NCL Sheds Two Ships

Parent company Star Cruise is selling the Norwegian Crown to Fred Olsen Cruise Lines in August. The ship will become Olsen’s fifth vessel in November 2007, after completing its current NCL schedule in Bermuda, this summer and next, and in South America this winter. The Norwegian Wind will be transferred to Star Cruises, becoming the SuperStar Aquarius, in April 2007 and will be replaced by the larger Norwegian Sun on its Hawaii route. The departure of the two ships coincide with the scheduled deliveries of two new NCL ships, the Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem.