CruiseShipCenters was also excited to announce their
long-term strategic alliance with Expedia, Inc., the world's leading on-line
travel company. "Cruise is the fastest-growing segment of vacation travel, and
we believe that the high touch model that CruiseShipCenters has successfully
built is vital to the future of the cruise industry,' said Mark Kammerer,
General Manager of Cruise, Expedia North America. "This investment by Expedia
acknowledges CruiseShipCenters long standing leadership in the cruise market."
Through this partnership, Expedia will broaden its exposure to offline
distribution channels, and CruiseShipCenters' franchise partners will benefit in
the future from the Expedia inventory of non-cruise travel options for
customers.