R Family Vacations presents Gloria Estefan on their charter in Feb 2007

**Ally** · 10-27-2006, 01:56 PM

Miami to Miami Caribbean cruise
Aboard NCL's Norwegian Jewel
Feb. 18-Feb. 25, 2007

For its first winter Caribbean cruise, R Family Vacations does it in style and sophistication by chartering the new Norwegian Jewel for a seven-night winter escape. This gleaming ship offers some of the biggest and most luxurious suites at sea, as well as 10 distinctive restaurants, a new "Bar Central" complex (with a martini bar, wine bar and beer pub all connected), and a huge number of family-friendly interconnecting suites and fun kids' and teen clubs that are ideal for diverse family units of all sizes and types. Rosie and her personally chosen group of name-brand entertainers on board will ensure that everyone feels relaxed and ready to dive into the vast array of on board activities geared especially for more than 2,300 LGBT parents and their children and friends. Port stops on R Family Vacations' Eastern Caribbean jaunt will be San Juan, St. John's, St. Thomas and a fabulous private island in the Bahamas.

Gloria Estefan, who usually plays packed arenas and large concert halls, is going the cruise line route - but just this once for her neighbor and close pal, Rosie O'Donnell.

``She's not just doing this because she wants to perform on a cruise ship,'' O'Donnell publicist Victoria Varela said Thursday from New York.

Estefan's publicist confirms that the singing star's going to perform aboard O'Donnell's weeklong gay-oriented R Family Caribbean cruise, which departs from the Port of Miami on Feb. 18.

``She's going to do something. Rosie is one of her closest friends,'' said David Naranjo, media director for Estefan Enterprises in Miami Beach. ``Exactly what, we just don't know.''

Estefan is riding high these days: Her second children's book, ``Noelle's Treasure Tale,'' is No. 3 on The New York Times children's best seller list.