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Venus Cruise, a unit of the Japan Cruise Line, caters to the Japanese-speaking traveler.

SHIPS:

Orient Venus 390 p Japan Registry

Pacific Venus 532 p Japan Registry

ADDRESS:

Umeda Hanshin Daiichi Bldg.
5-25 Umeda 2-chome
Kita-ku
Osaka 530 0001
Japan

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MSC Cruises is a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company, a privately owned Swiss shipping group founded in 1970 and headquartered in Geneva. Specializing in ocean and intermodal transportation worldwide, MSC’s maritime fleet has grown significantly to reach the rank of the second largest carrier in 1998 with respect to the number of vessels operated (134), and the fourth largest carrier in terms of container-slot capacity.

MSC Cruises, founded in 1988, currently operates five cruise ships with three more scheduled to debut in the next three years.

SHIPS:
MSC Armonia 2,065 p Panama Registry

MSC Lirica 1,533 p Panama Registry

MSC Monterey 576 p Panama Registry

MSC Melody 1,076 p Panama

MSC Opera 1,756 p Panama Registry

MSC Rhapsody 788 p Panama Registry

MSC Symphonia* 1,566 p Panama Registry

*The former European Vision debuts in 2005.

Addresses:
Via A. Depretis, 31
80133 Naples - Italy
General Phone:
+39-081-7942111
Italy Reservation Tel:
+39-081-7942400
Foreign Reservation :
+39-081-7942200

US Office address:

6750 North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Tel: 1-954-772-6262
Fax: 1-954-776-5881

American Cruise Lines’ small ships explore the waterways of the Eastern US.

Ships:
American Eagle 49 p US Registry

American Glory 49 p US Registry

American Spirit* 100 p US Registry

*Debuts in 2005.

Address:
American Cruise Lines, Inc.
741 Boston Post Road, Suite 200
Guilford, CT 06437
Tel: 800-814-6880 / 203-453-6800
Fax: 203-453-0417

Started 25 years ago, Blackbeard Cruises operates three Coast Guard sailboats that can be chartered for diving excursions in the outer isleands of the Bahamas. The Cat Ppalu's is a schooner-rigged catamaran that can be chartered for pleasure/research cruises to the northern Exhumas in the Bahamas. The Aqua Cat is a 102-foot catamaran that is set up for individuals or group charters. Blackbeard's Charters does all the bookings for the vessels.

Ships:
Pirate's Lady 24 p

Morning Star 24 p

Sea Explorer 24 p

Cat Pplau 16 p

Aqua Cat 22 p

Address:
PO Box 66-1091
Miami, FL 33266
Lautoka, Fiji Islands

Cruises of Compagnie des Iles du Ponant are
1- SY Le Ponant 64 p France Registry
2- MS Le Levant* 90 p France Registry
*In summer, Le Levant offers cruises on the Great Lakes.

Address:
60, Blvd. du Maréchal
Alphonse Juin
44100 Nantes, France
Tel: 33-2-40-58-14-95
Fax: 33-2-40-58-27-02

US Office:
Conlin Travel/US Reservation Center
3270 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Tel: 888-272-2865
1-734-477-6023
Fax: 1-734-677-1428

Silversea Cruises was created in the early 1990s by the Lefebvre family in Rome, former owners of Sitmar Cruises. The venture was conceived and organized as a unique cruise company that would build and operate the highest quality ships in the ultra-luxury segment of the cruise industry. John Bland, former president of Sitmar, was appointed as Silversea's founding president. In the ensuing years and four ships later, the line has received consistently high marks for its ultra-deluxe cruising services. Recently, Silversea paired with the exclusive international boutique hotel association, Relais & Chateaux to create special onboard culinary programs and unique pre- and post-cruise land programs in conjunction with Relais & Chateaux properties the world over.

SHIPS:
Silver Cloud 296 p Bahamas Registry

Silver Shadow 382 p Bahamas Registry

Silver Whisper 282 p Bahamas Registry

Silver Wind 296 p Bahamas Registry

ADDRESSES:

110 East Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Tel: 1-954-522-4477
1-800-722-9955
Fax: 1-954-522-4499

UK Office

77/79 Great Eastern Street
London, UK EC2A 3HU
Tel: 44-(0)-870-333-7050 (Inquiries)
44.870-333-7030 (Reservations)
Fax: 44 870-333-7060

Travel Dynamics, formerly known as Classical Cruises, was founded more than three decades ago and offers educational and cultural cruises to various parts of the world. It offers a unique rewards program called the Odysseus Circle, which requires no registration fee. Any traveler on trips operated by Travel Dynamics International since January 1, 2004 is eligible for this rewards program, and only needs to call Travel Dynamics in order to register for it. Travelers earn nautical miles based upon the exact number of miles cruised on a travel program and can then redeem these miles for discounts on their next Travel Dynamics trip.

SHIPS:

Callisto 34 p Greece Registry

Corinthian II 114 p Malta Registry

Orion 106 p Bahamas Registry

ADDRESS:

132 East 70 Street
New York, New York 10021
Tel: 1-212-517-7555
1-800-257-5767
Fax: 1-203-655-6623
Fax: 1-212-774-1545

Royal Caribbean International is operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, which also operates Celebrity Cruises and Royal Celebrity Tours. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line was founded by three Norwegian shipping companies in 1969-Anders Wilhemsen & Co., I.M. Skaugen & Co., and later Gotaas Larsen and a year later its first ship, Song of Norway, entered service. By 1986, several ships had been added to the fleet and the company had created its own exclusive destination resort Labadee on Hispaniola.

In 1988 Royal Caribbean and Admiral Cruises merged. Anders Wilhemsen & Co. bought out its original partners and gained full ownership of Royal Caribbean. Subsequently Wilhelmsen entered into a joint ownership agreement with an entity of the Pritzker family (owner of the Hyatt hotel chain) and the Ofer family who own a major shipping company. As the company grew, adding six more ships to its fleet of four ships over the next five years, it went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RCL in 1993. Four years and five more ships later, the company changed its name to Royal Caribbean International in 1997 to reflect its growing global itineraries. In the same year, Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. where it operates as a separate brand. By late 2004, RCI’s vessels numbered 18. The company currently is building what will be the world's largest cruise ship, the new ultraVoyager class Freedom of the Seas, with the option for a second build in this category.

SHIPS:

Adventure of the Seas 3,114 p Bahamas Registry

Brilliance of the Seas** 2,100 p Bahamas Registry

Empress of the Seas 2,020 p Bahamas Registry

Enchantment of the Seas* 1,950 p Bahamas Registry

Explorer of the Seas 3,114 p Bahamas Registry

Grandeur of the Seas 1,950 p Bahamas Registry

Jewel of the Seas 2,501 p Bahamas Registry

Legend of the Seas 1,800 p Bahamas Registry

Majesty of the Seas* 2,350 p Bahamas Registry

Mariner of the Seas 3,114 p Bahamas Registry

Monarch of the Seas 2,350 p Bahamas Registry

Navigator of the Seas 3,114 p Bahamas Registry

Radiance of the Seas 2,100 p Bahamas Registry

Rhapsody of the Seas* 2,000 p Bahamas Registry

Sovereign of the Seas* 2,250 p Bahamas Registry

Splendour of the Seas* 1,800 p Bahamas Registry

Vision of the Seas 2,000 p Bahamas Registry

Voyager of the Seas 3,114 p Bahamas Registry

*Transfer to Bahamas Registry from Norway Registry takes place in early 2005.
** Brilliance of the Seas is operated by RCL (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

ADDRESS:

1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, Florida 33132
Tel: 1-305-379-2601
1-800-327-6700
Fax: 1-305-536-0140

Seabourn cruises was Founded in 1987 by Norwegian industrialist Atle Brynstead, who wanted to create nothing less than a totally new concept of cruising with absolute dedication to the highest level of personal service found in top-of-the-line hotels and restaurants on land. In March 1998, Carnival Corporation and a group of Norwegian investors acquired Cunard Line and merged it with Seabourn Cruise Line with the goal of retaining the two lines as separate brands. While Seabourn currently still shares services with Cunard where cost efficiencies dictate,Seabourn Cruise Line now operates as an independent unit of Carnival Corporation with its own executive team responsible for the line’s initiatives and results.

SHIPS:
Seabourn Spirit 208 p Bahamas Registry

Seabourn Legend 208 p Bahamas Registry

Seabourn Pride 208 p Bahamas Registry

ADDRESSES:
6100 Blue Lagoon Drive
Suite 400
Miami, Florida 33126
US Tel: 1-800-929-9391
1-305-463-3000
Fax: 1-305-463-3070

UK Contact :

UK Tel: 0845-070-0500
0800-052-3841 (For Europe, Middle East, Africa)