Viking River Launches 2nd Ship on Yangtze River!

Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from Viking River Cruises 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


Viking River Cruises Celebrates Launch of Second Ship on Magnificent
Yangtze River

Viking Century Sky Provides New Level of Comfort, Style and
Experiences in China

LOS ANGELES, April 20
Viking River Cruises celebrated the inaugural launch of Viking Century
Sky along the Yangtze River on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Over 150
attendees, including special guests, New Century Cruise Company and
Viking River Cruises representatives, joined Viking Century Sky in
Chongqing for an exclusive celebratory dinner and sail-away party. The
group then visited mystical Shibaozhai Temple, Qutang Gorge, the
Lesser Three Gorges, and majestic Three Gorges Dam during a
three-night cruise.

"China is becoming an extremely popular vacation destination, and
Viking River Cruises received very positive feedback from passengers
in 2004 on Viking Century Star and China itineraries," said Viking
River Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen. "So now, we're excited to
introduce a second ship that sails along the Yangtze, allowing
passengers even greater flexibility when deciding on their Viking
River Cruises China itinerary."

Viking Century Sky was built in partnership with the Chongqing New
Century Cruise Company, who built Viking Century Star the previous
year. Viking Century Sky is Viking River Cruises largest ship to date,
and includes an observation lounge, restaurant, sauna, sun deck, bar,
business center, gym, shops, and beauty salon. An Internet bar allows
passengers to keep in touch with the world around them, and two
elevators provide easy access the ship's five decks. The decor is
Scandinavian-influenced and reflects the cruise line's Viking heritage
while surrounding passengers with elegant contemporary style in all
cabins and public areas.

Measuring 415 feet in length and 56 feet in width, Viking Century Sky
has 153 cabins, accommodating more than 300 passengers. All cabins
have a private balcony, bathroom and shower, hotel-style beds,
telephone, TV, air conditioning, in-room safes and hair dryers.

For 2005, Viking River Cruises offers five different Cruisetour
itineraries in China. The all-inclusive programs, ranging from nine to
18 nights, feature either a three- or four-night cruise (depending on
direction) between Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam, or a nine-night
cruise between Chongqing and Shanghai, in addition to in-depth land
packages highlighting Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong and
Lhasa. Each program includes all-shore excursions and tours, meals
aboard and on land, hotel nights in five-star and deluxe properties,
intra-Asia flights, and a Viking River Cruises English-speaking escort
from airport arrival to departure. Passengers can choose from more
than 200 departures through December 2005.

About Viking River Cruises

Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers
quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along
Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. Honored as the top river
cruise line on Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards, Viking River
Cruises has also appeared on Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" in 2004
and 2005. Two of Viking River Cruises ships, Viking Europe and Viking
Pride, were voted as "The Best Cruise Ships in the World" by Conde
Nast Traveler's readers' poll in 2005. Since its 1997 inception, the
company has grown to a fleet of 25 vessels and provides a unique,
affordable vacation to experienced travelers with an interest in
geography, culture and history. For additional information, contact
your travel professional.

About Chongqing New Century Cruise Company

New Century Cruise Company is a modern and innovative tourism company
based in Chongqing, a starting point of many cruises on the Yangtze
River. It has been promoted by the government of Chongqing with its 31
million inhabitants, and by the China Ministry of Transportation.

It would seem to me that anyone who continually includes THIS line "If you
have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site" is
nothing more than a SPAMMER or as some would say here, only out to advertise
and get people to visit their website, nothing more, nothing less, a troll,
a travel agent who multiple times daily uses the venue of posting only to
advertise their name, website, phone numbers, etc to advertise and get YOUR
money. Someone who pretends to be sharing the wealth of information of the
world only to get people to go to their website. This is NOT the Ray
Goldenberg, Lighthouse Travel Newsgroup!!!

Ray Goldeberg YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED! Please, stop.
--

SM57

"Loving God & Loving People - The 2 most important things to me!"

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

I received this press release from Viking River Cruises 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


Viking River Cruises Celebrates Launch of Second Ship on Magnificent
Yangtze River

Viking Century Sky Provides New Level of Comfort, Style and
Experiences in China

LOS ANGELES, April 20
Viking River Cruises celebrated the inaugural launch of Viking Century
Sky along the Yangtze River on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Over 150
attendees, including special guests, New Century Cruise Company and
Viking River Cruises representatives, joined Viking Century Sky in
Chongqing for an exclusive celebratory dinner and sail-away party. The
group then visited mystical Shibaozhai Temple, Qutang Gorge, the
Lesser Three Gorges, and majestic Three Gorges Dam during a
three-night cruise.

"China is becoming an extremely popular vacation destination, and
Viking River Cruises received very positive feedback from passengers
in 2004 on Viking Century Star and China itineraries," said Viking
River Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen. "So now, we're excited to
introduce a second ship that sails along the Yangtze, allowing
passengers even greater flexibility when deciding on their Viking
River Cruises China itinerary."

Viking Century Sky was built in partnership with the Chongqing New
Century Cruise Company, who built Viking Century Star the previous
year. Viking Century Sky is Viking River Cruises largest ship to date,
and includes an observation lounge, restaurant, sauna, sun deck, bar,
business center, gym, shops, and beauty salon. An Internet bar allows
passengers to keep in touch with the world around them, and two
elevators provide easy access the ship's five decks. The decor is
Scandinavian-influenced and reflects the cruise line's Viking heritage
while surrounding passengers with elegant contemporary style in all
cabins and public areas.

Measuring 415 feet in length and 56 feet in width, Viking Century Sky
has 153 cabins, accommodating more than 300 passengers. All cabins
have a private balcony, bathroom and shower, hotel-style beds,
telephone, TV, air conditioning, in-room safes and hair dryers.

For 2005, Viking River Cruises offers five different Cruisetour
itineraries in China. The all-inclusive programs, ranging from nine to
18 nights, feature either a three- or four-night cruise (depending on
direction) between Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam, or a nine-night
cruise between Chongqing and Shanghai, in addition to in-depth land
packages highlighting Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong and
Lhasa. Each program includes all-shore excursions and tours, meals
aboard and on land, hotel nights in five-star and deluxe properties,
intra-Asia flights, and a Viking River Cruises English-speaking escort
from airport arrival to departure. Passengers can choose from more
than 200 departures through December 2005.

About Viking River Cruises

Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers
quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along
Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. Honored as the top river
cruise line on Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards, Viking River
Cruises has also appeared on Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" in 2004
and 2005. Two of Viking River Cruises ships, Viking Europe and Viking
Pride, were voted as "The Best Cruise Ships in the World" by Conde
Nast Traveler's readers' poll in 2005. Since its 1997 inception, the
company has grown to a fleet of 25 vessels and provides a unique,
affordable vacation to experienced travelers with an interest in
geography, culture and history. For additional information, contact
your travel professional.

About Chongqing New Century Cruise Company

New Century Cruise Company is a modern and innovative tourism company
based in Chongqing, a starting point of many cruises on the Yangtze
River. It has been promoted by the government of Chongqing with its 31
million inhabitants, and by the China Ministry of Transportation.

Go away.

Ray is a respected and contributing member of this community. His few lines
promoting his web site (and I've gone to look up stuff to show my husband,
without ever using Ray as an agent) are no big deal.

Julie

SM57 wrote:
It would seem to me that anyone who continually includes THIS line "If you
have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site" is
nothing more than a SPAMMER or as some would say here, only out to advertise
and get people to visit their website, nothing more, nothing less, a troll,
a travel agent who multiple times daily uses the venue of posting only to
advertise their name, website, phone numbers, etc to advertise and get YOUR
money. Someone who pretends to be sharing the wealth of information of the
world only to get people to go to their website. This is NOT the Ray
Goldenberg, Lighthouse Travel Newsgroup!!!

Ray Goldeberg YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED! Please, stop.
--

SM57

"Loving God & Loving People - The 2 most important things to me!"

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

I received this press release from Viking River Cruises 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


Viking River Cruises Celebrates Launch of Second Ship on Magnificent
Yangtze River

Viking Century Sky Provides New Level of Comfort, Style and
Experiences in China

LOS ANGELES, April 20
Viking River Cruises celebrated the inaugural launch of Viking Century
Sky along the Yangtze River on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Over 150
attendees, including special guests, New Century Cruise Company and
Viking River Cruises representatives, joined Viking Century Sky in
Chongqing for an exclusive celebratory dinner and sail-away party. The
group then visited mystical Shibaozhai Temple, Qutang Gorge, the
Lesser Three Gorges, and majestic Three Gorges Dam during a
three-night cruise.

"China is becoming an extremely popular vacation destination, and
Viking River Cruises received very positive feedback from passengers
in 2004 on Viking Century Star and China itineraries," said Viking
River Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen. "So now, we're excited to
introduce a second ship that sails along the Yangtze, allowing
passengers even greater flexibility when deciding on their Viking
River Cruises China itinerary."

Viking Century Sky was built in partnership with the Chongqing New
Century Cruise Company, who built Viking Century Star the previous
year. Viking Century Sky is Viking River Cruises largest ship to date,
and includes an observation lounge, restaurant, sauna, sun deck, bar,
business center, gym, shops, and beauty salon. An Internet bar allows
passengers to keep in touch with the world around them, and two
elevators provide easy access the ship's five decks. The decor is
Scandinavian-influenced and reflects the cruise line's Viking heritage
while surrounding passengers with elegant contemporary style in all
cabins and public areas.

Measuring 415 feet in length and 56 feet in width, Viking Century Sky
has 153 cabins, accommodating more than 300 passengers. All cabins
have a private balcony, bathroom and shower, hotel-style beds,
telephone, TV, air conditioning, in-room safes and hair dryers.

For 2005, Viking River Cruises offers five different Cruisetour
itineraries in China. The all-inclusive programs, ranging from nine to
18 nights, feature either a three- or four-night cruise (depending on
direction) between Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam, or a nine-night
cruise between Chongqing and Shanghai, in addition to in-depth land
packages highlighting Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong and
Lhasa. Each program includes all-shore excursions and tours, meals
aboard and on land, hotel nights in five-star and deluxe properties,
intra-Asia flights, and a Viking River Cruises English-speaking escort
from airport arrival to departure. Passengers can choose from more
than 200 departures through December 2005.

About Viking River Cruises

Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers
quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along
Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. Honored as the top river
cruise line on Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards, Viking River
Cruises has also appeared on Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" in 2004
and 2005. Two of Viking River Cruises ships, Viking Europe and Viking
Pride, were voted as "The Best Cruise Ships in the World" by Conde
Nast Traveler's readers' poll in 2005. Since its 1997 inception, the
company has grown to a fleet of 25 vessels and provides a unique,
affordable vacation to experienced travelers with an interest in
geography, culture and history. For additional information, contact
your travel professional.

About Chongqing New Century Cruise Company

New Century Cruise Company is a modern and innovative tourism company
based in Chongqing, a starting point of many cruises on the Yangtze
River. It has been promoted by the government of Chongqing with its 31
million inhabitants, and by the China Ministry of Transportation.




--
Julie
**********
I could be wrong. My experience is limited to my experience.

Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

Go away.

Ray's posts are informative, and makes it much easier then everybody looking
for this news all over the internet.

He's a great addition to this group.





"SM57" wrote in message
news:K3t9e.10490$c93.6248@trnddc08...
It would seem to me that anyone who continually includes THIS line "If you
have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site"
is
nothing more than a SPAMMER or as some would say here, only out to
advertise
and get people to visit their website, nothing more, nothing less, a
troll,
a travel agent who multiple times daily uses the venue of posting only to
advertise their name, website, phone numbers, etc to advertise and get
YOUR
money. Someone who pretends to be sharing the wealth of information of
the
world only to get people to go to their website. This is NOT the Ray
Goldenberg, Lighthouse Travel Newsgroup!!!

Ray Goldeberg YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED! Please, stop.
--

SM57

"Loving God & Loving People - The 2 most important things to me!"

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

I received this press release from Viking River Cruises 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


Viking River Cruises Celebrates Launch of Second Ship on Magnificent
Yangtze River

Viking Century Sky Provides New Level of Comfort, Style and
Experiences in China

LOS ANGELES, April 20
Viking River Cruises celebrated the inaugural launch of Viking Century
Sky along the Yangtze River on Sunday, April 10, 2005. Over 150
attendees, including special guests, New Century Cruise Company and
Viking River Cruises representatives, joined Viking Century Sky in
Chongqing for an exclusive celebratory dinner and sail-away party. The
group then visited mystical Shibaozhai Temple, Qutang Gorge, the
Lesser Three Gorges, and majestic Three Gorges Dam during a
three-night cruise.

"China is becoming an extremely popular vacation destination, and
Viking River Cruises received very positive feedback from passengers
in 2004 on Viking Century Star and China itineraries," said Viking
River Cruises Chairman Torstein Hagen. "So now, we're excited to
introduce a second ship that sails along the Yangtze, allowing
passengers even greater flexibility when deciding on their Viking
River Cruises China itinerary."

Viking Century Sky was built in partnership with the Chongqing New
Century Cruise Company, who built Viking Century Star the previous
year. Viking Century Sky is Viking River Cruises largest ship to date,
and includes an observation lounge, restaurant, sauna, sun deck, bar,
business center, gym, shops, and beauty salon. An Internet bar allows
passengers to keep in touch with the world around them, and two
elevators provide easy access the ship's five decks. The decor is
Scandinavian-influenced and reflects the cruise line's Viking heritage
while surrounding passengers with elegant contemporary style in all
cabins and public areas.

Measuring 415 feet in length and 56 feet in width, Viking Century Sky
has 153 cabins, accommodating more than 300 passengers. All cabins
have a private balcony, bathroom and shower, hotel-style beds,
telephone, TV, air conditioning, in-room safes and hair dryers.

For 2005, Viking River Cruises offers five different Cruisetour
itineraries in China. The all-inclusive programs, ranging from nine to
18 nights, feature either a three- or four-night cruise (depending on
direction) between Chongqing and the Three Gorges Dam, or a nine-night
cruise between Chongqing and Shanghai, in addition to in-depth land
packages highlighting Shanghai, Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong and
Lhasa. Each program includes all-shore excursions and tours, meals
aboard and on land, hotel nights in five-star and deluxe properties,
intra-Asia flights, and a Viking River Cruises English-speaking escort
from airport arrival to departure. Passengers can choose from more
than 200 departures through December 2005.

About Viking River Cruises

Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers
quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along
Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. Honored as the top river
cruise line on Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards, Viking River
Cruises has also appeared on Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" in 2004
and 2005. Two of Viking River Cruises ships, Viking Europe and Viking
Pride, were voted as "The Best Cruise Ships in the World" by Conde
Nast Traveler's readers' poll in 2005. Since its 1997 inception, the
company has grown to a fleet of 25 vessels and provides a unique,
affordable vacation to experienced travelers with an interest in
geography, culture and history. For additional information, contact
your travel professional.

About Chongqing New Century Cruise Company

New Century Cruise Company is a modern and innovative tourism company
based in Chongqing, a starting point of many cruises on the Yangtze
River. It has been promoted by the government of Chongqing with its 31
million inhabitants, and by the China Ministry of Transportation.

Ray post interesting information that a lot of us wouldn't see
otherwise. I appreciate all of his posts!!

Now what have you done, other then post some garbage? Go away and stay
away unless you have something useful to contribute.

sue

SM57 wrote:

It would seem to me that anyone who continually includes THIS line "If you
have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site" is
nothing more than a SPAMMER or as some would say here, only out to advertise
and get people to visit their website, nothing more, nothing less, a troll,
a travel agent who multiple times daily uses the venue of posting only to
advertise their name, website, phone numbers, etc to advertise and get YOUR
money. Someone who pretends to be sharing the wealth of information of the
world only to get people to go to their website. This is NOT the Ray
Goldenberg, Lighthouse Travel Newsgroup!!!

Ray Goldeberg YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED! Please, stop.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:34:55 GMT, Mike Cordelli wrote:

Ray's posts are informative,

At times.

and makes it much easier then everybody looking
for this news all over the internet.

Agreed.

He's a great addition to this group.

Bull****.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:34:55 GMT, Mike Cordelli wrote:

Ray's posts are informative,

At times.

and makes it much easier then everybody looking
for this news all over the internet.

Agreed.

He's a great addition to this group.

Bull****.

I agree with Sue. The purpose of this group is to provide, share, and
obtain information about cruising, including cruise lines, cruise
ships, and cruises. At least, Ray's postings fit one of the purposes of
this group, that is, his postings provide information about cruising.
That is more than I can say about several posters who do little more
than demean, degrade, bitch and complain about others' postings.

I hope that Ray's postings keep coming. I find many of them useful and
informative, which is more than I can say about the postings from those
high maintenance folks (i.e., the bitchers, complainers,and degraders).


John

CC:

Ray GoldenAd has a post right after yours entitled: "ICCL Statement:
Norwegian Dawn!" (Note the exclamation mark) which has almost zero
information about the Norwegian Dawn and is merely a press release
lauding the ICCL member lines. This in spite of over a half-dozen
current threads dealing with the Dawn (half of which were initiated by
GoldenAd) that might have been utilized. Could it have been to display
the most obtrusive signature block which advertises a commercial shop
complete with a brace of phone numbers? Who else posts with phone
numbers in this group? The press releases are not the problem, in and of
themselves, it is the steady repetition of the billboard ad which is
already added to an ad. Double trouble for an ad-free newsgroup.


Aloha

CC:

Ray GoldenAd has a post right after yours entitled: "ICCL Statement:
Norwegian Dawn!" (Note the exclamation mark) which has almost zero
information about the Norwegian Dawn and is merely a press release
lauding the ICCL member lines. This in spite of over a half-dozen
current threads dealing with the Dawn (half of which were initiated by
GoldenAd) that might have been utilized. Could it have been to display
the most obtrusive signature block which advertises a commercial shop
complete with a brace of phone numbers? Who else posts with phone
numbers in this group? The press releases are not the problem, in and of
themselves, it is the steady repetition of the billboard ad which is
already added to an ad. Double trouble for an ad-free newsgroup.


Aloha