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Construction starts on Pride of Hawaii (2/16)

SIU-contracted NCL America has announced that the first of 67 keel blocks for the 93,000-ton Pride of Hawaii were laid last week at the Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Han Lim, son of NCL Corporation Chairman K.T. Lim, ceremoniously laid the traditional “lucky penny” before the block was lowered by the yard’s 800-ton crane. It is said to bring the ship good luck if the penny is recovered once the keel is completed and the ship is floated in the dry dock. The Pride of Hawaii is scheduled for delivery in the spring of 2006 and will sail under the NCL America brand in Hawaii. ###