 2008.

“With this contest, we sought to reward our past guests with a once in a lifetime opportunity. Cindy received close to 10,000 votes from the public and was selected based on her ability to show how she embodies the attributes of NCL’s hottest, hippest new ship, as well as the free spirit of NCL’s Freestyle Cruising,” said Colin Veitch, NCL Corporation’s president and CEO.

The hour-long Christening ceremony held on board Norwegian Gem featured performances by Dem Boyz Step Team and the New York-based Luminescence Choir. In addition to comments from Star Cruises Chairman Tan Sri KT Lim, NCL Corporation President and CEO Colin Veitch, all five finalist video entries were shown, along with the premiere of Norwegian Gem’s movie-sode, “License to Thrill.” Cindy was also given the honor of officially naming the ship and pulling the lever that released the bottle of champagne to christen the ship. The ceremony and movie-sode can be viewed online at www.gemitgirl.com.

In her video, entitled “Cindy will let you in on a secret,” Cindy, 31, explains how she has cruised on NCL since childhood and highlights all of the places she has visited. Cindy has sailed with NCL on more than 30 cruises and is a stay at home mom in Fairfield, N.J., with three boys, ages five, three and five months. Her husband, David, joined her at the Christening ceremony.

“Freestyle Cruising on Norwegian Cruise Line is the only way to cruise and I am honored NCL and the public chose me as Godmother for this stunning new ship,” said Cindy. “As Godmother of Norwegian Gem, I will continue living the ‘It’ Girl lifestyle of sophistication, independence, confidence, eagerness to explore new destinations and learn new things, glamour, style, and culture.”

The contest, which began on Oct. 4, was an international search open to female residents of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada (void in the Province of Quebec), 18 years of age or older who have taken a cruise on NCL. On Dec. 16, NCL judges narrowed the search to five finalists, at which time the contest opened for public voting through Dec. 7. Along with Cindy, the other finalists were Lauren Kampf, 22, from Oakland, N.J.; Shannon Maxey, 29, from Virginia Beach, Va.; Louise Strong, 44, from South Hero, Vt., and Mary O’Dea, 75, from Milford, Pa.

She’s So “It”

The hippest ship to hit the seas, the 2,400 passenger Norwegian Gem boasts luxurious accommodations, decadent dining at 10 restaurants, and exciting entertainment and activity options that even the most discriminating “It” Girl will adore.

A “ship within a ship” Villa complex positioned high atop the vessel offers two posh Garden Villas with their own private gardens and sundecks; 10 expansive Courtyard Villas sharing a private courtyard, pool and sundeck; and two fabulous top-of-the-ship Deluxe Owner’s Suites.

One of several entertainment options on board, the Bliss Ultra Lounge and Nightclub, gives the “It” Girl a hot spot to party like a star. The 24-hour, high-energy entertainment and nightlife complex boasts the second four-lane, ten-pin bowling alley at sea, an NCL exclusive first offered on Norwegian Pearl.

Guests looking for a physical challenge will find a 30-foot rock climbing wall with five different climbing routes, each with varying degrees of difficulty. Norwegian Gem also features the red-hot Wii™ video game system by Nintendo. Wii tournaments are held in Norwegian Gem’s atrium on a two-story LED screen allowing guests to gather and play against each other.

Norwegian Gem will sail seven-, 10- and 11-day itineraries from her home port of New York to the Bahamas, Florida and the Caribbean from December 2007 until April 2008. In April 2008, she repositions to Europe where she will pick up her series of 28 seven-day Western Mediterranean itineraries roundtrip from Barcelona. Norwegian Gem will return to the Big Apple in November and December 2008 to sail seven-day Bahamas and Florida itineraries.

Norwegian Gem is the eighth vessel purpose-built for NCL’s signature Freestyle Cruising — an approach to cruising unlike any other offered in the industry. Freestyle Cruising leaves regimented schedules behind, and is characterized by having no fixed dining times, no formal dress codes, relaxed disembarkation and dozens of on-board entertainment and activity options.

NCL Corporation Ltd. is the holding company for various subsidiary companies involved in owning and operating the ships of Norwegian Cruise Line, NCL America and Orient Lines.

NCL plans to build two new third generation Freestyle Cruising ships for delivery in 2010. NCL today has the youngest fleet in the industry, providing guests the opportunity to enjoy the flexibility of Freestyle Cruising on the newest, most contemporary ships at sea, and has recently added its latest new ship, the 2,400 passenger Norwegian Gem.

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