With Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Cruise Line
Brings“First Class at Sea” Experiences to China
After maiden calls to Singapore, Qingdao, Shenzhen and Hong Kong,
Norwegian Cruise Line (Norwegian), a leading global cruise brand of
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:NCLH), welcomed its
newest cruise ship, Norwegian Joy, to her new home port of
Shanghai, China. The arrival of Norwegian Joy to Shanghai
marks a significant milestone for the storied cruise line as it
enters the Chinese cruise market. Norwegian Joy was
engineered in Germany and designed for China.
“Norwegian Cruise Line is extremely proud to welcome the newest
addition to our fleet, Norwegian Joy, to her home port of Shanghai,
China,” said David Herrera, President of NCLH China.
"Norwegian Joy's arrival demonstrates our commitment to the Chinese
cruise market. She was custom-built with Chinese cruise
guests in mind.”
From the first race track at sea to the innovative virtual
reality experiences available at the Galaxy Pavilion to the 28
local and international dining options, Norwegian Joy has an
abundance of features that appeal to the modern Chinese family,
including staterooms especially designed for multi-generational
families traveling together. An international standard of
entertainment is easily accessible, with Las Vegas-style
performances, as well as a wide variety of luxury shopping
options. With this incredible ship, Norwegian’s signature
onboard experience has been expanded and customized, adding
exciting features, services and amenities that combine both East
and West to deliver a “First Class at Sea” experience.
On a preview voyage which departed from Shanghai on June 10,
Norwegian Cruise Line welcomed over 1,700 VIP members and guests of
Alibaba Group (Alibaba), the world’s largest online and mobile
commerce company, for a four-day preview cruise.
In welcoming Norwegian Joy’s passengers, Herrera also
emphasized, “It was our distinct pleasure to welcome Alibaba’s
members and guests to enjoy a ‘First Class at Sea’ experience on
Norwegian Joy during this preview cruise. The voyage marks
the latest step in our recently announced partnership with Alibaba
and supports one of its main objectives, which is to promote,
develop and expand awareness and attraction of cruising among
Chinese travelers.”
Norwegian Joy’s voyage with Alibaba Group departed from Shanghai
and called on the Japanese port of Kochi before returning to
Shanghai today. The ship’s christening ceremony will take
place on June 27 in Shanghai, featuring the ship’s Godfather, ‘King
of Chinese Pop,’ Wang Leehom. Year-round voyages on Norwegian
Joy from Shanghai begin on June 28 with a season of sailings from
Tianjin from August 26 to September 15.
About Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH)
is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian
Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
brands.
With a combined fleet of 25 ships with
approximately 50,400 berths, these brands offer itineraries to more
than 510 destinations worldwide. The Company will introduce seven
additional ships through 2025, and has an option to introduce two
additional ships for delivery in 2026 and 2027.
Norwegian Cruise Line is the innovator in cruise
travel with a 50-year history of breaking the boundaries of
traditional cruising. Most notably, Norwegian revolutionized
the cruise industry by offering guests the freedom and flexibility
to design their ideal cruise vacation on their schedule. Today,
Norwegian invites guests to enjoy a relaxed, resort style cruise
vacation on some of the newest and most contemporary ships at sea
with a wide variety of accommodation options, including The Haven
by Norwegian®, a luxury enclave with suites, private pools and
dining, concierge service and personal butlers. Oceania Cruises
offers an unrivaled vacation experience renowned for the finest
cuisine at sea and destination-rich itineraries that span the
globe. Expertly crafted voyages aboard designer-inspired, intimate
ships call on ports across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New
Zealand, the South Pacific and the Americas. Celebrating its 25th
anniversary in 2017, Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers the
industry’s most inclusive luxury experience aboard its all-suite
fleet. A voyage with Regent Seven Seas Cruises includes round-trip
air, highly personalized service, exquisite cuisine, fine wines and
spirits, unlimited internet access, sightseeing excursions in every
port, gratuities, ground transfers, a pre-cruise hotel package for
guests staying in concierge-level suites and higher and beginning
in summer 2017, business class air will be provided for all
roundtrip air originating from the U.S. and Canada.
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal
securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from
liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical
facts contained in this release, including, without limitation,
those regarding our business strategy, financial position, results
of operations, plans, prospects and objectives of management for
future operations (including expected fleet additions, development
plans, objectives relating to our activities and expected
performance in new markets), are forward-looking statements. Many,
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and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee
future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other
factors which could cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from the future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied in those
forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of:
adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating
or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the
volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real
estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease
the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence;
adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist
acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other
international events; the risks and increased costs associated with
operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in
new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our
information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics
and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships;
changes in fuel prices and/or other cruise operating costs; an
impairment of our tradenames or goodwill which could adversely
affect our financial condition and operating results; our hedging
strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage;
our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise
additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the
necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our
flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of
our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements
and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our
indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and
financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow
and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those
under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations,
insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in
key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain
qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes
relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our
cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management
services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our
shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and
refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes
or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of
the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology;
amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members
and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of
attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation,
investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax
and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other
factors set forth under "Risk Factors" in our most recently filed
Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The above examples are
not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. Such
forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs,
assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our
present and future business strategies and the environment in which
we expect to operate in the future. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim
any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to
reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any
change of events, conditions or circumstances on which any such
statement was based, except as required by law.
Investor Relations Contact
Andrea DeMarco
(305) 468-2339
InvestorRelations@nclcorp.com
Media Contact
Vanessa Picariello
(305) 436-4713
PublicRelations@ncl.com
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