CruiseCritic.com Launches “Last Minute Cruise Sails” - Delivers Cruise Travel Bargains to Consumers

Pennington, NJ April 1, 2004 -- In response to a marked increase in consumer interest in “last minute” cruise offerings, Cruise Critic, the Internet’s leading online cruise travel site is expanding its range with the debut of "Last Minute Cruise Sails," focusing on last minute cruise bargains for cruises sailing within 60 days.

This free, weekly e-letter features bargains for sailings on the industry’s most popular cruise lines including Carnival, Celebrity Cruises, Cunard, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess, Radisson Sevens Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Windstar.

Cruise Critic Vice President, Sandy Haberman, sees this as a win-win scenario-“we deliver timely cruise vacation bargains to consumers while last minute travel deals are still hot; and create another vehicle for the cruise lines to sell excess cabin inventory to cruisers looking to travel within the next two months.”

Cruise Critic has long featured cruise bargains as a major feature on its award-winning Internet site, but this is the first time the web site has offered a sole vehicle for close-in sailings.

Last Minute Cruise Sails is offered by request only; travelers can sign up by
visiting http://www.cruisecritic.com/newsletter/.

About Cruise Critic
Cruise Critic, the industry’s most prominent objective source for cruise information, features, in addition to bargains, cruise reviews, news coverage, port of call features and cruise trend stories. Cruise Critic is published by The Independent Traveler , Inc., a privately held New Jersey corporation.

Cruise Gab Launches Cruise Information Website and Cruising Community

Lancaster, PA March 9, 2004--Cruise Gab is proud to announce the launch of our cruise relevant website http://www.cruisegab.com. Visitors to the website have one stop access to cruise discounts, cruise ship reviews, message boards, chat rooms and advice on all aspects of cruising. Veteran as well as ‘newbie’ cruisers are invited to come to Cruise Gab and become part of the Cruise Gab Community.

There are always cruise discounts listed on Cruise Gab as well as the ‘Search for Cruises’ cruise finder where you can search by date, cruise line and destination to find the perfect cruise vacation.

The Cruise Gab message boards at http://gabbing.cruisegab.com provide a format in which cruisers can ‘Gab’ about cruising and cruise related topics.

Cruise Gab’s “General Cruise Gab” forums cover a wide range of cruise topics from “Food and Drink” to “Reserving Chairs/Chair Hogs” and “Ocean Lines of Past and Present”. The “Cruise Lines” category is where ‘Cruise Gabbers’ have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss their favorite cruise lines and cruise ships.

“Are you cruising with me?” is individualized for each cruise line. ‘Cruise Gabbers’ can post a roll call message to find other people that are cruising with them on the same ship and can share relevant information about their upcoming cruise. Through “Are you cruising with me?” many friendships will be formed between fellow cruisers before they even embark. This allows for an opportunity to set a meeting place and time once onboard.

Cruise Gab also features LIVE chat rooms at http://gabbing.cruisegab.com where ‘Cruise Gabbers’ can chat in real time about their passion for cruising.

Cruise Gab is a cruise website and community for cruisers to research cruises, read cruise reviews and ‘Gab’ with fellow cruisers about cruising. Stop on by at http://www.cruisegab.com We’ll leave the gangway down for you!

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 Leading Online Honeymoon Gift Registry, TheBigDay.com, Launches Honeymoon Cruise Packages Website

Portland, OR December 11, 2003 -- The #1 honeymoon registry is now launching a website dedicated to providing wedding couples with great deals in cruise honeymoon packages. TheBigDay.com has broadened its already stellar customer service base to include personalized honeymoon (and other) vacation planning, via a network of consultants who specialize in cruises.

Since TheBigDay's Web rollout in October 2001, the honeymoon registry concept has become quite popular, and shows no signs of slowing down. Company president, Michael R. Cottam, says, "roughly 75% of all couples who sign up for a honeymoon registry choose TheBigDay," so the company's buying volume alone nets them some of the best travel prices available. Because of their extensive experience in the honeymoon business, TheBigDay already recognizes what makes for a good honeymoon. Now they've made their expert team available to decipher the endless maze of travel information and codes out there so that consumers don't have to.

TheBigDay.com cruise honeymoon packages service is available not only to couples who have signed up for the honeymoon gift registry, but to everyone seeking "a real person" to help plan their ideal cruise itinerary.

TheBigDay.com carries the BBBOnLine Reliability Seal, plus numerous endorsements of industry standards, and by TRUSTe Privacy Program.