November 15, 2001
Press Release: Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Sun Glows With New Amenities
- Lifestyles & Techstyles Rooms - Located on Promenade Deck - Deck 6, these rooms are the center of NCL's Freestyle Cruising "Active Decompression" lifestyle and enrichment programs. Passengers have the opportunity to enrich both their minds and stimulate their bodies. Some programs include: personal finance seminars, cooking classes, yoga, mountain biking, computer classes and genealogy discussions. The rooms can also be utilized for social gatherings.
- Internet Café - Located on the Promenade Deck within the ship's atrium, 24 computer terminals are available for guests to go online 24 hours-a-day while Norwegian Sun is at sea. Guest can send and receive e-mails, "surf the net," check the stock market, get news updates, play computer games and more. Throughout the day, an Internet Café manager is on duty to offer instruction and assistance.
- East Indies Conference Center - Located on the Promenade Deck, three rooms make up the East Indies Conference Center: Bali Room, Malaysia Room and Borneo Room. The Conference Center can accommodate small group meetings and larger group functions from 12 to 42 seats. In addition, the Borneo Room offers several different audio/visual equipment options including slide projectors, TV, VCR, movies and power point projectors.
- Galleria Shops - Located on the International Deck - Deck 7, this joint venture with the exclusive retailer Colombian Emeralds International offers duty-free shopping for elegant jewelry, fine china and crystal, perfume and other gift items. A kiosk in the gift shop allows guests to order gifts for direct delivery to their homes.
- Body Waves Spa - Located on the Pool Deck - Deck 11, this full-service spa and unisex beauty salon features the services of Mandara Spa, the leading operator of resort spas in the world. The Body Waves Spa experience emphasizes wellness, relaxation and pampering from a broad range of spa and beauty treatments combining the best of East meets West. Some signature treatments include in-spa treatments for couples, in-stateroom massages and exotic scrubs such as the Balinese Coffee Scrub and the Coconut Body Polish. De-stress treatments and massages on the secluded beaches during visits to NCL's private island in the Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay, are also available.
- Sports Facilities - Norwegian Sun features two swimming pools and five hot tubs on the ship's expansive sun deck, in addition to basketball, volleyball, a batting cage and golf driving net. Junior passengers can enjoy a separate splash at the kids' pool on the ship's top deck. With dramatic view from its floor-to-ceiling windows, Body Waves Fitness Center -- open 24 hours-a-day -- offers state-of-the-art exercise equipment in addition to a variety of spinning, aerobics, yoga and toning classes taught by certified instructors. An outdoor jogging/walking track is located on the Promenade Deck where 3.5 laps = 1 mile.
- Chapel - The first of NCL's ships to have a chapel, Norwegian Sun can host wedding ceremonies, marriage vow renewals and other special celebrations. Norwegian Sun offers two elegant honeymoon/anniversary suites with private balcony, walk-in closet, a luxury bathroom with whirlpool tub and shower, and a concierge to fulfill any additional needs.
Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is an international cruise company and industry innovator that currently operates a fleet of eight ships sailing to more than 200 ports around the world. On October 31, 2001, NCL took delivery its newest and largest vessel, the 2,200 passenger Norwegian Star, which will be deployed year-round in Hawaii.
NCL is currently building Norwegian Dawn, a 2,200-passenger sister ship to Norwegian Star, slated for delivery in December 2002.
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