CRYSTAL CRUISES VOTED "WORLDS BEST"

With its highest score in five years, Crystal Cruises has been voted the "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine for a 13th consecutive year. The ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises is the only cruise line, resort or hotel to have won the prestigious award each year since the award's inception. Crystal's 2008 World's Best score of 90.67 marks the highest score of any cruise line - large and small. Crystal Cruises' luxurious, award-winning fleet consists of the 940-guest, 50,000-ton Crystal Symphony and the 1,080-guest, 68,000-ton Crystal Serenity, which cruise worldwide on itineraries of 7 to 106 days.

RCCL WINTER CRUISES TO AUSTRALIA, ASIA, EUROPE

From boomerangs to chopsticks to maracas, travellers can match a travel accessory for each of the 59 Royal Caribbean sailings recently announced for 2009-10. The cruise line is offering extensive options for cruises in Australia, Asia, the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean, ranging from 3 to 18-night itineraries, aboard one of three Royal Caribbean ships.

Brilliance of the Seas will continue its second year-round deployment in Europe in 2010 from Malaga, Spain. Rhapsody of the Seas will embark on its third season in the South Pacific and Australia and Legend of the Seas will sail Royal Caribbean's third consecutive winter season in Southeast Asia. Bookings for these cruises are open.

Rhapsody of the Seas will return to the land "Down Under" from September 2009 through April 2010, offering 17 voyages to Hawaii, the South Pacific islands, Australia and New Zealand. From January through April 2010, Brilliance of the Seas will continue to offer Europe cruise options for the winter season, offering 16 round-trip sailings from Malaga on alternating 7-night itineraries to the Canary Islands and the Western Mediterranean.

Legend of the Seas returns to Asia in October 2009 for its second season, offering 19 sailings, ranging from 3 to 15-night itineraries, calling at a total of 21 ports in 11 countries. Of particular interest for North American vacationers a 15-night Exotic Asia itinerary on 10 January, 2010 sailing from Singapore to Hong Kong and featuring overnight stays in Singapore; Bangkok (Laemchabang), Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City (Vung Tau) and Hanoi (Ha Long Bay), Vietnam; and Hong Kong.