Most Unique Award to Star!

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STAR CRUISES WINS "MOST UNIQUE PRODUCT AWARD" AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL MART (IITM) 2004

Star Cruises, "The Leading Cruise Line in Asia-Pacific" is pleased to
announce that it has won the accolade for "Most Unique Product Award"
in Pune, India. This award is an addition to the many other awards
which Star Cruises obtained in India namely Bangalore, Chennai,
Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur, Indore and Mumbai.

Accepting the award on behalf of Star Cruises was Mr. Vijay Puthran,
Senior Sales Manager – Southern and Western India.

"Winning this award reinforces the fact that Star Cruises, which is a
household name in India, continues to strive to remain a competitive
player in the cruise market with its innovative and exciting
products", said Ms. Jean Teo.

"It also bears testimony to the product which we offer in terms of its
uniqueness, growing appeal and popularity in the Indian market", she
added.

Star Cruises currently has three sales office in India. The first
office opened in Mumbai in December 1998, followed by New Delhi in
November 1999 and only recently in Ahmedabad. This will be the third
Star Cruises sales office on the Indian sub-continent over a period of
5 years. The company also has Star Cruises representatives based in
Chennai and Kolkata on the southern and eastern side of the country
respectively.

IITM which was held from the 10th to 12th December 2004 was targeted
at the entire travel trade, corporate and FIT business segment in
Pune, India. This exhibition saw approximately about 2,000 visitors on
a daily basis. Amongst the other exhibitors were Malaysia Tourism
Promotion Board, Singapore Tourism Board, Dubai Tourism, Indonesian
Tourism and State tourism boards.

The IITM which was first established in 1998 is India's premier travel
and tourism exhibition and is aimed at stimulating travel and leisure
related activities both within the country and outside. It is also
aimed at bringing about a face to face encounter with the travel
trade, corporate consumers, the middle and upper middle class
including the elite segment with the requisite purchasing power.

Ray Goldenberg wrote:
Hi Everyone,

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

Just tweaking you, Ray, because I know it's not your wording, but
calling something "most unique" is really redundant. It's either unique
or it's not. And if it is, it's as unique as anything else that's one
of a kind can be...

~ Peri