Norwegian will visit Persian Gulf, India

Norwegian Cruise Line will venture farther than it ever has before.

The Miami-based cruise line on Monday announced deployment plans for late 2016 and early 2017 that include itineraries in the Persian Gulf and India, where Norwegian ships have never sailed.

Norwegian Star, a 2,348-passenger ship that was built in 2001 and renovated earlier this year, will also visit Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Norwegian has not sailed from the region since 2002.

The cruise line also said that the 4,100-passenger Norwegian Epic, which had previously

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