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PRESS RELEASE=
Deluxe Cruise Ship Off=
ers
Great Accommodation Option for Visitors to Vancouver Du=
ring
2010 Olympic Games
Vancouver, British Columbia, February 27, 2009
– Newwest Special Projects LP is
pleased to announce its agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line to charter the=
ir luxury
Freestyle Cruising ship, Norwegian Star during the Vancouver 2010 Winter
Games. The ship will be docke=
d in
North Vancouver from February 10th through March 2nd,
2010.
Nor=
wegian
Star will arrive in Vancouver on February 10th, 2010 after a four
day sailing from Los Angeles where it will reside in North Vancouver for the
duration of the 2010 Winter Games. <=
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March 2nd, the ship will head south, arriving back in Los Angele=
s on
the 6th of March.
The pre and post cruise options give clients a great way to extend t=
heir
Olympic experience, but also offer an additional means of transportation for
visitors to arrive or depart Vancouver during this busy time.
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Newwest’s charter, Norwegian Star will offer unique accommodations for
thousands of guests attending the 2010 Winter Games in Vanc=
ouver,”
said Andy Stuart, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Executive Vice President of
Global Sales and Passenger Services.
“We are pleased to be working with Newwest on this exciting
project.”
Nor=
wegian
Star was purpose-built for Freestyle Cruising in 2001 and fully refurbished=
in
2006. In Vancouver, the ship =
will
feature all the amenities, activities and entertainment programs as if at s=
ea,
with a crew of approximately 1,000 looking after a maximum of 2,240
guests. Four packages are ava=
ilable
in either four or six night durations.&nbs=
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Prices start at $2,010 US per person, based on double occupancy for a
four-night stay. All packages
include meals, airport transfers, daily transfers from/to the ship to North=
Vancouver’s
Sea Bus Terminal, city tour of Vancouver and much more. A wide vari=
ety
of rooms a=
nd
suites are available aboard the ship from Inside and Outside Staterooms=
to
Mini Suites with balconies or luxurious Penthouse Suites. Since the
ship is a private charter, custom tailored packages can be arranged that co=
uld
include private coach transfers, multilingual guides, private meals and
functions for up to 1000 guests aboard the Star.
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220;The
Cruise Ship has 1,119 staterooms allowing for 8,960 guests to be accommodat=
ed
throughout the duration of the Games. This will generate substantial revenu=
es
not only for all levels of Government but for the businesses of North
Vancouver, Whistler and Vancouver." added Laliberte.
The
head office for Newwest Special Projects LP is based in Edmonton, Alberta a=
nd
has been in operation for 30 years specializing in special event travel.
For
additional information or to book a package visit: www.vancouver2010cruiseshi=
p.com
or contact:
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