Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami, FL $1 Regular House Chip
Denom: $1
Issued: 2018
Color: White
Mold: Plain
Collected By: A. J. Giametta
7665 NW 19th St
Norwegian Cruise Line, Wet Chips
Type: Cruise Ship
866-234-7350
Status: Open
Open: 1966
Founded as Norwegian Caribbean Line in 1966 by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison — with just one 830-ton cruise ship/car ferry offering low-cost Caribbean cruises.
Arison soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines, while Kloster acquired additional ships for Caribbean service. NCL pioneered many firsts in the cruise industry like: the first Out Island Cruise, the first combined air-sea program (marketed as “Cloud 9 Cruises”) which combined low cost air fares with the cruise, first shipline to develop new ports in the Caribbean, like Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Like the original Sunward of 1966, NCL’s second ship, the Starward had the capability to carry automobiles through a well concealed stern door. Later, this area was turned into cabins and a two deck movie theater, which is now a casino. NCL was responsible for many of the cruise innovations that have now become standard throughout the industry.
