SEADREAM YACHT CLUB DOES IT AGAIN

Leads 19 Major Cruise Ships for Top Five Star Rating

SeaDream Yacht Club�s twin mega yacht cruisers, SeaDream I and II, have topped a Five Star pack of highly-regarded passenger ships in the 2005 book Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships and come within a gnat�s eyebrow of an even higher, over-the-top rating. This is the third year in a row SeaDream Yacht Club has achieved such an amazing accolade in this authoritative publication.

The elegant SeaDream sisters were each rated 1790 points on guidebook author Douglas Ward�s exacting scale of 2000 possible points. This rating surpassed 19, Five Star vessels that included those of Seabourn, Silversea, Crystal and Cunard�s QM2 (Grill Class).

Only one vessel rated higher (Five Stars Plus) than the SeaDream twins; Hapag-Lloyd�s Europa, operated primarily for the German market..

Ward�s objective evaluations of cruise ships operates from a predetermined set of criteria and includes scores for the quality of the Ship, its Accommodations, Cuisine, Service, Entertainment and overall Cruise Experience.

Europa�s score was 1858 points including Entertainment. SeaDream I and II were not rated in the entertainment category since yacht class vessels do not stress elaborate entertainment, but choose to emphasize a more active, free-form seagoing holiday. In the category of Service SeaDream I and II topped Europa 359 to 370 and in the category of Cruise Experience topped that ship 320 to 435. Additionally, the SeaDream twins matched Europa�s top score for Cuisine at 371.

Both the SeaDream mega yachts and the larger Europa were said by Ward to be �Utterly Exclusive.�

Of additional interest is that the SeaDream I and II outscored Cunard�s QM2 (Grill Class), Crystal, Seabourn and Silversea in Cuisine, Service and the quality of the Cruise Experience. Not bad for a youngster founded only three years ago.

In the new Berlitz book Ward stated �The two SeaDream ships are really the ultimate boutique vessels---like having your own private yacht in which hospitality and anticipation are art forms practiced to a high level.�

Commenting on the feat, Larry Pimentel, CTC, President and CEO of SeaDream Yacht Club, stated �This honor is truly amazing. We are delighted that in only three years we have done so spectacularly in Doug Ward�s Berlitz guide. All SeaDream colleagues are to be congratulated in this achievement; especially the incredible staff aboard SeaDream I and II.�