North American Headquarters:
MSC Cruises (USA) Inc.
6750 N. Andrews Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
P. 954.772.6262
F: 908.605.2600
Reservations: 800.666.9333

Consumer Website: www.msccruisesusa.com

Key Executives
Richard Sasso | President and CEO
Neil Palomba | Chief Operating Officer
James Henwood | Sr. VP, Passenger Services
Gail Nicolaus | Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Karen Stamps | Director, Field Sales
Nicola Iannone | Director, National Accounts
Frieda Laganiere | Director, Passenger services
Lucy Schnorrbusch | Director, Sales Support
Nicola Gargiulo | Director, Yield Management, Inventory & Pricing
Susan Ferluga | Manager, Group Department
Maggalie Cassidy | Manager, Reservations

Ownership
MSC Cruises (USA) Inc.is the North American sales and marketing agent of MSC Crociere, SA, of Naples, Italy. This Italian-owned cruise line operates a fleet of eight cruise ships. It is part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company family, a privately-owned shipping group founded in 1970 and headquartered in Geneva. Specializing in ocean and intermodal transportation worldwide, Mediterranean Shipping Company is the 2nd largest container carrier in the world, with more than 300 container ships. Mediterranean Shipping Company was selected by Containerisation International as 1999 Company of the Year and by a Lloyd Loading List customer service poll as 1996 Shipping Line of the Year.

History
MSC Cruises was founded in 1990 by its owner and Chairman, Gianluigi Aponte, and currently operates nine vessels with four more vessels under construction slated for delivery by 2009.

Product
Beautiful. Passionate. Italian. This includes the décor, attentive Italian hospitality and cuisine. MSC Cruises features distinctive itineraries in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Northern Europe, South America as well as Ocean Voyages. Plus kids 17 and under sail free on MSC when sailing as the third/fourth guest in stateroom.

Fleet
MSC Cruses currently has a fleet of nine ships: MSC Poesia, MSC Orchestra, MSC Musica, MSC Sinfonia, MSC Opera, MSC Armonia, MSC Lirica, MSC Melody and MSC Rhapsody, cruising in the Mediterranean all year round and seasonally in Northern Europe, Caribbean, South America as well as seasonal Ocean Voyages. The fleet will increase to 12 ships by 2009. In the autumn of 2008 and summer of 2009 MSC Fantasia and MSC Splendida will join the fleet. These will be two of the largest ships built by a European ship owner. Then in 2010 MSC Magnifica, the fourth ship in the "Musica" class, will also enter service.

Seasons
Year-round

Departure Points
1. Mediterranean Cruises - Genoa, Rome, Venice, Naples, Trieste and Bari, Italy; Barcelona and Valencia, Spain
2. Northern European Cruises- Copenhagen, Kiel and Amsterdam
3. Caribbean Cruises - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4. South American Cruises - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5. Ocean Voyages - Genoa, Fort Lauderdale, Venice, Rio de Janeiro

Clientele
European itineraries: Mostly European with a growing number of North and South Americans.
Caribbean: Primarily North Americans.

Reservations
Reservations are accepted through travel agents.
For brochures or more information, call (800) 666.9333.
Consumer website at www.msccruisesusa.com

Orchestra Website: www.TheOrchestraIsComingToTown.com