Contact: Cindy Wolf, director, corporate and incentive sales, (800) 327-9020, (305) 436-4720, fax: (305) 436-4059
* Ship: Leeward Passengers: 950
* Meeting facilities: Meeting rooms hold up to 80; other group options range from Le Bistro (74) to the Stardust Lounge (510).
* Itinerary: 3-day Key West and Bahamas; 4-day Mexico
* Ship: Norway Passengers: 2,032
* Meeting facilities: Leif Erickson Conference Room seats 30; Saga theater seats 813; 10 other rooms hold from 43 to 670.
* Itinerary: Nov.-Mar.: 7-day east. and west. Carib.; Apr.-Oct.: Europe
* Ship: Norwegian Crown Passengers: 1,050
* Meeting facilities: 7 rooms hold up to 500 (Stardust Lounge).
* Itinerary: Nov.-Mar.: 14-day South America; Apr.-Sept.: 7-day Ber- muda; Oct.: 7-day Canada/New England; 13-day Colonial America
* Ships: Norwegian Dream (formerly Dreamward) and Norwegian Wind (formerly Windward)
* Passengers: Norwegian Dream: 1,726; Norwegian Wind: 1,748
* Meeting facilities: Conference room holds 60; 9 other rooms range from Le Bistro (78) to the Stardust Lounge (720).
* Itinerary: Norwegian Dream: Nov.-Apr.: 7-day Caribbean; Apr.-Nov.: 7-day Europe; Norwegian Wind: Oct.-Apr.: 7-day Caribbean; May-Aug.: 7-day Alaska; Sept.-Oct.: 7-day Hawaii
* Ship: Norwegian Dynasty (formerly Royal Odyssey) Passengers: 800
* Meeting facilities: 5 lounges hold groups up to 474.
* Itinerary: Jan.: 13-day Hawaii; 10-day Panama Canal; Feb.-Apr.: 10- to 15-day Panama Canal; May-Sept.: 7-day Alaska; Oct.: 15-day Panama Canal
Coming in 1999 * Ship: Norwegian Majesty (formerly Majesty Cruise Line's Royal Majesty) Passengers: 1,460
* Date of completion: Expansions/renovation to be done April 1999
* Meeting facilities: 7 rooms hold up to 602 (Majesty Lounge).
* Itinerary: Apr.-Oct.: 7-day Bermuda; Nov.-Dec.: 10- and 11-day Panama Canal
* Ship: Norwegian Sea (formerly Seaward) Passengers: 1,504
* Meeting facilities: 11 rooms hold from 32 to 658 (Cabaret Lounge).
* Itinerary: 7-day western Caribbean/Texas
Coming in 2000 * Ship: Norwegian Sky Passengers: 2,002
* Date of completion: August 1999
* Meeting facilities: Victoria Conference Center (seats 126); six other spaces range from 57 (Windjammer Bar) to 1,000 (Stardust Lounge).
* Itinerary: Aug.: 10- to 14-day Europe; Sept.-Oct.: 10-day Canada/ New England; 15-day Bermuda/Caribbean; Nov.-Dec.: 7-day eastern and western Caribbean
Orient Lines Contact: Cindi Occhuizzo, manager, charters and incentives, (800) 333-7300, (954) 527-6660, ext. 208, fax: (954) 527-6657
* Ship: M/V Marco Polo Passengers: 850
* Meeting facilities: Ambassador Lounge holds 438, Seven Seas Restaurant (446), seven other rooms available for groups.
* Itinerary: Apr. to Oct.: 5- and 7-night Mediterranean and Greek Isles; Nov.: Egypt, Africa, Seychelles; Dec. to Feb.: southern Transatlantic and Antarctica; Feb. to Mar.: New Zealand and Australia; Mar. to Apr.: Southeast Asia and India
Premier Cruises (includes the former Premier Cruise Line, Dolphin Cruise Line, Majesty Cruise Line, and Seawind Cruise Line)
Contact: Arthur Pollack, director of charter and incentives, (800) 992-4299, fax: (305) 358-3399
* Ship: IslandBreeze Passengers: 1,146
* Meeting facilities: 11 rooms seat 20 (library) to 700 (theater).
* Itinerary: Dec.-Apr.: 7-night Canary Islands, African coast
* Ship: Oceanic "The Big Red Boat" (formerly StarShip Oceanic) Passengers: 1,116
* Meeting facilities: 11 rooms for 12 (library) to 725 (restaurant)
* Itinerary: 3- and 4-night Bahamas
* Ship: OceanBreeze Passengers: 776
* Meeting facilities: Theater seats 120; boardroom (15); six other public rooms seat up to 440.
* Itinerary: 7-night Panama Canal
* Ship: Rembrandt (formerly Holland America Cruise Line's Rotterdam V) Passengers: 1,316
* Meeting facilities: 16 rooms hold up to 607 in the theater.
* Itinerary: May-Oct.: 7-night Mediterranean
* Ship: SeaBreeze Passengers: 840
* Meeting facilities: 8 rooms hold from 45 (bar) to 496 (restaurant).
* Itinerary: Winter/spring/fall: 7-night Mayan Americas; summer: 2-night from New York City; 5-night New England and Canada
* Ship: Seawind Crown Passengers: 764
* Meeting facilities: 10 rooms hold from 209 (cinema) to 480.
* Itinerary: 7-night Caribbean
Princess Cruises Contact: Hilary Ann Sullivan, director, incentive & charter sales, (310) 553-1770, fax: (310) 843-3865
* Ships: Crown Princess and Regal Princess Passengers: 1,590 each
* Meeting facilities: 15 rooms include library (holds 19), International Show Lounge (740), main dining room (844), and theater (169).
* Itinerary: Crown Princess: Oct.-May: 10-day Panama Canal; June-Sept.: 7-day Gulf of Alaska. Regal Princess: Oct., Nov., Apr., May: 12-day Tahiti; Nov.-Mar.: 10-day Mexico; May-Sept.: 7-day Alaska
* Ships: Dawn Princess and Sun Princess Passengers: 2,000 each
* Meeting facilities: 15 rooms include the Princess Theater (seats 550), and others that hold from 12 to 552 in two main dining rooms.
* Itinerary: May-Sept.: 7-day Gulf of Alaska; Oct.-Apr.: Dawn Prin- cess: 7-day Caribbean; Sun Princess: 10- to 11-day Panama Canal
NEW FOR 1998 * Ship: Grand Princess Passengers: 2,600
* Date of completion: May 1998
* Meeting facilities: 20 rms. incl. 2 lounges, theater (748), conf. rm. (36), 3 dining rms. (500 ea.), 6 restauraunts.
* Itinerary: Oct.-May: 7-night eastern Caribbean; June-Sept.: 12-night Istanbul/Barcelona and vice versa
* Ships: Island Princess and Pacific Princess Passengers: 640 each
* Meeting facilities: 9 rooms include theater (250) and lounge (400).
* Itinerary: Year-round: Black Sea, Holy Land, Southeast Asia, South Africa, British Isles, Baltic, Mediterranean, and Western Europe
Coming in 2000 * Ship: Ocean Princess Passengers: 2,000
* Date of completion: February 2000
NEW FOR 1998 * Meeting facilities: 15 rooms include the Princess Theater (seats 550), and others that hold from 12 to 552 in two main dining rooms.
* Itinerary: May-Sept.: 7-day Alaska; Oct.-Apr.: 7-day Caribbean
* Ship: Royal Princess (refurbished 1998) Passengers: 1,200
* Meeting facilities: 13 rooms range from the library (seats 8) to dining room and lounge (each seat 600) to the theater (seats 150).
* Itinerary: Nov.-Apr.: 14- to 31-day South America, Africa, and Mediterranean; May-Aug.: 13-day Baltic, Norwegian; Sept., Oct.: 10-day Canada, New England
* Ship: Sea Princess Passengers: 2,000
* Date of completion: December 1998
* Meeting facilities: 15 rooms include the Princess Theater (seats 550), and other rooms that hold from 12 to 552 in two main dining rooms.
* Itinerary: May-Sept.: 7-day Alaska; Oct.-Apr.: 7-day Caribbean
* Ship: Sky Princess Passengers: 1,200
* Meeting facilities: 12 rooms include theater (283) and showroom (900).
* Itinerary: Oct.-Apr.: Orient, Asia, So. Pacific; May-Sept.: 11-day Alaska
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises Contact: Maggie Mantia, vice president, charter and incentive sales, (937) 291-2225, fax: (937) 291-2226
* Ship: Paul Gauguin Passengers: 320
* Date of completion: January 1998
* Meeting facilities: Public spaces hold from 10 to 320.
* Itinerary: 7-night Tahiti
* Ship: Radisson Diamond Passengers: 350
* Meeting facilities: Theater-style seating for 220 in Constellation Center. breaks down into 6 meeting rooms that hold up to 35, 2 boardrooms seating 30, one boardroom for 10; 49-square-foot personal computer room attached to boardroom A; 4 public areas seat up to 350.
* Itinerary: Nov.-Feb.: 7- to 12-night Panama Canal; Nov., Feb.-April: 4- to 7-night Caribbean; May-Oct.: 7-night Mediterranean/Baltic
Coming in 1999 * Ship: Seven Seas Navigator
* Date of completion: August 1999 Passengers: 490
* Meeting facilities: Data not available
* Itinerary: Summer 1999: Mediterranean; fall 1999-spring 2000: South America; Panama Canal; Caribbean; summer 2000: Alaska
* Ship: Song of Flower Passengers: 172
* Meeting facilities: Public spaces hold groups from 30 to 175.
* Itinerary: 7- to 12-night Europe and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Burma, Singapore, and Bali
Renaissance Cruises Contact: Sandy Herrell, manager of marketing development, (954) 463-0982, ext. 678; fax: (954) 356-0154
* Ship: R1 and R2 Passengers: 684 each
* Dates of completion: R1: July 1998
* R2: Nov. 1998
* Meeting facilities: Lounge (358), library (60), bar (194), card rm. (40)
* Itinerary: R1: Winter: 10-day Mediterranean; summer: 5-day Mediterranean; R2: 10-day Mediterranean
Coming in 1999 * Ship: R3 and R4 Passengers: 684 each
* Dates of completion: R3: July 1999 R4: Oct. 1999
* Meeting facilities: Cabaret Lounge seats 358, library (60), sports bar (194), and card room (40).
* Itinerary: 10-day Tahiti
* Ship: Renaissance 7 and Renaissance 8 Passengers: 114 each
* Meeting facilities: Show lounge seats 75, plus small card rooms.
* Itinerary: Renaissance 7: Winter: 9-day Asia; summer: 7-day Baltic; Renaissance 8: Winter: 9-day Asia; summer: 5-day Mediterranea
Royal Caribbean International Contact: Contact: Mary Reichenback-Lynch, director, incentive sales, (800) 345-7225, fax: (800) 722-5210
* Ship: Enchantment of the Seas Passengers: 1,950
* Meeting facilities: Conf. center seats 184; 4 lounges seat up to 870.
* Itinerary: 7-night alternating eastern and western Caribbean
* Ship: Grandeur of the Seas Passengers: 1,950
* Meeting facilities: Conference center seats 184; 4 lounges up to 575.
* Itinerary: 7-night eastern Caribbean
* Ships: Legend of the Seas , Splendour of the Seas Passengers: 1,804 ea.
* Meeting facilities: Conference center seats 100, theater (802), 2 other rooms (52 and 554).
* Itinerary: Panama Canal; Mediterranean
* Ships: Majesty of the Seas , Monarch of the Seas Passengers: 2,354 ea.
* Meeting facilities: Conf. room seats 100, cinema (200) 4 lounges hold 1,050, 675, 450, and 350.
* Itinerary: Majesty: 7-night Caribbean; Monarch: 7-day so. Caribbean
* Ship: Nordic Empress Passengers: 1,600
* Meeting facilities: Conf. center (90); 4 rooms (720, 360, 100, 24)
* Itinerary: Spring/fall: 3 and 4-night southern Caribbean; summer: 7-night Bermuda
* Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas Passengers: 2,000
* Meeting facilities: Conf. center (180); 4 lounges (870, 575, 250, 100)
* Itinerary: Summer: 7-night Alaska; fall-spring: 7-night southern Caribbean; Panama Canal
* Ship: Sovereign of the Seas Passengers: 2,280
* Meeting facilities: Conference center seats 80 and two cinemas seat 146; 4 other rooms hold groups of 1,050, 675, 450, and 175.
* Itinerary: 3- and 4-night Bahamas
* Ship: Viking Serenade Passengers: 1,516
* Meeting facilities: Conference room seats 133; breaks down into 2 rooms for 65 each; 3 other rooms seat from 70 to 550.
* Itinerary: 3-night to Ensenada, Mexico; 4-night to Catalina Island, Calif., and Ensenada
* Ship: Vision of the Seas Passengers: 2,000
* Date of completion: May 1998
* Meeting facilities: Conference center seats 184, the theater 870; 4 lounges hold up to 570.
* Itinerary: 10-night Panama Canal; Alaska
Sea Cloud Cruises, Inc. Contact: Maritza Bush, sales coordinator, (888) 732-2568, (973) 884-0407, fax: (973) 884-1712
* Ship: River Cloud Passengers: 90
* Meeting facilities: the lounge (70)
* Itinerary: 7-night Budapest/Nuremberg; other European river options
* Ship: Sea Cloud Passengers: 69
* Meeting facilities: Lido Deck holds 60; the dining room seats 50.
* Itinerary: Winter: 7-night Caribbean; spring-summer: 7-night Mediterranean/south Europe
Coming in 2000 * Ship: Sea Cloud II Passengers: 96
* Date of completion: Winter 2000 Meeting facilities: Lounge holds 70.
* Itinerary: Information not yet available
Silversea Cruises Contact: Jan Loeff, director of incentive sales & charters, (954) 522-4477, (800) 722-9955, fax: (954) 522-4499
* Ships: Silver Cloud and Silver Wind Passengers: 296 each
* Meeting facilities: Conference rooms hold up to 40, observation lounge (70), show lounge (296).
* Itinerary: Worldwide cruises of 7+ days
Coming in 2000 and 2001 * Ships: 2 ships, information not yet available Passengers: 396 each
* Dates of completion: July 2000; May 2001
* Meeting facilities: Show lounge will hold 400; other facilities to include observation lounge, computer center, and conference center.
* Itinerary: Worldwide cruises of 7+ days
Star Clippers Contact: Jack Chatham, vice president, sales & marketing, (800) 442-0553, fax: (305) 442-1611
* Ships: Star Clipper and Star Flyer Passengers: 170 each
* Meeting facilities: Library (seats 20), Tropical Bar (85), piano bar (85), dining room (190).
* Itinerary: Star Clipper: Oct.-Apr.: 7- to 14-night Grenadines or Treasure Islands (Caribbean); May-Sept.: 7- to 14-night French or Italian Riviera; Apr.-May and Oct.: 7- to 28-night transatlantic. Star Flyer: Nov.-Mar.: 7- to 14-night Far East; May-Oct.: 7- to 14-night Greek Isles and Turkey; Apr. and Oct.: 8 to 35-night Indian Ocean crossing
Coming in 1999 * Ship: Royal Clipper Passengers: 228
* Date of completion: Late 1999
* Meeting facilities: Library (seats 50), piano lounge (265), dining room (250), forward observation lounge (90).
* Itinerary: 7- and 14-night lower Windward Islands and Grenadines
Windstar Cruises Contact: Nancy Marino, director of charter & incentive sales, (800) 628-3354, (206) 286-3927, fax: (206) 286-3229
* Ship: Wind Surf Passengers: 312
* Date of completion: May 1998; refurbished (formerly the Club Med 1)
* Meeting facilities: Conference center seats 120; other spaces include the library (20), bistro (80), restaurant (240), and lounge (312).
* Itinerary: November-March: 7-day Caribbean from Barbados; May-Oct.: 7-day Mediterranean from Nice, France, and Rome
* Ships: Wind Song, Wind Spirit, and Wind Star Passengers: 148 each
* Meeting facilities: Public spaces include the library (12), veranda terrace (40), veranda (80), lounge and restaurant (148).
* Itineraries: 6-, 7-, and 14-night cruises; Nov.-Apr.: Caribbean from St. Thomas or Barbados and Costa Rica from Puerto Caldera; Apr., Oct.: Panama Canal; May-Oct.: Mediterranean, Riviera, Adriatic, and Greek Isles
