Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from Viking River Cruises and thought it
would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings,
they are available on my web site.

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Ray
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Viking River Cruises Honored by Readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine
Viking Top-Rated Dedicated River Cruise Line

LOS ANGELES, July 18
Viking River Cruises has once again been recognized by readers of the
leading travel magazine Travel + Leisure as one of the "Top 10
Small-Ship Cruise Lines" in the periodical's 13th annual "World's
Best" awards. "This is the fourth time Viking River Cruises has
appeared on this list -- and we are delighted to be the highest-ranked
dedicated river cruising company in the Small-Ship category," said
Torstein Hagen, founder and chairman of Viking River Cruises.

To Whom It May Concern:

We received this information/press release from the trades/MSC Cruises and
thought it may be of interest to this newsgroup as well.

Happy sailing...
John Sisker - SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY (sm)
(714) 536-3850 or toll-free at (800) 724-6644 & (Agency ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com

PITTSBURGH, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allin Corporation announced
that it has secured an agreement with MSC Cruises to install Allin's digital
interactive television solution on the MSC Fantasia, the first in MSC's
newest class of cruise vessels scheduled to be delivered in December, 2008.

"We are pleased to continue our relationship with Allin Interactive as we
feel that Allin's solutions embrace MSC's ideals of innovative technology
and engineering," stated Mr. Emilio La Scala, General Manager of MSC
Cruises.

"We are excited to extend our platform to MSC's newest class of vessels,"
stated John Troutwine, Director of Business Development at Allin
Interactive. "MSC continues to value our ability to tailor our DigiMix(TM)
platform to meet the unique style of cruising that MSC offers."

The MSC Fantasia, currently being built at Aker France yard in Saint
Nazaire, France is the largest cruise ship ever built for a European ship
owner at 133,500 gross registered tons, 1,093 feet long...

Awhile back, I had been collecting model cruise ships from a company called
Passport Products, Inc., out of Miami, Florida. I originally found them
through an ad in Cruise Travel magazine. Apparently, they have long since
gone out of business. I can fine no ads anywhere, no contact address or
phone numbers, not even a website. Has anyone else heard of them? I think it
is a good bet to assume that they are long gone, but perhaps they are still
around somewhere, just under a different name. If anyone has any information
on Passport Products, please let me know.

The bottom line is, I would like to continue my collection of model cruise
ships. I was even in touch with E-Bay, to see if others were now selling any
of the products they may have purchased. On the other side of the coin,
perhaps some of you out there know of other similar products from other
companies. If so, please let me know.

Happy sailing...
John Sisker - SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY (sm)
(714) 536-3850 or toll-free at (800) 724-6644 & (Agency ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com