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Carnival Orders $500M Princess Ship

Since closing out the merger between P&O

Princess Cruises and Carnival Corp. the parent company announced that its newest subsidiary has signed a contract for a new 116,000-ton cruise ship.

The vessel, which will be a sister to Caribbean

Princess, will be built at Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard. Built at an approximate all-in cost of $500 million, the new vessel is expected to be delivered in May 2006. The "new order" actually simply rep- resents the switching of a contract from a sister company. Carnival has reduced the number of

Holland America's "Vista-class" vessels from five to four. The company has also stretched out the delivery of three cruise ships being constructed at

Italy's Fincantieri shipyard. The vessels with adjusted deliveries include: Carnival Cruise Lines'

Carnival Valor - delivery adjusted from Sept. 2004 to Dec. 2004; Cunard Line's Queen Victoria — delivery adjusted from Jan. 2005 to March 2005; and Holland America Line's fourth "Vista-class" vessel — delivery adjusted from Oct. 2005 to Jan. 2006. This realigned newbuilding schedule further demonstrates Carnival's flexibility, allowing it to maximize its newbuilding program especially when it encompasses multiple companies building ships at the same yard.

Carnival Newbuild Schedule

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Princess . .Ship Name Service .Capacity Shipyard .CostaMediterranea ...June2003 ...2,114 KMY .Island Princess July 2003 ...1,970 .. .Chantiers .CarnivalGlory July2003 ...2,974 ..Fincantieri .Oosterdam Aug. 2003 ...1,848 ..Fincantieri .Costa Fortuna Dec. 2003 .. .2,720 . .Fincantieri .Queen Mary 2 Jan. 2004 .. .2,620 .. .Chantiers .Carnival Miracle ... .March 2004 .. .2,124 KMY .Diamond Princess .. .March 2004 .. .2,670 MHI .Caribbean Princess .. .April 2004 ...3,110 ..Fincantieri .Westerdam May2004 ...1,848 ..Fincantieri .Sapphire Princess June 2004 .. .2,670 MHI .Costa Magica Nov. 2004 .. .2,720 . .Fincantieri .Carnival Valor Dec. 2004 .. .2,974 . .Fincantieri .QueenVictoria April2005 ...1,968 ..Fincantieri .Carnival Liberty Aug. 2005 .. .2,974 . .Fincantieri .Unnamed Feb. 2006 .. .1,848 . .Fincantieri .Unnamed June2006 ...3,110 ..Fincantieri

Total on order =17 Vessels 42,262 Lower Berths

Subsequent to extensive sea trials, the TMV 84

Ramon Llull was delivered to Spanish shipowner

Balearia Eurolines Maritimes from Rodriquez

Cantieri Navali's Messina yard in Sicily — two weeks ahead of schedule. It is fitting that the ves- sel, which will operate on the Barcelona to

Menorca route, is named after 13"1 Century philosopher Ramon Llull, who was born in Palma de Mallorca, made the short trip to the Ballearic

Island where the vessel will operate. The sea trials, which encompassed more than three weeks, con- cluded on May 5, 2003, with positive results; the vessel, which can carry up to 330 tons dwt, sur- passed speeds of 40 knots. Ramon Llull can hold up to 462 passengers in both tourist and first class, and holds a garage that is equipped with hydrauli- cally hoistable ramps for 56 cars. Alternatively, the vessel can hold 22 cars with 110 linear truck lane m. Comprised of aluminum, the vessel's power is provided by four MAN B&W 18VP185 diesels coupled to a dedicated Lips waterjet at 14,800 kW.

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Main Particulars - Aquastrada

Length, (o.a.) 273 ft. (83.3 m)

Beam 44 ft. (13.5 m)

Draft, (loaded) 5 ft. (1.7 m)

Engines 4 x MAN B&W @ 3,700 kW

Propulsion 2 x Lips

Gearboxes x Reintjes

Ride control system Rodriquez Marine Systems

Speed, (max.) 39

Fuel consumption 3,084 kg/h

UV Disinfection to Treat Ballast

Water on Coral Princess

UV disinfection specialist Aquionics Inc., partnered with Hyde Marine, to deliver its first joint ballast water treatment sys- tem in April. The new system, to be installed on Princess Cruise's ship, the

Coral Princess, is designed to control the spread of non-indigenous invasive species in ballast water. This process reportedly should kill over 95 percent of the organisms that pass through the system.

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Regal Cruises Cease Operations

Following the placement of a lien by

Motor Services Hugo Stamp for unpaid bills for services rendered, Regal

Cruises ceased all operations on April 28, 2003, canceling cruises on its

Regal Empress. The company is cur- rently gathering information to allow it to file for an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors in State Court shortly. This would seek to accomplish an equitable distribution of the assets of Regal

Enterprises, Inc. to its creditors.

Creditors who provided goods and serv- ices to the Regal Empress may partici- pate in. The company held an auction on May 16 with a minimum bid of $2m, and garnered no offers for the 1953- built vessel. A second auction on May 23 reportedly result in a sale for $1.75m by Celebration World Cruises.

New Cat Headed For Tasmania

An eco-friendly tourist catamaran by

Crowther Design and builder RDM is headed for Tasmania's Gordon River.

Designed and built for the vessel's operator, Gordon River Cruises, it is > their second vessel from Crowther and RDM. The new vessel is 32-m, with a 9-m beam and a passenger capacity of 220. The vessel's unique design fea- tures a curved bow, deck ends and tran- som, and a Portuguese bridge. The vessel is powered by two MTU 16V 2000 engines coupled to ZF 2250 gearboxes, which drive five-bladed pro- pellers. With a range of 250 n.m. at 25 knots and a top speed of 30 knots, the vessel's (as with all Crowther vessels on the Gordon River) hull has been designed and tested so as to meet the stringent low wash National Parks and

Wildlife requirement for this World

Heritage listed river.

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