Suzanne Somers To Welcome MSC Poesia To U.S.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC Cruises announced today that
television star, best-selling author and entrepreneur Suzanne Somers will
welcome the MSC Poesia to North America when the ship arrives in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. on November 10, 2009 for its inaugural Caribbean season.

During a unique Welcoming Ceremony, Somers will present a special plaque to
MSC Cruises (USA), Inc. President and CEO, Richard Sasso, and the Master of
the MSC Poesia commemorating the special day. The plaque, inscribed "On
behalf of the diverse inhabitants of the New World, I wish the MSC Poesia and
all who sail with her safe passage and fair seas on the occasion of her
inaugural visit to our shores...Suzanne Somers," will be displayed in the
lobby of the MSCPoesia during her Caribbean sailings.

Somers will also offer a champagne toast to the MSC Poesia, her crew and MSC
Cruises before she sails on the ship's inaugural five-night Caribbean cruise.

"The introduction of the MSC Poesia to our Caribbean cruise programs is an
important milestone in MSC's continued commitment to the U.S. market," said
Sasso. "Suzanne Somers is an iconic figure who captures the 'American Spirit,'
and we are delighted to have her act as an official ambassador welcoming MSC
Poesia."

About MSC Cruises:
MSC Cruises currently has the most modern fleet in the world with nine ships:
MSC Fantasia (the largest ship ever built for a European ship owner), MSC
Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Armonia MSC Opera, MSC
Lirica, MSC Melody, cruising in the Mediterranean year round and seasonally in
Northern Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, North and South America,
the Indian Ocean and South Africa. MSC Splendida and MSC Magnifica will be
launched, respectively, in 2009 and 2010. MSC Cruises is the only company to
receive the "6 Golden Pearls" award from the Bureau Veritas in recognition of
its high level of quality management and environmental protection.

SOURCE MSC Cruises

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