<p><span style="font-size: small;">Norwegian Cruise Line said it will begin sailing  seven-day cruises throughout the year from New Orleans.</span></p>
<div class="paragraph"><span style="font-size: small;">The 2,018-passenger Norwegian Spirit now sails from New Orleans every  Sunday from November to April, then moves to another port. Year-round  service will start in November.</span></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><span style="font-size: small;">Company and port officials said the move will double the number of  passengers the cruise line can move through New Orleans. Tourism  officials say about 61 percent of passengers who cruise from New Orleans  spend time in the city before or after a cruise.</span></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><span style="font-size: small;">In 2009, the line logged more than 103,000 passengers in New Orleans.</span></div>