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Regent Seven Seas Cruise Ship Fleet & General Information

 

 

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Cruise Ship Fleet

 

Minerva (Explorer II)
Mariner
Navigator
Paul Gauguin
Voyager
 

Fleet-wide Amenities

 
 
 

New Ship Builds

 
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News

 

Dec 10, 2008

 

Regent Adds Alternative Dining Venue to Seven Seas Voyager & Marnier

 

November 3, 2008 Update

 

Prestige Cruise Holdings, parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has announced that effective November 10, 2008, fuel supplement charges will be eliminated from all voyages departing in 2010 and the company has established specific guidelines under which the fuel supplement may be reimbursed to guests sailing on voyages departing in 2009.

 

For voyages departing in 2010, no fuel supplement will be charged on new reservations. For existing reservations on voyages departing in 2010, the fuel supplement charge will automatically be removed from the guests' final payment balance. For voyages departing in 2009, the company will continue to apply a $15 per guest per day fuel supplement. Fuel supplement charge adjustments, if any, will be determined on a quarterly basis. Refunds, in the form of shipboard credits, will be applied to all reservations to which a fuel supplement had previously been charged if the quarterly closing price on the New York Mercantile Exchange of West Texas Intermediate fuel is below $65 per barrel two weeks prior to the beginning of the upcoming calendar quarter.

 

Frank Del Rio, Chairman of Prestige Cruise Holdings, stated that the company was implementing these changes due to the recent decline in fuel prices. "If oil stabilizes below $65 per barrel, we are confident that we can effectively eliminate the need to charge our guests a separate fuel supplement. However, we must see stability in fuel pricing on a mid- to long-term basis as there could still be significant volatility in the marketplace," stated Del Rio.

The dates on which the price of West Texas Intermediate fuel will be measured and the quarters during which refunds may be applied are listed below.

 

Fuel Price Determination Date Quarter of Possible Fuel Supplement Refunds
December 18, 2008 First Quarter 2009
March 18, 2009 Second Quarter 2009
June 17, 2009 Third Quarter 2009
September 17, 2009 Fourth Quarter 2009
 

Enhancements

 

Regent Seven Seas Cruises Announces New Entertainment Lineup for 2008

 

Fort Lauderdale - March 26, 2008 - Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has completed a multi-million dollar upgrade of entertainment programming aboard three of its ships, including the addition of professional ballroom dance teams, new productions featuring "The Regent Singers and Dancers," and the largest live orchestra aboard any luxury cruise line.

 

In celebration of the ballroom dance craze sweeping the nation thanks to "Dancing with the StarsTM" and other programs, several of the new shows feature professional ballroom couples performing original choreography showcasing Latin, swing, waltz and other dance styles. The dancers even offer complimentary lessons for guests on days at sea.

 

The nine-piece "Regent Signature Orchestra" performs aboard 700-guest all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Mariner® and Seven Seas Voyager®, and 490-guest, all-suite Seven Seas Navigator®.  This talented unit lends concert-quality musical support to production shows and breaks into smaller units for combo performances around the ships, allowing late-night cocktails or afternoon tea in one of the lounges to be complemented by the mellow sounds of a live jazz trio.

 

The new shows include new cabaret revues and five new feature productions for each ship, all with live music by the orchestra and a permanent cast of up to 10 singers and dancers (shorter cruises typically feature three production shows; longer cruises feature four or five).  A new highlight aboard Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator this year is the musical "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," with music by legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, whose signature tenor voice produced a string of Billboard hits in the 1950s and 60s. Seven Seas Voyager features another show, "Romance Romance," for added variety and texture.

 

In addition to the new shows, Regent will continue to offer a roster of headline entertainers throughout the year, as well as specialty programs like "James Bond Martini Night," "Beatles Night," a live disco show and all-new production shows tailored to each ship.
 

General Information/History

 

About Regent Seven Seas Cruises

 

Regent Seven Seas CruisesSM (RSSC) operates a fleet of medium-sized luxury cruise ships that visit over 300 ports on all seven continents, including Antarctica. RSSC is consistently rated among the world's top three cruise lines by readers of luxury travel magazines.

 

Travel professionals worldwide voted RSSC the "World's Best Luxury Cruise Line" for the third consecutive year as part of the 2006 Travel Weekly Awards and readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine voted RSSC "World's Best Small-Ship Cruise Line" in 2007.

 

For further information, contact Regent Seven Seas Cruises, 1000 Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33334. For brochures, call toll-free (866) 284-4079; for reservation information call toll-free (800) 285-1835.

 

Company Statement

 

In keeping with our brand promise of Luxury Goes Exploring®, it is our objective to provide an ultra-luxury cruise experience in all corners of the world.   

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is recognized as one of the world's premier luxury lines with features such as 6-star, all-suite, all-balcony ships, Le Cordon Bleu menus and superior space and service ratios.  However, even more compelling than the quality of our ships is the adventurous spirit of RSSC - the imaginative itineraries, unique shore excursions and land tours, and the other innovative services we offer discerning guests.  The Regent Travel Concierge features personalized services and programs that enable you to travel at your own pace and explore those things which interest you the most.  From unique, pre-bookable adventures ashore to exclusive pre- and post-cruise land programs, the world is quite literally in the palm of your hand when you travel with Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

 

In addition to the all-suite, all-balcony 700-guest Seven Seas Voyager, Regent Seven Seas Cruises' fleet of six-star ships also includes the all-suite, all-balcony 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner, the 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator (with 90% balcony suites) and the 330-guest Paul Gauguin (with over 50% private balconies), a ship dedicated to sailing the South Pacific. In addition, the top-rated expedition ship Minerva is chartered on a seasonal basis for sailings to Antarctica.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, is owned by Prestige Cruise Holdings, an Apollo Management Portfolio company L.P. Prestige Cruise Holdings is the market leader in the Upper Premium and Luxury segments of the cruise industry with more than 4,450 berths between the Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises brands, a number the company expects will grow to more than 6,700 berths by 2011.

 

 

Dec 10, 2007

 

Apollo Management L.P. Acquires Regent Seven Seas Cruises

 Minneapolis-based Carlson and Apollo Management L.P. (Apollo) today announced that Apollo has agreed to acquire Carlson's Regent Seven Seas Cruises operations. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2008, subject to normal conditions for a transaction of this type, including regulatory approval. The cruise operations will continue as a key part of the global Regent brand.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises will be placed under the ownership of Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. (PCH), a corporation controlled by Apollo which will manage certain cruise portfolio assets of Apollo. NCL Corporation will remain a separate holding outside of PCH.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises will remain a wholly independent brand under the guidance of Mark Conroy, president of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and will continue to operate from its Fort Lauderdale, Florida headquarters, and Oceania Cruises will remain in its Miami headquarters, headed by Bob Binder, president of Oceania Cruises. Both Binder and Conroy will report directly to Frank Del Rio, chairman and CEO of Prestige Cruise Holdings.

Apollo's acquisition of Regent Seven Seas Cruises strengthens its position in the cruise industry with the addition of an award-winning luxury cruise brand to its cruise portfolio. Regent Seven Seas Cruises will continue to focus on the luxury segment of the marketplace by offering a six-star, all-inclusive experience, and Oceania Cruises will continue to lead the Upper Premium segment.

 

About Apollo Management L.P.

 

Founded in 1990, Apollo is a leading private equity and capital markets investor with more than 17 years of experience investing across the capital structure of leveraged companies. The firm employs over 140 professionals and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore, Frankfurt and Paris. Since its inception, Apollo has managed more than $28 billion of capital across a wide variety of industries both domestically and internationally. The firm's most recent private equity fund and its co-investment affiliate have capital commitments of approximately $11.6 billion. Investments in the leisure and hospitality industries have included Harrah's Entertainment (pending), AMC Entertainment, Sirius Satellite Radio, Wyndham International, and Vail Resorts. Apollo is already active in the cruise industry, having invested in the upper premium Oceania Cruises brand earlier this year, and is scheduled to shortly close on a committed investment in NCL Corporation Ltd ("NCL"), parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line and NCL America . Since investing in Oceana, Apollo has supported the ordering of two new ships worth approximately $1 billion.

 

About Carlson:

 

Carlson is a global leader in the hotel, restaurant, business and leisure travel, and marketing industries.

The Carlson family of brands and services include: Regent Hotels & Resorts®, Radisson Hotels & Resorts®, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Park Inn® hotels, Regent Seven Seas Cruises®, T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix® restaurants, Carlson Wagonlit Travel®, Cruise HolidaysSM, All Aboard Travel, Cruise Specialists, Fly4Less.com, Cruise Deals.com, Dazzle Travel, Results! Travel®, Carlson Destination Marketing Services, Carlson Leisure Travel Services, SeaMaster Cruises®, SinglesCruise.com, Partners In Travel, Luxury Travel Network, Carlson Marketing, Peppers & Rogers Group®, and Gold Points Reward Network®.

Based in Minneapolis, Carlson's brands and services employ about 190,000 people in 150 countries and territories. Carlson's 2006 systemwide sales, including franchised operations, totaled $37.1 billion. www.carlson.com.

 


SOURCES:
Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc.
Carlson

CONTACTS:
Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. Media Contact
Tim Rubacky, +1-305-514-2311

Carlson Media Contact
Sam Macalus, +1-763-212-2477

Regent Seven Seas Media Contact
Andrew Poulton + 1-954-940-7377