SuperLiner Debuts with Med & Greek Isles!

Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from Carnival and thought it would be of
interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are
available on my web site.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


CARNIVAL FREEDOM INTERIOR DESIGN CELEBRATES ‘DECADES THROUGH THE
CENTURIES’ FROM ANCIENT CHINA TO ART NOUVEAU

New 2,974-Passenger SuperLiner Debuts with Mediterranean, Greek Isles
Cruises in March 2007

MIAMI (May 4, 2006) — When the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom
debuts in Europe in March 2007 it will feature an interior design
theme that takes guests on a journey through the centuries by decade.
From ancient Babylonia to the heyday of disco, from the 19th-century
Victorian era to the contemporary style of the 1990s, the public rooms
of Carnival Freedom celebrate many periods in time.

Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in
Italy, the 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom is scheduled to enter
service with a series of 12-day Mediterranean cruises —including the
line’s first-ever visit to the Greek Isles and Turkey — beginning
March 14, 2007.

“I thought it would be interesting to go back in time to find
inspiration for the various public rooms,” said Joe Farcus, Carnival’s
ship architect. “As always, I tried to use the function of the room to
suggest how the room will reflect the central design idea.”

When guests step into Freedom’s Millennium atrium, they will
be transported into the near-future decade of the 2010s represented by
cylindrical forms painted in iridescent lacquers that take on red or
gold tones — depending on the angle — and cutouts of wood veneer that
have been dyed to look like tiger skin, lined with polished copper.
Curved railings are done in blue glass, and the theme is carried on to
the elevator lobbies where stainless steel elevator doors are
decorated with applied copper designs.

Glass and copper chandeliers hang from the ceiling amid
columns and beams accented with special iridescent glass tiles.
Smaller versions of the chandeliers are used as wall lights with
color-changing internal lighting.

The Victoriana show lounge is named after Britain’s Queen
Victoria, whose name also is associated with the fashion style that
peaked in the 1880s. The room’s design evokes theaters in London’s
West End with ornate moldings, fancy marble and gold leaf. The walls
adjacent to the stage feature scattered giant curlicues with twinkling
lights, and arches between the windows contain pre-Raphaelite
paintings from the era. The eye-catching centerpiece of the theater is
a mural-decorated dome with a crystal chandelier.

The 1990s were all about style, and that is reflected in the
forward and aft restaurants — the Chic and Posh Dining Rooms,
respectively. The walls feature a combination of striking polished
marbles and a special wood veneer laminated in a fashionable python
skin pattern. Marble and antique gold grillwork with fruit, vines and
leaves is mounted between the banquettes. The mood of the restaurants
can be changed dramatically through innovative lighting strips
containing small color-changing light bulbs that meander around the
rooms and create a sparkling effect.

Named after Louis XIV, the Sun King Supper Club represents the
glory days of the 18th century. A statue of Louis as the Sun King — a
nickname given to him from a role he played on stage — greets diners
as they enter the restaurant and an impressive period chandelier hangs
in the skylight dome with smaller versions suspended throughout the
room. Other design features of the era include elaborate tapestries,
antique mirrors on the walls and a large mural depicting the court of
the King in trompe l’oeil.

The Player’s Sport Bar shines with chrome, sports medallions
and memorabilia highlighting the 1950s, often referred to as the
“golden era of sports.” The bar features a canopy done in lacquer and
adorned with photographs of famous sports teams from the mid-20th
century. Giant plasma screen televisions throughout the bar ensure
that no one misses a big play.

Club 02, the ship’s teen club, pays tribute to the new
millennium with a distinctly contemporary design. Plasma screens
throughout the room serve as kinetic art, with continuously changing
posters, paintings and landscapes. In the adjacent game room, LED
digital clocks are positioned along the walls and ceiling with the
year constantly changing to highlight the first decade of the 21st
century.

Guests will feel at home in platform shoes at the Studio 70
dance club which will focus on the 1970s when disco was in its prime.
An updated version of the famed Studio 54 disco in New York, Studio 70
will have giant “70s” on the walls done in a colored stainless steel
with interior color-changing, pulsating lights, while sofas are done
in giant seven and zero shapes with upholstered seats and glass backs.
The room’s black interior comes to life with spinning mirror balls
hanging from the ceiling, completing the distinct retro atmosphere.

Guests choosing to enjoy a glass of wine on the promenade will
step back in time to the 1890s at Bar Nouveau. Designed in art nouveau
style with a stained-glass backlit dome and inlaid marble walls and
floor, the wine bar features small tiles curved out into coves along
the ceiling made of sandblasted mirror for an unusual effect.

Representing the earliest epoch featured in the ship’s design
— 1000 B.C. — the Babylon Casino recalls the Babylonian palace of its
most famous king, Hammurabi, and takes its theme from the famed
Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. A reproduction of the legendary
Ishtar Gate is done in blue-glaze brick with applied mythological
animals and decorations of flowers and geometric designs, while brick
columns with Babylonian winged figures are found throughout the
casino. The fabled Hanging Gardens are depicted on polished stainless
steel with painted flowers.

Merging the ship’s name with the theme of the interior décor,
the poolside Freedom Restaurant incorporates the modern design style
of the 1980s. Various replications of the Statue of Liberty are
incorporated into the restaurant décor, and copper sunbursts echoing
Lady Liberty’s headpiece can be found in the tabletops and on the
walls.

Among other decades represented in Carnival Freedom’s public
rooms are the 1940s in the Habana Cigar Bar, with barstools and
tabletops resembling cigars; the 1770s in the Monticello Library
evocative of the American colonial style; the 1910s in Scott’s piano
bar, named after ragtime piano master Scott Joplin; the 1930s in
Swingtime jazz club, hearkening back to jazz’s early days; and the
900s in the Dynasty Room, an homage to ancient China.

Carnival Freedom is scheduled to debut in March 2007,
operating 12-day Grand Mediterranean and 12-day Mediterranean & Greek
Isles cruises from Rome (Civitavecchia), through October.

The 12-day Mediterranean & Greek Isles cruises depart March 14
and 26, April 7 and 19, June 18, Aug. 5, and Sept. 22, and feature
Naples, Italy; Rhodes, Greece; Izmir (Ephesus) and Istanbul, Turkey;
Athens (Piraeus) and Katakolon, Greece; and Livorno, Italy, as well as
an overnight call in Rome (Civitavecchia).

The 12-day “Grand Mediterranean” cruises depart May 1, 13 and
25, June 6 and 30, July 12 and 24, Aug. 17 and 28, Sept. 10, Oct. 4
and 16 and visit Naples, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy
(two-day call); Messina, Sicily; Barcelona, Spain; Cannes, France; and
Livorno, Italy.

For additional information and reservations, contact any
travel agent.

Carnival Cruise Lines is a proud member of the exclusive World’s
Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, Windstar
Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each
guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our member lines appeal
to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together, we offer
exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world’s most desirable
destinations.
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This is good information and the type of press releases that should be done.
The problem with 'your' posting it is the invitation to go to your website
to read other news postings, many of which are not there, and the fact that
your website is solely about selling travel for a profit, yours! That is
advertising and not supposed to be allowed here but yeah I know, the rules
are different for you.
The second thing wrong is that you have altered the part of the release
to eliminate competition. You just totally delete the CCL website and phone
# for their reservations and that you can contact your agent or any agent.
You have worded it in a way that is highly suggestive that they should
contact you. That is deceptive and when you are called on it, as you often
are, you even managed to convince some folks that you get 'different press
releases than everyone else and you do not change them. That was and still
is a lie. I would never book with someone that attempts to mislead others
and lies public in attempts to direct business to himself. You sir are
simply a dishonest person.
Jim


"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from Carnival and thought it would be of
interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are
available on my web site.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


CARNIVAL FREEDOM INTERIOR DESIGN CELEBRATES 'DECADES THROUGH THE
CENTURIES' FROM ANCIENT CHINA TO ART NOUVEAU

New 2,974-Passenger SuperLiner Debuts with Mediterranean, Greek Isles
Cruises in March 2007

MIAMI (May 4, 2006) - When the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom
debuts in Europe in March 2007 it will feature an interior design
theme that takes guests on a journey through the centuries by decade.
From ancient Babylonia to the heyday of disco, from the 19th-century
Victorian era to the contemporary style of the 1990s, the public rooms
of Carnival Freedom celebrate many periods in time.

Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in
Italy, the 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom is scheduled to enter
service with a series of 12-day Mediterranean cruises -including the
line's first-ever visit to the Greek Isles and Turkey - beginning
March 14, 2007.

"I thought it would be interesting to go back in time to find
inspiration for the various public rooms," said Joe Farcus, Carnival's
ship architect. "As always, I tried to use the function of the room to
suggest how the room will reflect the central design idea."

When guests step into Freedom's Millennium atrium, they will
be transported into the near-future decade of the 2010s represented by
cylindrical forms painted in iridescent lacquers that take on red or
gold tones - depending on the angle - and cutouts of wood veneer that
have been dyed to look like tiger skin, lined with polished copper.
Curved railings are done in blue glass, and the theme is carried on to
the elevator lobbies where stainless steel elevator doors are
decorated with applied copper designs.

Glass and copper chandeliers hang from the ceiling amid
columns and beams accented with special iridescent glass tiles.
Smaller versions of the chandeliers are used as wall lights with
color-changing internal lighting.

The Victoriana show lounge is named after Britain's Queen
Victoria, whose name also is associated with the fashion style that
peaked in the 1880s. The room's design evokes theaters in London's
West End with ornate moldings, fancy marble and gold leaf. The walls
adjacent to the stage feature scattered giant curlicues with twinkling
lights, and arches between the windows contain pre-Raphaelite
paintings from the era. The eye-catching centerpiece of the theater is
a mural-decorated dome with a crystal chandelier.

The 1990s were all about style, and that is reflected in the
forward and aft restaurants - the Chic and Posh Dining Rooms,
respectively. The walls feature a combination of striking polished
marbles and a special wood veneer laminated in a fashionable python
skin pattern. Marble and antique gold grillwork with fruit, vines and
leaves is mounted between the banquettes. The mood of the restaurants
can be changed dramatically through innovative lighting strips
containing small color-changing light bulbs that meander around the
rooms and create a sparkling effect.

Named after Louis XIV, the Sun King Supper Club represents the
glory days of the 18th century. A statue of Louis as the Sun King - a
nickname given to him from a role he played on stage - greets diners
as they enter the restaurant and an impressive period chandelier hangs
in the skylight dome with smaller versions suspended throughout the
room. Other design features of the era include elaborate tapestries,
antique mirrors on the walls and a large mural depicting the court of
the King in trompe l'oeil.

The Player's Sport Bar shines with chrome, sports medallions
and memorabilia highlighting the 1950s, often referred to as the
"golden era of sports." The bar features a canopy done in lacquer and
adorned with photographs of famous sports teams from the mid-20th
century. Giant plasma screen televisions throughout the bar ensure
that no one misses a big play.

Club 02, the ship's teen club, pays tribute to the new
millennium with a distinctly contemporary design. Plasma screens
throughout the room serve as kinetic art, with continuously changing
posters, paintings and landscapes. In the adjacent game room, LED
digital clocks are positioned along the walls and ceiling with the
year constantly changing to highlight the first decade of the 21st
century.

Guests will feel at home in platform shoes at the Studio 70
dance club which will focus on the 1970s when disco was in its prime.
An updated version of the famed Studio 54 disco in New York, Studio 70
will have giant "70s" on the walls done in a colored stainless steel
with interior color-changing, pulsating lights, while sofas are done
in giant seven and zero shapes with upholstered seats and glass backs.
The room's black interior comes to life with spinning mirror balls
hanging from the ceiling, completing the distinct retro atmosphere.

Guests choosing to enjoy a glass of wine on the promenade will
step back in time to the 1890s at Bar Nouveau. Designed in art nouveau
style with a stained-glass backlit dome and inlaid marble walls and
floor, the wine bar features small tiles curved out into coves along
the ceiling made of sandblasted mirror for an unusual effect.

Representing the earliest epoch featured in the ship's design
- 1000 B.C. - the Babylon Casino recalls the Babylonian palace of its
most famous king, Hammurabi, and takes its theme from the famed
Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. A reproduction of the legendary
Ishtar Gate is done in blue-glaze brick with applied mythological
animals and decorations of flowers and geometric designs, while brick
columns with Babylonian winged figures are found throughout the
casino. The fabled Hanging Gardens are depicted on polished stainless
steel with painted flowers.

Merging the ship's name with the theme of the interior décor,
the poolside Freedom Restaurant incorporates the modern design style
of the 1980s. Various replications of the Statue of Liberty are
incorporated into the restaurant décor, and copper sunbursts echoing
Lady Liberty's headpiece can be found in the tabletops and on the
walls.

Among other decades represented in Carnival Freedom's public
rooms are the 1940s in the Habana Cigar Bar, with barstools and
tabletops resembling cigars; the 1770s in the Monticello Library
evocative of the American colonial style; the 1910s in Scott's piano
bar, named after ragtime piano master Scott Joplin; the 1930s in
Swingtime jazz club, hearkening back to jazz's early days; and the
900s in the Dynasty Room, an homage to ancient China.

Carnival Freedom is scheduled to debut in March 2007,
operating 12-day Grand Mediterranean and 12-day Mediterranean & Greek
Isles cruises from Rome (Civitavecchia), through October.

The 12-day Mediterranean & Greek Isles cruises depart March 14
and 26, April 7 and 19, June 18, Aug. 5, and Sept. 22, and feature
Naples, Italy; Rhodes, Greece; Izmir (Ephesus) and Istanbul, Turkey;
Athens (Piraeus) and Katakolon, Greece; and Livorno, Italy, as well as
an overnight call in Rome (Civitavecchia).

The 12-day "Grand Mediterranean" cruises depart May 1, 13 and
25, June 6 and 30, July 12 and 24, Aug. 17 and 28, Sept. 10, Oct. 4
and 16 and visit Naples, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy
(two-day call); Messina, Sicily; Barcelona, Spain; Cannes, France; and
Livorno, Italy.

For additional information and reservations, contact any
travel agent.

Carnival Cruise Lines is a proud member of the exclusive World's
Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Holland
America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, Windstar
Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each
guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our member lines appeal
to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together, we offer
exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable
destinations.
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On Thu, 4 May 2006 21:32:04 -0400, jim wrote
(in article ):

The second thing wrong is that you have altered the part of the release
to eliminate competition. You just totally delete the CCL website and phone
# for their reservations and that you can contact your agent or any agent.

Jim


"Ray Goldenberg" wrote in message
...



For additional information and reservations, contact any
travel agent.


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WHAT PART OF " contact any travel agent." DIDN'T YOU UNDERSTAND JIMMY BOY