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Contact: Elizabeth Jakeway (305) 539-6127
ejakeway@celebrity.com
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CELEBRITY CRUISES SWEEPS LATEST CONDE NAST TRAVELER SURVEY
Premium Cruise Line Sails Away with Seven of Top 10 Spots, Including Number One
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MIAMI ñ January 27, 2004 ñ While some of the worldís finest actors celebrate their Golden Globe awards and Oscar nods, another type of celebrity ñ Celebrity Cruises ñ is being honored for having the worldís greatest ships.
Seven Celebrity ships ñ every ship in the fleet that falls into the large-ship category ñ ranked in the top 10 in CondÈ Nast Travelerís annual ìBest Cruise Ships in the Worldî survey, results of which are published in the February 2004 edition. The aptly named Constellation is the star of the show, honored with the number-one spot and the highest overall score yet (89.1) for a large ship.
Summit ranked second overall, but first in the category of service; Century ranked fourth, and was the top pick in the food category; Infinity, Mercury and Galaxy ranked fifth through seventh, respectively, and Millennium ranked ninth (the balance of Celebrityís fleet ñ the 1,354-guest Horizon and Zenith ñ were among those honored in the medium-ship category).
Celebrity Cruises is no stranger to sweeping the CondÈ Nast Traveler poll: Five of the top 10 ships in the large-ship category last year were Celebrity vessels.
In this yearís poll, more than 32,000 discerning CondÈ Nast Traveler subscribers evaluated ships on five criteria: itineraries, crew/service, cabins/design, food/dining, and activities/excursions.
ìWeíve made a great investment in transforming the Celebrity brand, so itís extremely gratifying to see that our enhancements are being recognized and increasingly acknowledged by noteworthy consumer polls like CondÈ Nast Travelerís,î said Celebrity Cruises President and COO Jack Williams. ìWe are grateful for this honor. It is validation of what we are trying to do, and motivation to keep us on course.î
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CELEBRITY CRUISES SWEEPS LATEST CONDE NAST TRAVELERÖ 2/2
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A new entry on that course is Celebrity Xpeditions, a series of exceptional excursions and
exotic travel experiences in new and unique destinations. Subject to closing of a pending acquisition, the first in the program will be journeys in the Galapagos Islands, with additional experiences expected in Antarctica, the Arctic and Alaska. Bookings opened last week for cruises in the Galapagos. For information about Celebrity Xpeditions, visit www.celebrityxpeditions.com.
Celebrity Cruises is the industryís highest rated premium cruise brand with a taste of luxury. The cruise line has nine ships in its fleet, which is the youngest of any major line. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Bermuda, California, the Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, the Mexican Riviera, the Panama Canal and South America. For more information, call your travel agent, dial 1-800-437-3111, or visit the Celebrity web site at www.celebrity.com.
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