With the introduction of the 1,848 passenger ms Noordam in early 2006, Holland America Line's fleet grows to 13 ships, offering nearly 500 cruises from more than 25 home ports. Itineraries range from two to 108 days, and visit all seven continents The ms Noordam also will offer Caribbean sailings in the winter from new homeport New York City. Holland America Line's $225 million, fleet wide Signature of Excellence enhancements include the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine ? a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts will provide cooking demonstrations and classes, Explorations Café powered by the New York Times, teens-only activity areas, new stateroom amenities including flat-panel TVs and plush-top Mariner's Dream Beds. Winner of 13 consecutive "Best Overall Cruise Value" awards from the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society, the highest-rated premium cruise line year after year in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Survey and Travel & Leisure magazine's "World's Best" awards, Holland America Line excels in service, amenities and special programs. Known for consistent and attentive service, its ships have one of the highest staff-members-to-guest ratios. Spacious staterooms average 25 percent larger and verandahs twice as large as those on other lines' ships. Menus are among the most extensive at sea. Dining choices include formal elegance, alternative specialty dining in, casual fare and complimentary 24-hour room service.

 Princess Cruises, one of the best-known names in North American cruising, is a global cruise and tour company. It operates a fleet of 15 ships on nearly 100 different itineraries calling at nearly 280 ports around the globe. Princess is known for its Personal Choice Cruising program, a fleet-wide dedication to providing passengers with a wide variety of options with which to customize their vacations. The line's ships are designed to offer an array of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, to enable passengers to create their own personalized escape. Princess itineraries span the globe, with cruises ranging from seven to 30 days in length. Destinations include the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Panama Canal, Mexico, South Pacific, South America, Hawaii/Tahiti, Asia, India, Africa, Canada/New England, and Antarctica. Princess is one of the leaders in Alaska Cruise Tour vacations, and owns five riverside wilderness lodges, plus a fleet of UltraDome railcars and luxury motorcoaches, which take passengers through the heart of the 49th state. Princess additionally operates cruise tours in China, Australia, Africa, India, Europe, the Canadian Rockies and the eastern United States.

 Royal Caribbean International is a leading, innovative cruise vacation company. Our guests are active travelers who are looking for new experiences, a wide array of choices for the whole family, and a great vacation value. From activities onboard our ships like rock climbing and ice skating to shoreside adventures like glacier trekking and exploring Mayan ruins, we provide an experience that lets our guests see and do more than they ever imagined in places all over the globe. Our brand is distinguished by the Royal Advantage: Gold Anchor Service, energizing onboard and shoreside adventures, the most amazing and innovative ships, and remarkable destinations all over the world. Whether it's a 3-night getaway, a longer 14-night vacation, or something in between, Royal Caribbean provides an amazing vacation experience.

 Celebrity Cruises is the world's top-rated premium cruise line with a taste of luxury, appealing to savvy travelers ages 35-55 with a household income of $75,000+. Celebrity tends to attract experienced cruisers who appreciate quality and desire a vacation experience that offers multiple opportunities for rejuvenation, enrichment and connections with friends, family and fellow guests.

 Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers an incomparable program of exploration and discovery to over 300 ports on six continents, including Antarctica. Our luxury vessels are designed for guests numbering in the hundreds rather than the thousands. The ambiance onboard is personal, individual, accommodating-upscale but not uptight. All ships share certain distinctions in accommodations, service, dining and amenities that elevate them to the lofty vantage point of our enviable six stars. By offering guests a higher percentage of balconies (including the only two all-suite, all-balcony ships in the world) than any other cruise line, we offer our guests the ultimate luxury in cruising: personal space. Open-seating dining with superb cuisine is offered in a choice of venues. Radisson Seven Seas Cruises provides tremendous value to luxury cruisers with all gratuities, wine with dinner, soft drinks and juices always included in the fare.

 

 

 If travel is meant to be savored, then crossing the oceans should be a majestic experience, not merely a hop across the pond. For travelers of this persuasion, only one name evokes the pleasures of a golden era: Cunard Line. Proudly continuing the tradition of luxury cruising that began in 1840, Queen Mary 2 debuted in 2004 as the new flagship of The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World. As the tallest, longest, largest, and most expensive cruise ship ever built, QM2 provides her guests with unprecedented amenities and accommodations at every turn. Maintaining the tradition of her Cunard and White Star Line predecessors, QM2 is the only ship offering regularly scheduled Transatlantic service. Queen Elizabeth 2 continues to set the standard of British elegance with superb White Star Service and gourmet cuisine. Sailing a definitive World Cruise and round-trip Southampton voyages, QE2 endures as one of the greatest liners of her time. Queen Victoria joins the fleet in 2007. Cunard caters to sophisticated, well-seasoned travelers who enjoy the finer things in life. The classic liners attract like-minded guests who enjoy the Cunard hallmarks of impeccable White Star ServiceSM, fine dining, sumptuous surroundings, civilized adventure and the legacy of historic voyages and Transatlantic travel. Cunard Line is a proud member of the Carnival Corporation, which also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Costa Cruises, Windstar Cruises, and Seabourn Cruise Line. These lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets, but share a passion to please each guest, and a commitment to quality and value.

 

 

 

 MSC Cruises delivers a Premium Class cruise experience with a True Italian Signature. The cruise experience combines gracious Italian service and hospitality with authentic cuisine, refined décor, and superior entertainment onboard new vessels. The MSC Opera and the MSC Lirica will operate a variety of unique Caribbean and Panama Canal itineraries in the winter 2005/2006 cruising season.

 

 

 

 The Yachts of Seabourn provide the ultimate in small-ship ultra-luxury cruise vacations to the most desirable destinations on earth. The intimate all-suite Seabourn Pride, Spirit and Legend each carry a maximum of 208 guests and nearly the same number of skilled and dedicated staff, providing a level of personalized service that is unmatched in the industry. All accommodations are ocean-view suites of 277 square feet or more, many with balconies. Suites have a stocked bar, flat-screen TV and DVD player and Bose Wave stereo CD player. Superb cuisine created by celebrity chef Charlie Palmer is served in an open-seating restaurant. Alternative casual dining is available in the indoor/outdoor Veranda Café. Guests may also enjoy dinner served, course-by-course, in the privacy of their suites. Relax in The Spa at Seabourn. Myriad included Signature Delights add value for all guests: complimentary wines and spirits; free Massage Moments on deck; Dress Circle enrichment speakers; Movies Under the Stars; water sports from a unique, fold-out Marina; free Exclusively Seabourn shoreside experiences on each cruise; and Pure Pampering suite amenities and therapeutic bathing experiences from Molton Brown, London. Because our intimate ships carry fewer guests and go where many larger ships cannot, Seabourn delivers privileged in-depth experiences of each destination to our guests. Optional Signature Series and Adventure Collection shore excursions provide a virtual backstage pass to the world. Seabourn's Personal Shopper excursions whisk guests away in a luxury car accompanied by a local expert shopping guide.

 

 

 

 "180° from Ordinary" describes Windstar's small luxury sail cruises. Elegantly casual and relaxed atmosphere features no assigned-seat dining, no ties or jackets required and five-star cuisine. Visiting some of the world's small, exotic and most fascinating ports on ships accommodating 148 to 308 pampered guests. Windstar's clientele averages around 51, professional, well-educated, and seek a unique vacation experience.