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Rome, Florence and Elba, all in Italy; and Monte Carlo, where it will overnight. Cruise fares start at $4,835 per person. Artists joining: Lynn Redgrave, the Golden Globe-winning actress, Gena Rowlands, the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actress, Patricia Neal, the Academy Award-winning actress, Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill, who will perform together, Florence Henderson, Susannah York and Broadway actor Lee Roy Reams. Book Star Clippers Through March 2010 Star Clippers (www.starclippers. com) and its trio of three tallmasted ships has opened book- ings through March 2010, citing a weak U.S. dollar, which is helping underpin cruise growth and historically solid advance bookings. Star Clippers operates Star Clipper, Star Flyer and flagship Royal Clipper, all sailing diverse itineraries in Tahiti, the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Far East, and on transatlantic and Indian Ocean crossings. Star Flyer will sail in Tahiti on seven, 10- and 11-night cruises roundtrip from Papeete through 2010—and beyond; Star Clipper, from November 2008 through March 2009 and November 2009 through March 2010, will cruise in the Far East, but sail Greece and Turkey routes in summer 2009; Royal Clip- per will continue its Caribbean duties through 2010, sailing two different seven-night Barbados itineraries from November through March. In the summer, it will deploy to the Mediterranean operating seven, 10- and 11-night western Mediterranean itineraries. Viking’s Releases 2009 Cruise Atlas Viking River Cruises (www. vikingrivercruises.com) has released its 2009 river cruise atlas detailing the line’s Europe, Russia and China voyages. In 2009, Viking will launch its newest ship, Viking Legend, which is being touted as a “green” riverboat with hybrid engines that are 20 percent more efficient than typical vessels. The addition of Legend brings Viking’s fleet total to 22. Three other ships, Viking Schumann, Viking Fontane and Viking Kirov, will receive upgrades. Viking’s newest itinerary for 2009 is the Ultimate European Journey, a 22-day cruise along the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers that passes through eight countries, including Germany, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Coinciding with the 2009 itinerary announcement, Viking is offering an early booking incentive: Those who book and pay in full by July 31, 2008, will save $1,000 per stateroom. —David Eisen WHAT IF WE TREATED YOU TO Gourmet DINING EACH DAY AND NIGHT? Wh a t if Sec r et s. c om ©2008 AMRESORTS. http://www.vikingrivercruises.com http://www.vikingrivercruises.com http://www.starclippers.com http://www.starclippers.com http://WhatifSecrets.com

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