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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (June 14, 2006) -- Under sunny skies with the Manhattan skyline as a dramatic backdrop, Crown Princess, the newest ship in Princess Cruises fleet, was christened today marking its official debut. Home and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart pulled the lever which broke the traditional champagne bottle on the ship, while singing star Katharine McPhee wowed ceremony guests with the same vocal talent that recently catapulted her to television fame.
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The 1970s television show The Love Boat, featuring Princess Cruises' since-sold ship Pacific Princess, did much to raise awareness of cruises as a vacation option for ordinary people in the United States. Initially this growth was centered around the Caribbean, Alaska and Mexico, but now encompasses all areas of the globe. Today, several hundred cruise ships, some carrying over 3,000 passengers and measuring over 100,000 gross tons, ply routes worldwide. For certain destinations such as the Arctic and Antarctica, cruise ships are very nearly the only way to visit.
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From modest beginnings in 1965, Princess Cruises now carries more than 800,000 passengers each year to more destinations than any other major line. Princess was catapulted to stardom in 1977 when Pacific Princess was cast on a new TV show called The Love Boat.
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Crown Princess - Crown Princess will once again be based in San Juan for alternating Saturday departures on seven-day cruises to the Southern Caribbean. The ship offers 14 sailings on a Classic Southern Caribbean itinerary featuring calls at Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, Tortola and St. Thomas. The Southern Caribbean Explorer route meanwhile includes 14 departures with visits to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. In addition, Crown Princess begins the season with an Exotic Eastern Caribbean journey from New York to San Juan on October 20, 2007 that features stops at St. Thomas, Antigua, and St. Kitts. Crown Princess' Caribbean season runs through May 3, 2008.
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Princess Cruises will add another 'gem' to its fleet in November 2008, with the debut of Ruby Princess. The line has unveiled the ship's name along with its inaugural deployment -- a season of seven-day Western Caribbean sailings from Fort Lauderdale.
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Carnival plans to file a registration statement on Form S-4 and a statement on Schedule TO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with commencement of its pre-conditional offer to acquire P&O Princess Cruises plc. The Form S-4 will contain a prospectus and other documents relating to the pre-conditional offer. Carnival plans to mail the prospectus contained in the Form S-4 to shareholders of P&O Princess when the Form S-4 is filed with the SEC. The Form S-4, the prospectus and the Schedule TO will contain important information about Carnival, P&O Princess, the pre-conditional offer and related matters. Investors and stockholders should read the Form S-4, the prospectus, the Schedule TO and the other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the pre-conditional offer carefully before they make any decision with respect to the pre-conditional offer. The Form S-4, the prospectus, the Schedule TO and all other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the pre-conditional offer will be available when filed free of charge at the SEC's web site, at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the prospectus and all other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the pre-conditional offer will be made available to investors free of charge by writing to Tim Gallagher at Carnival Corporation, Carnival Place, 3655 N.W.
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