Knut Utstein Kloster (2 April 1929 – 20 September 2020) was a Norwegian shipping magnate. His grandfather,
Lauritz Kloster Lauritz is a typically masculine given name, a Scandinavian form of the English Laurence or Lawrence. Another Danish and Estonian form is Laurits.
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, founded Kloster Rederi in 1924. In 1959, Kloster joined the family business and transformed it into a leading cruise line. Together with
Ted Arison
Ted Arison (; 24 February 1924 – 1 October 1999) was an Israeli businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972.
Early years
Arison was born Theodore Aris ...
, he founded
Norwegian Caribbean Line
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is an American cruise line founded in Norway in 1966, headquartered in Miami, Florida, and incorporated in the Bahamas. It is the fourth-largest cruise line in the world by passengers, controlling about 8.6% of the to ...
in 1966.
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MS The World
MS ''The World'' is a private residential cruise ship operated like a condominium complex, with large apartments that can be purchased. The residents, from many countries, can live onboard as it travels. Some choose to live onboard full-time whi ...
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1929 births
2020 deaths
Norwegian businesspeople in shipping
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