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Disney Brings Magic To The Seas

Disney's entrance as a cruise ship owner should have long-term positive benefits in rais- ing even further the awareness of the cruise industry in North America. The company will come to market with two unique ships —

Disney Magic (which was scheduled for delivery in the middle of this month) and Disney Wonder (scheduled for delivery in December) — which are designed to offer all of the creature comforts and amenities of a modern cruise liner, packed in a ship styled after the greatest cruise liners of the 20th century.

It should come as no surprise that a Disney- built ship offers a truly unique look and experi- ence. The company's trademark is attention to detail and quality, and the resultant 85,000-gt

Disney Magic is no exception. Created from a diverse team of maritime and non-mar- itime talent, the ship went from drawing board to reality at Italy's Fincantieri shipyard.

Tagged as a "modern classic" by the operator, the ship is distinctive with its twin funnels and stream-lined sculptural form which harkens memories of the great ships of the 1930s and 40s. "After closely studying the archetypes of classic vessels, as well as exploring wildly inno- vative original designs, we arrived at an identi- ty that communicates a 'modern classic' ideal,

Right: An artist's rendtion of Disney Magic.

Below: Disney Magic is shown under construction at

Italy's Fincantieri shipyard. • SAILOR

SALES AND SERVICE AGENTS

ANTILLES (NETHERLANDS)

Radio-Holland Caribbean N.V. Curacao N.A.

Phone: +599 9 612577 Fax: +599 9 612723

ARGENTINA

Oton R. Klein S.A. Buenos Aires

Phone: +541 760 0202 Fax: +541 760 6389

AUSTRALIA

Rubin Marine. • Artarmon NSW

Phone: +61 2 94392333 Fax: +61 2 94392278 a.m.i. sales O'Connor. Western Australia

Phone: +619 337 3266 Fax: +619 314 2929

BAHRAIN

Aeradio Technical Services Mina Salman Port

Phone: .973 727790 • Fax: +973 727811

BANGLADESH

Graphics Communications Ltd. Dhaka

Phone: +880 2 8922440 Fax: +990 2 883627

BELGIUM

Antwerp Marine Radio Company N.V. Antwerp

Phone: +32 3 541 04 63 Fax: +32 3 542 61 73

BERMUDA

Marine Communications • Pembroke

Phone: +1 441 2950558 Fax: +1 441 2920079

BRAZIL

O.L. Naval Ltda. • Rio de Janeiro

Phone: +55 21 222 5667 Fax: +55 21 242 7934

BULGARIA

International Marine Technologies Ltd. • Rousse

Phone: +359 82 228216 Fax: +359 82 279115

CANADA

Radio Holland (Canada) Ltd. North Vancouver

Phone: +1 604 293 2900 Fax: +1 604 293 2930

CHILE

Serprotec LTDA Valparadiso (Deep Sea)

Phone: +56 32 232780 Fax: +56 32 212215

Simrad Chile • Santiago (Fishing)

Phone: +56 2 2351068 Fax: +56 2 235 8732

CROATIA

BELAM-Zastupstvo i Servis Rijeka

Phone: +385 51 672343 • Fax: +385 51 672179

CYPRUS

A.P. Hadjipieros Ltd. Limassol

Phone:»357 5 345972 • Fax: +357 5 345973

ECUADOR

Industrial Anabra C. Ltda. Guayaquil

Phone: +593 4 309766 Fax: +593 4 313694

EGYPT

Suez Electronics Engineering & Trading Ltd. Cairo

Phone: +20 2 2742911 Fax: +20 2 2745219

ESTONIA

US RSTA Tallinn

Phone: +372 6 312082 Fax: +372 6 312082

FAROE ISLANDS

S.P. Radio Denmark

Phone: +45 98180999 Fax: +4598186717 (For further information)

FINLAND

ASPO Systems. Oy • Espoo

Phone: +358 9 422155 • Fax: +358 9 422908

FRANCE

Geolink Roquevaire

Phone: +33 442 32 99 00 Fax: +33 442 32 94 95

SDM Electronique Sartrouville Cedex

Phone: +33 1 39146833 • Fax: +33 1 39133022

GERMANY

Elna GmbH 25462 Reliingen/Hamburg

Phone: +49 4101 30100-Fax:+494101 301214

GIBRALTAR

Electro Med Marina Bay

Phone: +350 77077 • Fax: +350 72051

GREECE

Marac Electronics S.A. Perama - Piraeus

Phone: +30 1 4314361 Fax: +30 1 4314234

GREENLAND

S.P. Radio Denmark

Phone: +45 98180999 Fax: +45 98186717 (For further information)

HOLLAND

Radio Holland Marine B.V. Rotterdam

Phone:+31 104283344 Fax: +31 104281498

Sailtron B.V. Utrecht

Phone: +31 30 2944741 • Fax: +31 30 2937642

HONG KONG

Radio Holland Group Kwai Chung N T.

Phone: +852 24239007 Fax: +852 24805898

Hoi Tung Communication & Navigation Co. Ltd

Phone: +852 25421262 • Fax: +852 25431137

ICELAND

Radiomidun Ltd. 101 Reykjavik

Phone: +354 511 1010 • Fax: +354 511 1020

INDIA

Elcome Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. • New Bombay

Phone: +91 22 763 23 48 Fax: +91 22 763 23 51

IRAN

Kaman Hormozgan Marine Engineering - Tehran

Phone: +98 21 222 8020 Fax: +98 21 222 4502

ISRAEL

Alhout-Yam Ltd. Haifa

Phone: +972 4 86 20804 Fax: +972 4 8627404

ITALY

Compagnia Generaie Telemar • Roma

Phone: +39 6 3221800 Fax: +39 6 3240148

General mare est S.R.L. Chiavari

Phone: +39185 32 33 56 Fax: +39 185 32 27 31

IVORY COAST

Optim Afrique - Abidjan

Phone: +225 251843 • Fax: +225 257937

Nautical Afrique - Abidjan

Phone: +225 250136 Fax: +225 250137

JAPAN

Kaigai Gijyutsu K.K. Yokohama

Phone: +81 45 6647318 Fax: +81 45 6647320

KENYA

East African Maritime Seivices Ltd.. Mombasa

Phone: +254 11 472086 • Fax: +254 11 472975

KOREA

Samyang Radio Co Ltd. Pusan

Phone: +82 51 413 5000 Fax: +82 51 413 5002

KUWAIT

Elcome International Safat

Phone: .965 2406822 Fax: .965 2406833

Commercial Co-Ordination Centre W.L.L. • Satat

Phone: +965 2462347 Fax: +965 2454350

LATVIA/LITHUANIA

Transas Baltia Riga

Phone: +3717286585 • Fax: +3717821202

MALTA Medcomms Ltd. • Gzira

Phone: +356 335521 Fax: +356 310820

MEXICO

Nautica, S.A. de C.V. • Mexico D.F.

Phone: +52 5 6519740 Fax: +52 5 6512825

MOROCCO

Soremar - Casablanca

Phone: +212 2 442802 • Fax: +212 2 305385

NEW ZEALAND

Electronic Navigation Ltd. - Auckland

Phone: +64 9 3735595 Fax: +64 9 3795655

NIGERIA

Netarcomms Nigeria Ltd.. Lagos State

Phone: +234 1 871662 Fax: +234 1 264 6083

NORWAY

AEG Norge A/S • Oslo

Phone: +47 22 89 78 00 • Fax: +47 22 89 78 04

PAKISTAN

International Aeradio Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi

Phone: +92 21 5837800 Fax: +92 21 5870331

PHILIPPINES

Radio Holland B.V. (Philippines) inc. - Manila

Phone: +63 2 527 5865 Fax: +63 2 527 5866

POUND

EPA Ltd. 71-324 Szczecin Phone: +48 91 874885 Fax:+48 91 875014

PORTUGAL

Nautel - Electronica Maritima, Ltda.. Lisbon

Phone: +351 13920940 Fax: +351 13970084

QATAR

Eastern Technical Services Co. Doha

Phone: +974 441412 Fax: +974 329292

RUMANIA

Imsat Maritime SA Constanta • Constanta

Phone: +40 41 639038 Fax: +4041 674356

RUSSIA Transas Marine Ltd. St. Petersburg

Phone: +7 812 567 2090 Fax: +7 812 5671901

Moretron Ltd. Murmansk

Phone: +47 8510144 Fax: +47 85 10144

SAUDI ARABIA

Key Communication Development Ltd. • Dammam

Phone: +966 3 8336940 • Fax: +966 3 8330728

SENEGAL

Optim Senegal. Dakar

Phone: +221 234930 Fax: +221 229676

SINGAPORE

Radio Holland B.V. Singapore

Phone: +65 8622218 Fax: +65 8622430

SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Maritime Electronics (Pty.) Ltd. Cape Town

Phone: +27 21 551 3204 • Fax: +27 21 551 3206

Radio Holland Group. Paarden Eiland (Cape Town)

Phone: +27 21 511 0864 • Fax: +27 21 511 7577

SPAIN

Nautical San Sebastian de las Reyes (Madrid)

Phone: +34 1 6549411 • Fax: +34 1 6549600

SWEDEN

Ring Marine AB, Askim/Gbteborg

Phone: +46 31 668400 Fax: +46 31 663660

Racal Svenska AB, Vastra Frolunda (Goteborg)

Phone: +46 31 292100 • Fax: +46 31 292109

TAIWAN R.O.C.

Unimax Electric & Co., Ltd.. Kaohsiung

Phone: +886 7 815 9775 • Fax: +886 7 815 1775

TANZANIA

The Old East African Trading Co. Ltd. • Dar es Salaam

Phone: +25551 32249 Fax: +255 51 46909

TUNISIA

Alcatel Tunisie 1080 Tunis Cedex

Phone: +2161 717177 • Fax: +2161 719888

TURKEY

Elektro-Deniz Ltd. Istanbul

Phone: +90 216 392 77 29 Fax: +90 216 392 8018

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Elcome International L.L.C. • Dubai

Phone: +9714 342333 Fax: +9714 342465

UNITED KINGDOM

Ships Electronic Services Ltd. Rochester (Kent)

Phone: +441634 295500 Fax: +441634 295536

URUGUAY

Electromaritima Uruguaya Ltda. Montevideo

Phone: +598 2 947139 Fax: +598 2 947138

USA

Radio-Holland USA, B.V. Houston (Texas)

Phone: +1 713 943 3325 Fax: +1 713 943 3802

VENEZUELA

Radio Holland De Venezuela S.A. Maracaibo

Phone: +5861 987811 • Fax: +5861 982596 56