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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Sets Sail To "Destination Joy" - A Fundraising Partnership With The Make-A-Wish Foundation

MIAMI - June 6, 2008 - Throughout the month of June, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will be participating in the Make-A-Wish Foundation's "Destination Joy" fundraising campaign, allowing guests onboard Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises ships to make donations to the Foundation. All funds raised will be given to the Make-A-Wish Foundation so they can grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

"We are proud to take part in Destination Joy and help the Make-A-Wish Foundation make every child's wish come true," said Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard D. Fain. "Our company is committed to supporting the communities in which we live and work, and this includes the wonderful work the Make-A-Wish Foundation provides for some of the neediest children."

Throughout June, Make-A-Wish donation cards will be available on all Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara ships. Guests will be able to donate any amount they choose and their donation will appear as an onboard charge. Along with the donation cards, guests will be able to participate in auctions where they can bid on unique onboard experiences, such as an opportunity to be on a ship's bridge while it departs a port, a behind-the-scenes galley tour and lunch with the ship's executive chef, or priority seating for all shows.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has been a national partner of the Make-A-Wish Foundation since 2000. Through the company's Wishes at Sea program, Royal Caribbean has helped make cruise wishes possible for more than 1,100 children.

Royal Caribbean works with Make-A-Wish chapters to help create the perfect wish for each child whose desire is to have an unforgettable, dream-come-true vacation with his or her family.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 38 ships in service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and South America.

A cornerstone of Silversea's ultra-luxury experience is the comprehensive array of all-inclusive shipboard amenities we offer our guests, including complimentary beverages, wines and spirits served throughout the ship; 24-hour room service; stocked in-suite beverage cabinet (restocked as requested with guest's preferences); all gratuities; and on selected sailings, the Silversea Experience, an exclusive shoreside event.

With so many special luxuries included in the price of a Silversea cruise, you can well appreciate the exceptional challenge for us to keep our pricing unchanged when commodity prices continue to rise, and our business partners, who supply the components of our all-inclusive amenities, are raising their prices in response to increased operational and transportation costs.

For this reason, we are implementing a modest across-the-board price increase on our published fares for all cruises departing in 2009. This price increase is only applicable to new bookings made on or after May 12, 2008.

Special savings incentives, such as our Early Booking Incentive program, will still be available for many voyages in 2009, and we encourage you to take advantage of these excellent savings opportunities.

We trust you understand the need to implement this pricing increase, which can also help offset your own increased operational expenses and improve profitability by providing an additional benefit to your commission on new bookings for Silversea cruises in 2009.

We look forward to welcoming your clients aboard our all-suite vessels for an award-winning, all-inclusive experience that remains unrivaled in the luxury vacation market.

Combining Long-Time Favorites with New, Emerging Destinations

Exotic Lineup for 2009-10 Includes All Seven Continents Including Debut of New World Cruise and Sailings to
Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, and Canada & New England

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (April 3, 2008) - Continuing its long tradition of bringing passengers to some of the world's most intriguing places, Princess Cruises has released its 2009-10 schedule of exotic itineraries which include long-time passenger favorites along with some new, emerging destinations. With the new program, passengers will be able to explore the splendors of Asia, the spectacular scenery of South America and Antarctica, the popular "Down Under" attractions of Australia & New Zealand, the South Pacific idylls of Hawaii and Tahiti, fall foliage journeys to Canada & New England, and a new world cruise adventure.

The new lineup of global cruises includes more than 110 sailings on 10 ships to all seven continents with six new itineraries and calls at more than 180 destinations including 11 new ports. Destinations include Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti, India, South America, Canada & New England, and a world cruise.

New for this season, the line has increased capacity in Asia with two ships and three new 14- to 16-day itineraries offered on the newly named Ocean Princess (formerly Tahitian Princess), which will also venture into India and Africa. Other new itineraries include a 31-day West Africa Adventure and a special 13-day holiday sailing in Australia/New Zealand on Diamond Princess. In addition, Pacific Princess will set off on an extensive 107-day world cruise visiting 40 destinations. The 2010 worldwide sailing will feature maiden calls to a number of fascinating new ports, including Topolobampo for Mexico's Copper Canyon, Vietnam's "City of Peace" Halong Bay, and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

The program's 10 ships offer a full range in size from the line's three intimate, 680-passenger small ships to the largest 3,100-passenger amenity-filled vessels. Ocean Princess will sail on a variety of new sailings in Asia, India and Africa. Pacific Princess will take over the line's popular Tahiti & Polynesia sailings before setting out on a new world cruise itinerary. Golden Princess will return to the lush Hawaiian Islands, now with Sunday departures from Los Angeles. Royal Princess will once again venture up the world's largest river - the mighty Amazon, while Star Princess returns to cruising around South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, plus offering two South Pacific crossings between the West Coast and Sydney. Diamond Princess will again cruise through Asia and "Down Under" to Australia & New Zealand. The line will also continue to offer year-round cruising from Australia aboard Sun Princess, which is joined by Dawn Princess for Aussie-style voyages to New Zealand, Asia and the South Pacific, departing from Sydney or Melbourne. And in fall, Crown Princess joins Caribbean Princess to sail the Eastern seaboard to Canada & New England.

Eleven new ports debut - Muscat, the capital of Oman; Yangon in Myanmar; Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city in China; Fukuoka, western Japan's major cultural center; Phillip Island in southern Australia, where visitors can watch the local penguins on their daily parade; Newcastle, Australia; the Caribbean island of Nevis; and on the world cruise Topolobampo, the gateway to the majestic Copper Canyon in Mexico; Picton, New Zealand at the head of the South Island's lovely Queen Charlotte Sound; Halong Bay/Hanoi (Cai Lan) in Vietnam; and Sharm el-Sheik, a resort city on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

"We know our passengers are explorers who revel in the opportunity to see some of the world's exotic locales," said Jan Swartz, Princess senior vice president. "So we've designed a full slate of itineraries to take them to all seven continents in the comfort of our wonderful ships."

New Tahitian/Ocean Princess Sailings to Asia, India and Africa - Tahitian Princess will sail on one last Africa, India and Southeast Asia itinerary from Cape Town to Singapore before being transformed into the new Ocean Princess. The newly renamed ship will then set off on a series of cruises through Asia, including new itineraries such as the Treasures of Southeast Asia between Singapore and Shanghai, South China Sea Explorer between Shanghai and Bangkok, and China & Japan Explorer between Shanghai and Tokyo. The ship will end the season with an Africa, India and Southeast Asia voyage from Singapore to Cape Town and a West Africa Adventure from Cape Town to London (Dover). Sailings depart between September 17, 2009 and May 7, 2010.

Golden Princess to Hawaii - Golden Princess returns to Princess' popular Hawaii route, offering convenient 14-day roundtrip sailings from the port of Los Angeles. The itinerary features visits to the Big Island (Hilo), Honolulu, Kauai (Nawiliwili), and Maui (Lahaina). Golden Princess will sail on 16 Sunday departures between September 27, 2009 and April 25, 2010.

Diamond Princess in Asia and Australia/New Zealand - Diamond Princess returns to the Far East with a series of voyages throughout Southeast Asia and China as well as Australia & New Zealand sailings. Choices include six cruises on a 16-day Beijing/Bangkok itinerary, five sailings on the favorite 12-day run between Sydney and Auckland, plus a new 13-day Australia/New Zealand holiday sailing that adds the new port of Phillip Island. Other itinerary options are an 18-day Eastern Australia and Asia cruise from Bangkok to Sydney, and a 20-day Western Australia and Asia sailing from Sydney back to Bangkok. Two Alaska & the Far East cruises begin and end the season, which runs from September 12, 2009 through April 30, 2010.

Royal Princess through the Amazon - Royal Princess will sail on nine sailings of an enhanced 14-day Amazon River adventure between Ft. Lauderdale and Manaus, Brazil. The 710-passenger ship will visit St. Barthelemy (or the new port of Nevis on two sailings), St. Lucia, Trinidad, Devil's Island, and the Amazon ports of Santarém, Boca da Valéria, and Parintins plus an overnight visit to Manaus. Royal Princess sails between December 19, 2009 and April 10, 2010.

Star Princess - South Pacific, South America and Antarctica - Star Princess will start the season with two South Pacific crossings, sailing between San Francisco or Los Angeles and Sydney. The ship then heads down to South America for sailings around Cape Horn (between Santiago and Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires) and two Antarctic adventures. The ship also will begin and end the South America season with an Andes & South America route between Santiago and Los Angeles or San Francisco. Star Princess' season runs from September 23, 2009 through March 30, 2010.

Pacific Princess to Tahiti and Hawaii - Pacific Princess takes over the popular 10-day Tahiti & Polynesia cruises, sailing roundtrip from Papeete and calling at Huahine, Rangiroa, Raiatea (overnight), Tahaa Scenic Cruising, Bora Bora (overnight), and Moorea. The ship offers seven departures between October 9 and December 8, 2009. In addition, the ship will sail on one Hawaiian Islands cruise from Vancouver to Honolulu, a Hawaii & Tahiti sailing, and a 26-day South Pacific & Andes Explorer adventure from Tahiti (Papeete) to Ft. Lauderdale which features an optional overland tour to Machu Picchu as well as a full transit of the Panama Canal.

Sun Princess and Dawn Princess Australia Departures - Both Sun Princess and Dawn Princess will offer a selection of sailings departing from Sydney and Melbourne, featuring Australian-style cruising. Itineraries include voyages to New Zealand, Tasmania, New Caledonia & Vanuatu, and Round Australia sailings that circumnavigate the continent. Sun Princess will also sail on a journey to China & Japan roundtrip from Sydney and Dawn Princess offers a Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific voyage. The season's sailings depart between October 17, 2009 and April 3, 2010.

World Cruise - Pacific Princess - Pacific Princess spans the globe with a 107-day journey of a lifetime from Ft. Lauderdale to Rome, visiting some of the most dramatic locations on the globe, including Aruba, San Blas Islands, Panama Canal transit, Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Guatemala (Puerto Quetzal), Acapulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Topolobampo (for Copper Canyon), Los Angeles, Honolulu, Fiji (Suva), Vanuatu (Vila), New Caledonia (Nouméa), Bay of Islands, Auckland, Picton (for Marlborough Sounds), Sydney (overnight), Cairns (for the Great Barrier Reef), Rabaul (Papau New Guniea), Micronesia (Chuuk), Guam (Northern Mariana Islands), Nagasaki, Pusan (South Korea), Beijing (Xingang - overnight), Hong Kong, Halong Bay/Hanoi (Cai Lam), Kota Kinabalu, Brunei (Muara), Singapore, Phuket, Maldives Islands (Male), Mumbai, Dubai, Muscat (Mina Qaboos), Safaga (for Luxor/Karnak), Sharm el-Sheik, Aqaba (for Petra), Suez Canal transit, Athens (Piraeus), and Sorrento/Capri. This world cruise departs on January 27, 2010 with segments ranging from 18 to 89 days available for explorers who'd like a shorter voyage.

Caribbean Princess and Crown Princess to Canada & New England - Along with the previously announced 7-day Caribbean Princess Canada & New England program, Crown Princess will sail on Princess' classic 10-day route between New York and Québec City. Ports of call include Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Saint John (New Brunswick), Halifax, Sydney (Nova Scotia) and Ville Saguenay (Québec), plus an overnight stay in charming Québec City. The ship will offer three departures on this route between September 23 and October 13, 2009. In addition, Crown Princess will sail on a 15-day Canada & Colonial America itinerary from Québec City to Ft. Lauderdale on October 23, with an overnight in Québec City and calls at Corner Brook (Newfoundland), Sydney (Nova Scotia), Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick), Bar Harbor, Boston, Newport, New York City, Norfolk, and Charleston. Caribbean Princess seven-day itineraries sail roundtrip from New York from August 22 to October 17, 2009 visiting Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Saint John (New Brunswick) and Halifax.

A variety of cruisetour packages are available in Australia, Asia, South America and Canada/New England, offering cruise passengers the opportunity to add to their vacation with such wonders as the Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, and Machu Picchu.

Exotic cruises are available for booking on April 23, 2008. Escape Fares for 10-day sailings start at $1,395 per person, based on double occupancy. Past Princess passengers are eligible for up to $100 in Captain's Circle Launch Savings on bookings made by December 31, 2008 (excluding the world cruise). Past passengers booking the full world cruise by this date are also eligible for special offers, including air-inclusive travel or a $300 Captain's Circle Launch Savings discount (depending on cabin category booked).

Program Prepares Students for Alaska Summer Jobs

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (March 25, 2008) - Every year Princess Tours offers students an opportunity to prepare for summer jobs in Alaska by completing a Commercial Driver Training Program that qualifies them to guide visitors throughout the state in the company's deluxe motorcoaches. This year, a new benefit also gives them college credit through the University of Alaska Fairbanks for completing the program, which can be transferred to schools nationwide.

Beginning this spring, the employees participating in the training program will qualify to receive three credits for ABUS 267, Transportation and Logistics management, a course in the Applied Business Department from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Princess is the first tour company in Alaska where students can earn university credits by completing the commercial driver training program.

Program students prepare to become Princess Driver-Guides who provide tours for visitors on various routes throughout Alaska during the company's Alaska summer season which begins May 4, 2008. Driver guides often also provide narrative information to guests to give them more appreciation of the state's many attractions. They also learn basic maintenance and mechanical duties.

"We're so pleased that The University of Alaska Fairbanks has recognized the high quality of our driver training programs by deeming them worthy of college credits," said Bruce Bustamante, Princess' vice president of community and public affairs. "And we're very proud to be the state's first tour company to offer college credit for such a program. This new element gives students an additional benefit as they train to become Princess Tours Driver-Guides, and it further demonstrates our commitment to the excellence of this program."

Employees enrolled in any Princess Commercial Driver Training Programs can register for the class. Students are eligible to receive three credits from UAF, a nationally accredited university, plus other UAF benefits. The credits are fully transferable, giving students who attend other universities the opportunity to benefit from the program.

Professor Charlie Dexter, coordinator of the department which houses UAF's Tourism Certificate and AAS Degree, said, "We are excited to partner with Princess Tours. They are an outstanding and valued corporation, which employs many of our graduates."

Over the past 15 years the Princess Tours Commercial Driver Training program has grown from a small training program to a state-of-the-art school that includes a Web-based manual covering everything from vehicle inspections to safe driving and technical trouble shooting of a motorcoach. Training programs are offered throughout Alaska as well as in Rexburg, ID, Provo, UT, and Bellingham, WA. Classroom instruction for new drivers includes presentations and training videos all developed and produced by the Princess Tours Driver Safety and Training Department. Achieving the ability to offer credit through UAF reinforces the strong reputation that the Princess Tours Commercial Driver Training program has established within the Alaska transportation community.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (March 20, 2008) - Princess Cruises will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alaska's statehood in 2009 with a full season of cruisetour and cruise itineraries showcasing the best of the state, including the incomparable Denali National Park and Glacier Bay National Park. The schedule features complete land and sea vacations featuring the line's own wilderness lodges and Direct to the Wilderness rail travel combined with sailings through the state's dramatic glacier rimmed Gulf Coast. Cruises through the scenic Inside Passage as well as an extended two-week Connoisseur voyage will also be offered aboard the company's eight-ship Alaska fleet.

Throughout the May 9 to September 14 season, the Princess fleet will offer a total of 130 Alaska sailings, with Diamond Princess, Sapphire Princess, Coral Princess, and Island Princess traveling on the line's signature Gulf of Alaska sailings, Golden Princess, Star Princess and Sea Princess sailing the Inside Passage routes from Seattle and San Francisco, while Pacific Princess takes over the line's small ship experience on 14-day Connoisseur voyages to some of the state's less-visited ports.

"We remain committed to delivering a range of programs which cover Alaska's most popular attractions - Denali and Glacier Bay National Parks," said Charlie Ball, president of Princess Tours. "We also offer programs that go beyond the Heart of Alaska to an array of destinations from above the Arctic Circle to the Emerald Isle of Kodiak."

Princess cruisetour packages, featuring a Voyage of the Glaciers cruise and a selection of three- to nine-night land tour options, offer a complete land/sea exploration of "The Great Land." Travelers can choose the way they want to experience the wilderness with Direct to the Wilderness, Classic Alaska, Explorer and Alaska Escorted cruisetour options. All Princess Alaska cruisetour options offer at least two nights at either Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge or Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, or a combination of both, ensuring that travelers enjoy more time among the Denali-area wilderness and wildlife they came to see.

Direct to the Wilderness tours feature trains conveniently waiting right at the Whittier cruise ship dock to offer passengers the only same-day luxury rail service between the ship and Denali Park -- the only experience of its kind. Classic Alaska packages combine two nights in the park area with overnights in Anchorage and Fairbanks, and include Princess' famed rail service. Explorer tours include visits to Denali and other areas in the state, with stays at Princess' Copper River or Kenai wilderness lodges or adventures in the north into the Arctic Circle. Alaska Escorted tours offer three itineraries featuring the services of a professional guide and including most meals.

The 2,670-passenger Diamond Princess and Sapphire Princess will sail on the line's famed Gulf of Alaska route between Vancouver and Whittier on 36 week-long voyages departing on Saturdays -- featuring calls at Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway with daylight cruising of Glacier Bay and the 16 glaciers of College Fjord. In addition, the 1,970-passenger Coral Princess and Island Princess will offer 36 Monday departures of the same itinerary.

Princess' small ship cruising experience returns to Alaska for the second year as the intimate 670-passenger Pacific Princess takes over this extended 14-day voyage which now departs from Seattle, featuring the less visited ports of Kodiak, Valdez, Icy Strait Point and Seward. In addition the ship will also visit Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, B.C., with daylight cruising of Glacier Bay. Pacific Princess will sail on nine voyages departing Seattle on Thursdays.

The 2,600-passenger Golden Princess and Star Princess both return to sail on seven-day roundtrip itineraries from Seattle with ports of call in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, plus treat passengers to dramatic glacier viewing in Tracy Arm and its twin Sawyer Glaciers. Golden Princess sails on 19 voyages departing on Saturdays while Star Princess offers 19 Sunday departures.

Sea Princess takes over the line's San Francisco departures, offering 11 sailings from "The City by the Bay" for her 1,990 passengers. The 10-day roundtrip cruises sail on varying itineraries that include calls at Victoria, Juneau, Ketchikan, and either Skagway, Haines or Icy Strait Point, plus the premiere glacier viewing of Tracy Arm.

Brilliance of the Seas will sail alternating 12-night round-trip Mediterranean-Venice and Mediterranean-Greek Isles voyages from Barcelona, Spain between May and November, 2009. From November through December, Brilliance of the Seas will sail 11-night and 12-night Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona. Four-night Spain Pre-Cruisetour packages featuring Madrid and Barcelona are offered on Brilliance of the Seas sailings departing from Barcelona. Packages range from 15- to 16-nights in length.

Independence of the Seas will sail various cruise and cruisetour lengths and itineraries, round-trip from Southampton, England. The Europe season will begin with a 4-night Ireland voyage followed by a 10-night Canary Islands voyage. Independence of the Seas will then sail ten alternating 14-night Mediterranean Treasures and Italian Mediterranean voyages, with another 4-night Ireland and 10-night Canary Islands sailing in the mix. Additionally, four 11-night Canary Islands voyages will finish up Independence of the Seas' Europe season. Four-night Paris and London Pre-Cruisetour packages are offered on most Independence of the Seas sailings. Packages range from 14- to 18-nights in length. Independence of the Seas will reposition to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on a 13-night Transatlantic beginning in Southampton on November 23, 2009.

Jewel of the Seas begins the European season with a 13-night Transatlantic from Miami, Florida on May 4, 2009. Jewel of the Seas is slated for seven 12-night Scandinavia & Russia round-trip sailings and cruisetours from Harwich, England from late May through August, 2009. Additionally, Jewel of the Seas will sail one 12-night British Isles/Norwegian Fjords cruise and cruisetour round-trip from Harwich, England on June 22, 2009. Four-night Paris and London Pre-Cruisetour packages are offered on most Jewel of the Seas sailings. Packages range from 16- to 17-nights in length. Jewel of the Seas will reposition to Boston, Massachusetts on a 12-night Transatlantic beginning in Harwich on September 2, 2009.

Legend of the Seas will begin the Europe season on June 1, 2009 with two alternating itineraries; 12-night Italy & Croatia and 12-night Greece & Eastern Mediterranean voyages and cruisetours, round-trip from Rome, Italy. Legend of the Seas' Europe season ends in mid-October. Five-night Italy Pre-Cruisetour packages featuring Venice, Florence, and Rome are offered on most Legend of the Seas sailings out of Rome, Italy. Packages are 17-nights in length.

Navigator of the Seas begins the European season with a 14-night Transatlantic from Miami, Florida on April 16, 2009. Navigator of the Seas then sails a 5/5/4-night pattern (Monday/Saturday/Thursday) round-trip from Barcelona, Spain. These sailings and cruisetours are short Western Mediterranean, short Italian Riviera, and short Riviera Treasures voyages and will run from April 30, 2009 through May, 2009. Beginning in early June, 2009 through September, 2009 Navigator of the Seas will sail alternating 7-night Eastern and Western Mediterranean voyages round-trip from Rome, Italy, departing on Sundays, with one 8-night Western Mediterranean sailing on June 6, 2009. On October 4, 2009, Navigator of the Seas will sail a 6-night open-jaw Western Mediterranean voyage from Rome, Italy to Malaga, Spain. From October 10, 2009, Navigator of the Seas will sail alternating 5-night Short French Riviera and Short Canary Island voyages and cruisetours round-trip from Malaga, Spain until the Europe season ends in early November, 2009. On November 9, 2009, Navigator of the Seas begins a 12-night westbound Transatlantic from Malaga, Spain, to Miami, Florida. Four-night Spain Pre-Cruisetour packages featuring Madrid and Barcelona are offered on most Navigator of the Seas sailings departing from Barcelona, Spain. Packages range from 8- to 12-nights in length. Five-night Italy Pre-Cruisetour packages featuring Venice, Florence, and Rome are offered on most Navigator of the Seas sailings departing from Rome, Italy. Packages range from 11- to 12-nights in length.

Splendour of the Seas will begin the European season with a 12-night voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Venice, Italy departing April 13, 2009. Splendour of the Seas will sail alternating 7-night round-trip voyages and cruisetours from Venice, Italy beginning May 2, 2009 through mid-November, 2009, departing on Saturdays. The two alternating itineraries include Greek Isles and Greek Isles & Turkey. Interspersed with the 7-night pattern, Splendour of the Seas will offer one 6-night Greek Isles voyage round-trip from Venice departing on July 11, 2009 and one 8-night Greek Isles & Turkey voyage on July 17, 2009. At the end of the Europe season, Splendour of the Seas will sail a 10-night open-jaw Mediterranean voyage from Venice, Italy to Lisbon, Portugal on November 21, 2009, and then a 14-night westbound Transatlantic from Lisbon, Portugal to Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil departing December 1, 2009. Three-night Italian Lakes, Verona, and Venice Pre-Cruisetour packages are offered on most Splendour of the Seas sailings. Packages range from 9- to 13-nights in length.

Voyager of the Seas will sail 7-night round-trip Mediterranean voyages and cruisetours from Barcelona, Spain during the majority of her Europe season, May through late November, 2009, departing on Saturdays. Voyager of the Seas will begin the European season with an 11-night Best of Europe voyage from Southampton, England to Barcelona, Spain departing May 13, 2009 and end the season with a 14-night westbound Transatlantic voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Galveston, Texas departing November 29, 2009. Four-night Spain Pre-Cruisetour packages featuring Madrid and Barcelona are offered on most Voyager of the Seas sailings. Packages are 11-nights in length.

Please note that some select European Short Baltic or Winter Mediterranean sailings will not be open at this time. We will follow up with information on these ships, dates and itineraries by next month.

Ship to Offer Popular Caribbean/Bermuda Sailings and Canada/New England Voyages

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (March 13, 2008) - Princess Cruises has announced that Caribbean Princess will return to New York in Summer 2009 for a second season of the line's popular roundtrip sailings to Bermuda and the Caribbean. The ship will then change directions in late summer to head north for a season of roundtrip Canada & New England sailings.

In total the ship will offer 20 sailings on two primary routes from New York - including a nine-day journey heading to the pink sands of Bermuda and the resort atmosphere of Grand Turk, and a week-long voyage to the rich history and colorful scenery of New England and Canada's eastern provinces. The ship also offers a special seven-day cruise from San Juan to New York.

"This will be our fourth summer sailing from New York to the Caribbean," said Jan Swartz, Princess' senior vice president of customer service and sales. "Both the route and the ship have become passenger favorites, and this year we're pleased to feature Bermuda on every Caribbean voyage. Plus, we'll sail to Canada and New England in August, so passengers can enjoy the summer weather in these great ports.

Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean from New York – Caribbean Princess' summer season from New York will feature 10 departures between May 24 and August 13, 2009. The nine-day voyages sail roundtrip on an itinerary that includes Bermuda (West End), San Juan, St. Thomas and Grand Turk. Caribbean Princess will also offer one seven-day Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean sailing from San Juan to New York, departing May 17, calling at St. Thomas, Antigua and Bermuda.

Roundtrip Canada & New England – Starting in August, the itinerary moves north for an early season of cruises to the best of the northeast, with a roundtrip route offering New York departures with visits to Newport, Boston, Bar Harbor, Saint John, and Halifax. Caribbean Princess will offer nine sailings between August 22 and October 17.

Caribbean Princess features the many hallmark amenities that define the Princess experience, including the dramatic Movies Under the Stars outdoor movie screen; multiple dining venues including specialty restaurants; Personal Choice Dining featuring traditional or Anytime seating; Lotus Spa with fitness center; an extensive children and teen's center; a wedding chapel and nearly 900 staterooms with private balconies.

Escape Fares for nine-day Caribbean Princess summer Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean cruises begin at $1,099 per person, and Canada & New England sailings begin at $945, based on double occupancy. A $50 per person Captain's Circle Launch Savings discount is available to Princess past passengers on bookings made by December 31, 2008. Sailings open for booking on March 21, 2008.

Valencia, CA - March 10, 2008 - As Cunard Line's famed QE2 continues her farewell season - the iconic ship's 40th year since her maiden voyage - her final year with the fleet will be highlighted by a series of poignant voyages, including three calls in favorite North American ports that are expected to draw an outpouring of well-wishers. Widely considered the most famous ship in the world, QE2 has logged more than 5.6 million nautical miles (equivalent to traveling to the moon and back 13 times), carrying over 2.5 million passengers. The regal ship will complete her service for Cunard Line in November 2008 as the company's longest-serving liner.

"Without question, QE2 is legendary. One of the most beloved ships in our 169-year history, we anticipate a good showing of QE2 enthusiasts in each of her final ports," said Carol Marlow, president of Cunard Line. "She has been a hostess to royalty, celebrities and the most noted personalities from all over the world. In addition, she has been a witness to history, serving magnificently as a troop carrier in the Falklands Conflict. Adored the world over, she is, quite simply, irreplaceable," Marlow added.

Following her 26th and final World Cruise, which departed New York amid unprecedented fanfare on January 13, 2008, QE2 will embark on a series of 19 voyages, including stops in such quintessential favourites as the Mediterranean, Norway, Portugal and Canada. "These voyages, which are extraordinarily popular with longtime Cunarders, afford our guests an opportunity to connect for the last time with one of the 20th century's most celebrated cultural icons," said Marlow.

Her final visits to Los Angeles (March 30), Ft. Lauderdale (April 10) and New York (Oct. 16) will be duly celebrated by Cunarders, with her final New York departure marked by commemorative festivities, as Cunard's historical North American connection is strongest here. "From 1847, when Cunard's Hibernia first sailed into New York, to today, the city has been an integral part of Cunard's history," said Marlow.

Among the highlights are the Line's starring role in the immigration movement of the late 1800's, when over 2.5 million immigrants sailed to New York from Liverpool (Cunard's first home port) and, more recently, QE2's 707 calls, to date, to New York.

Named by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, QE2 immediately captured the upbeat mood of the era. Admired for her sleek, elegant lines and contemporary interiors, she was embraced on both sides of the Atlantic. Upon her launch, the Queen's sister, HRH Princess Margaret, viewed the ship as a symbol of change, noting "This new Cunarder will show that design in Britain is exciting and full of vigorous common sense." Lord Snowdon concurred, writing "what you have achieved with QE2 makes one proud to be British...the mood is breathtaking."

Throughout her history, QE2 spent part of the year sailing Cunard's signature Transatlantic route and the rest in pursuit of the sun. Today, her sister ship Queen Mary 2 carries on the Line's Transatlantic tradition, sailing 24 Crossings this year.

Not surprisingly, in her four decades at sea, QE2 has garnered her fair share of "firsts," "onlys" and "only-on-Cunard" anecdotes. Among the fascinating facts:

With the completion of QE2's service to Cunard Line, and with the upcoming debut of the company's new ship, Queen Elizabeth in 2010, Cunard is poised to become the youngest fleet in the industry. "Although 37 years passed between the launch of Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1967 and Queen Mary 2 in 2004, only three years passed before the launch of Queen Victoria last year. The Cunard lion is roaring again and in true Cunard fashion, it is doing so with unerring style," added Marlow.

There is limited space available on QE2's final voyages. For more information about QE2 or Cunard Line, contact your travel professional, call 1-800-7-CUNARD or go to www.cunard.com

Over the past year we've made every effort to control fuel prices; however, the current environment has forced us to finally implement a fuel surcharge for our cruises. Therefore, we'll be adding a fuel surcharge of $12 per guest per cruise night for each of our cruise itineraries. As you know, the world oil market continues to be volatile, so to keep this cost as fair as possible, we have calculated it based on our best current estimates for the cost of fuel. This is a capped amount, applies for all of our vessels and is effective Monday, November 12, 2007. Please mention this surcharge when you are booking on Cruise West cruises.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Sincerely,

Richard G. West
Chairman & Managing Director

We want to inform you that because of rapidly escalating fuel prices, Carnival Corporation & plc's six North American brands - Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line. [ America Line. Princess Cruises, and The Yachts of Seabourn - have implemented a fuel supplement of $5 per person per day.

The fuel supplement. which applies to the lirst and second guests in a stateroom, not to exceed $70 per person per voyage, is effective on all bookings for voyages departing on, or after February 1,2008.

The fuel supplement is necessitated by significant rises in fuel prices which have dramatically increased Carnival Corporation & pie's operating costs. Tn fact, over the past three years, the price the company pays for fuel has increased by 140 percent. with a 50 percent increase occurring in just the last seven months.

Until now, the company has been absorbing this significant increase in fuel costs. Unfortunately, we cannot continue to shoulder this huge cost burden and now find it necessary to implement a supplement to partially offset a portion of soaring fuel costs. The implementation of the fuel supplement beginning February 1, 2008 for our North American brands will result in consumers paying approximately one-third of our year-over-year thel cost increases over the first sixth months of the fiscal year.

Vitality Wellness Program Continues To Bring a Breath of Fresh Air Fleetwide

MIAMI, July 23, 2007 - In time to help guests set their New Year's resolutions for a healthier lifestyle, Royal Caribbean International announces a new smoking policy onboard its ships, effective January 2008. To bolster the cruise line's new Vitality wellness program, recently debuted on Liberty of the Seas - the newest vessel to share the title of the world's largest cruise ship with sister-ship, Freedom of the Seas - Royal Caribbean is increasing smoke-free zones by designating all staterooms and one lounge on each ship in its fleet as non-smoking areas. The new policy will go into effect aboard 18 of the line's 21 ships initially, with Legend of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas and Splendour of the Seas following suit with the 2008 summer season.

"Feedback from our guests was a driving force behind the new Vitality program and our focus on wellness," said Alice Norsworthy, senior vice president, Marketing, Royal Caribbean International. "Results from online polls as well as input from all of our international offices worldwide, show very strong support of the new smoking policy. These changes reflect a more contemporary approach to healthier lifestyles and will significantly improve the cruise vacation experience for our guests."
Currently, smoking is prohibited in guest hallways and corridors, restaurants, entertainment venues and most of the ship's interior public spaces except for designated areas in bars and lounges. The new policy will add all guest staterooms and suites, and one bar or lounge on every Royal Caribbean ship onto the roster of smoke-free spaces. Guests wishing to smoke may still do so from starboard outer decks, in designated areas in bars and lounges, and on stateroom and suite balconies. Ashtrays are available in designated smoking areas or by request through stateroom attendants. Violations of the smoking policy will result in cleaning charges to the guest's onboard account and may also be addressed through the line's Guest Conduct Policy, details of which are available both online and in all staterooms.

Royal Caribbean's Vitality wellness program was designed to encourage and introduce ways for guests to achieve a better balance in their lives. The program presents healthier lifestyle choices across every aspect of the cruise experience, including fitness classes and spa treatments, onboard and land-based activities, shore excursions, and healthful drinks and food selections. Guests have the choice to try one or two elements or enjoy the total Vitality wellness experience to begin a more balanced approach to healthier living.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and three under construction. The line also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand through its cruisetour division. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.com or call (800)-ROYAL-CARIBBEAN. For travel professionals, go to www.cruisingpower.com or call (800) 327-2056.