London, 8 November 2005: Norwegian Cruise Line has today announced the introduction of a new system for distributing tickets to its guests. Designed to simplify the booking process, ‘e-docs’ are to replace the conventional paper tickets on cruise-only holidays.

This new form of ticketing will contain all the components found in the current ticket booklets, including weblinks to information about NCL’s shore excursions, advance guest registration and frequently asked questions. E-documents can be transmitted up to 24 hours prior to sailing and reproduced at any time, ensuring guests receive their travel documents on time, and again if they are mislaid.

Francis Riley, General Manager UK for NCL, commented, “NCL is continually looking for new ways to make booking a cruise with us easier for both the consumer and our travel partners. At the moment e-documents are only available on cruise only holidays, though we are working with our airline and hotel partners to ensure that we can offer e-documents to all our guests in the future.”

- ENDS -