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In response to the current continued decline of fuel prices, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced that it is suspending the company's fuel supplement effective immediately for all voyages departing in 2009.

NCL will refund the fuel supplement in the form of an on-board credit for all 2009 bookings within the final payment period. All existing 2009 bookings outside of the final payment period will be adjusted to remove the fuel supplement and NCL will revise the final payment amount.

"Global fuel prices have dropped to a level where we can now suspend the fuel supplement, making an NCL Freestyle Cruising vacation an even greater value," said Andy Stuart, NCL's executive vice president, global sales and passenger services.

NCL said it will continue to closely monitor global fuel prices to assess whether a reinstatement of the fuel supplement will be necessary in the future.

The company said it reserved the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests should the price of light sweet crude oil according to the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange Index) increase above $65 per barrel.

Rival cruise lines Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. have also decided to remove their existing fuel surcharge this month following the recent decline in crude prices.