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Orient Lines, founded in 1992, was purchased in 1998 by Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent company NCL Holdings, which, in turn, was purchased by Star Cruises of Malaysia in 2000. The line offers an in-depth selection of itineraries to the Greek Isles, Mediterranean and Scandinavia during the summer season, as well as a vast array of exotic destinations such as New Zealand, Australia, Africa, India, Egypt, Asia, South America and even Antarctica.

SHIP:
M/V Marco Polo 800 p Bahamas Registry

Address:
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, Florida 33126
Tel: 1-954-527-6660
1-800-333-7300
Fax: 1-954-527-6657

Norwegian Coastal Voyage Limited is an internationally owned company of Ofotens og esteraalen Dampskipsselskab AS Narvik, Norway and Troms Fylkes Dampskipsselskab AS Tromsø, Norway. The two companies in Norway run the Norwegian Coastal Voyage fleet, known in Norway as the Hurtigruten. It is also sometimes known as the Coastal Express, The Coastal Steamer, or even the Mail Boats.

Norwegian Coastal Voyage, which operates year-round on a 1.250-mile stretch of Norway’s spectacular west coast, which offers seven-day northbound sailings from Bergen, six-day southbound cruises from Kirkenes, above the Arctic Circle and 12-day roundtrips. The line’s 12 ships doubling as cargo vessels and local transportation for many Norwegians, calling at 34 ports throughout the year where they pick up or unload goods. Passengers are brought into close contact with the people, customs and natural beauties on these trips.

SHIPS:
MS Finnmarken 670 p Norway Registry

MS Trollfjord 670 p Norway Registry

MS Midnatsol 320 p Norway Registry

M/S Narvik 320 p Norway Registry

M/S Vesteralen 320 p Norway Registry

MS Kong Harald 490 p Norway Registry

M/S Nordnorge 464 p Norway Registry

MS Nordlys 482 p Norway Registry

M/S Nordkapp 490 p Norway Registry

M/S Polarlys 482 p Norway Registry

M/S Richard With 490 p Norway Registry

MS Lofoten 200 p Norway Registry

Address:
405 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel: 1-212-319-1300,
1-800-323-7436
Fax: 1-212-319-1390

Enjoy luxury Windermere lake cruises and Lake District boat charter on Mistress, a luxury Sealine T50 Flybridge, based at Windermere Marina Village, UK.

Holland America was founded in 1873 as the Netherlands-America Steamship Company (NASM), a shipping and passenger line. Because it provided service to the Americas, it became known as Holland America Line. The company's first ocean liner was the original Rotterdam, which sailed its maiden voyage from the Netherlands to New York City on October 15, 1872—a crossing that took 15 days.

The line was a principal carrier of immigrants from Europe to the United States until well after the turn of the century, carrying 850,000 passengers to new lives in the New World. The line offered its first cruise in 1895; Three years later, HAL owned a fleet of six cargo and passenger ships that also provided service between Holland and the Dutch East Indies via the Suez Canal.

With the growing preference of the public for jet travel to Europe, HAL suspended in 1971 its trans-Atlantic passenger trade and turned to offering cruise vacations full time. It introduced two radically designed vessels-the ‘ new’ Nieuw Amstersdam and Noordam-in the 1980s, which allowed for more space for leisure-cruising activities. HAL, along with Seattle-based Westours and Windstar Cruises, was acquired by Carnival Corporation in 1997.

SHIPS:
MS Amsterdam 1,380 p Netherlands Registry
MS Maasdam, 1,266 p Netherlands Registry

MS Noordam 1,214 p Netherlands Registry

MS Oosterdam 1,848 p Netherlands Regi

MS Prinsendam 793 p Netherlands Registry

MS Rotterdam 1.316 p Netherlands Registry

MS Ryndam 1,258 p Netherlands Registry

MS Statendam 1258 p Netherlands Registry

MS Veendam 1,266 p Bahamas Registry

MS Volendam 1,440 p Netherlands Registry

MS Westerdam 1,848 p Netherlands Registry

MS Zaandam 1,440 p Netherlands Registry

MS Zuiderdam 1,848 p Netherlands Registry

Address:
300 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119
Tel: 1-877-724-5425
Fax: 1-206-301-5282

US-owned Cruise West offers adventure travel on its cruises in North and Central America.

Ships:
Spirit of Oceanus 114 p Bahamas Registry

Spirit of ’98 96 p US Registry

Spirit of Endeavour 102 p US Registry

M/V Pacific Explorer 100 p Honduras Registry

Spirit of Columbia 78 p US Registry

Spirit of Alaska 78p US Registry

Spirit of Discovery 84 p US Registry

Sheltered Seas 70 p US Registry

Address:
2401 Fourth Avenue
Suite 700
Seattle, Washington 98121-1438
Tel: 1-800-580-0072
Fax: 1-206-441-4757

SeaDream Yacht Club is the innovative new yachting venture by Norwegian entrepreneur Atle Brynestad who founded the highly acclaimed Seabourn Cruise Line and Larry Pimentel, who was President of Seabourn under Brynestad and later President and CEO of the merged companies Cunard-Seabourn. The key word for the SeaDream yachting experience is "unstructured." Although the SeaDream yachts depart their first port and arrive at their last port as scheduled, arrivals and departures at intermediate ports are not necessarily cast in stone. Captains have the authority to adjust for local opportunities such as making an unscheduled call at a small port to visit a local fish market or to remain longer in a secluded bay so guests can enjoy a few more hours of water sports Formerly the Sea Goddess twins, both SeaDream I and II were redesigned and refitted this year and are offering cruises in both the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

SHIPS:

- SeaDream I 110 p Bahamas Registry

- SeaDream II 110 p Bahamas Registry

ADDRESSES:
2601 South Bayshore Drive
Penthouse 1B
Coconut Grove, Florida 33133
Tel: 1-305-631-6100
1 800 707-4911 Reservations
Fax: (305) 856-7599
Europe Office
Tel: 47 23 28 96 60

Launched in March 2002, Island Cruises is a joint venture between First Choice Holidays PLC in the UK and Royal Caribbean International. The current ship, the Island Escape, formerly sailed as the Viking Serenade for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and now spends the summer months in Palma, Majorca from where she cruises the Mediterranean's most popular cities. During the winter months, Santos, Brazil is her homeport from which the vessel offers cruises to UK and Brazilian passengers along Brazil’s Atlantic coast.

SHIP:
Island Escape 1,504 person - Bahamas Registry

Addresses:
Olivier House
18 Marine Road
Brighton
BN2 1TL UK
Reservations: 08707 500414 (UK)

Brazil Office:
Tel: 55 (11) 3156-5600
Fax: 55 (11) 3156-5610

Cruceros Australis was founded in 1990 to for cruises in the Chilean-Argentinian Patagonia. The company operates the Mare Australis, an expedition ship which offers expeditionary cruises to remote areas in Southern Patagonia, Beagle Chanel and Cape Horn. A second ship, Via Australis, will debut in November 2005.

Ship:
MV Mare Australis 129 p Chile Registry

Addresses:

4014 Chase Avenue
Suite 202
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Tel. 305-695-9618
Toll Free: 877-678-3772
Fax: 305-534-9276

Chile Address:
Av. El Bosque Norte 0440
Piso 1
Santiago, Chile
Tel. 562-442-3110
Fax. 562-203-5173

Clipper Cruise Line was founded in 1982 by St. Louis-businessman Barney Ebsworth. The line then was acquired by INTRAV, a St. Louis, Missouri- based travel operator of deluxe international tours and air/sea packages. Two years later, INTRAV and Clipper were acquired by Kuoni, a Swiss tour company. Clipper today offers a wide array of international and domestic light-adventure voyages aboard its four small ships.

Cruises :

M/S Clipper Adventurer 122 p Bahamas Registry

Clipper Odyssey 128 p Bahamas Registry

Nantucket Clipper 100 p US Registry

Yorktown Clipper 138 p US Registry

Address:
11969 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63146-3220
Tel: 1-314-655-6700
1-800-325-10
1-800-325-11
Fax: 1-314-727-6576

Tour operator Thomson Holidays operates cruises to the Mediterranean primarily for the British trade.

SHIP:
Thomson Spirit 1,254 p Bahamas Registry

ADDRESS:
Greater London House
Hampstead Road
London NW1 7SD
England
Fax: 1-203-655-6623

Independent cruise only agency offering luxury river cruises at affordable prices.

Windstar Cruises was created in the mid-1980's with a vision to offer an alternative to the typical cruise or resort vacation. It was acquired by Holland America Line in 1987. Two years later, both cruise lines were acquired by the Carnival Corporation. The company continues to operate as a separate entity, offering its unique brand of cruises.

SHIPS:

MSY Wind Spirit 148 p Bahamas Registry

Wind Star 148 p Bahamas Registry

Wind Surf 308 P Bahamas Registry

ADDRESS:

300 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington 98119
Tel: 206) 281-3535
Tel: 206) 281-3535
1-877-827-7245 (brochures and videos)
Fax: 1-206- 286-3229