John

Grand Circle Small Ship Cruises, the leader in international small ship travel, today announced FY 2006 sales of $353.7 million compared with $314 million in sales in FY 2005--a 13% increase. The number of small ship passengers increased by 5% in FY 2006--from 82,800 passengers in FY 2005 to 87,000. With its fleet of 50+ small ships, Grand Circle Small Ship Cruises serves Grand Circle Corporation's two travel brands, Grand Circle Travel and Overseas Adventure Travel, by offering a diverse range of 40-plus overseas vacation choices.

"Small ship travel has become the #1 travel choice among Americans over 50," said Alan E. Lewis, Grand Circle's Chairman and CEO. "Grand Circle has been in business close to 50 years, and while other types of vacation have been popular, none has had the reaction that small ship travel has had. We've grown from one to more than 50 small ships in nine years, and despite such growth, we still can't keep up with demand. Our plans are to continue our small ship expansion, and we'll do so this year by launching a second ship in Russia and six new 50-passenger ships for the Adriatic, Aegean and E. Mediterranean, the first of which will launch this April."

(Grand Circle Press Release)

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John

Past cruises:
Apr 03 Norwegian Sun - W Caribbean
May 04 Norwegian Dream - Mediterranean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - E Caribbean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - W Caribbean
Oct 06 P&O Arcadia - Spirit of the Caribbean
May 07 Fred Olsen Braemar - Dutch Weekend
Oct 07 Norwegian Gem - Shakedown
Oct 07 Vision of the Seas - Mexican Riviera
Nov 07 Monarch of the Seas - Baja Cruise
July 08 Queen Elizabeth 2 -Holland & Belgium
Nov 08 P&O Artemis - Panama Canal

Seranade of the Seas - Alaska Cruise Cruising in: 179 day(s), 12 hour(s), 49 minute(s)

Captain Larry

The First Mate and I were two of the 87,000 in 2006, and we highly recommend the cruise we took, "Great Rivers of Europe".