Hi Everyone,
I received this press release from the Carnival Corporation and
thought it would be of interest. Micky Arison, CEO of the Carnival
Corporation and General Partner of the NBA champion Miami Heat, has
been telling the world that he would NOT be going to Disneyland if the
Heat won the championship. True to his word he is taking a cruise
with the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy. If you have missed any of
my news' postings, they are available on my web site.
Best regards,
Ray
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Miami Heat's NBA Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy Embarks on
Worldwide Cruise-Ship Tour This Weekend
MIAMI, June 23
The NBA definitely has global appeal. That will never be more evident
than when the Miami HEAT's National Basketball Association (NBA) Larry
O'Brien Championship trophy embarks on an international cruise-ship
tour beginning this weekend.
Micky Arison, the Miami HEAT's managing general partner and chairman
and CEO of global cruise operator Miami-based Carnival Corporation &
plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), will personally escort the coveted
trophy to cruise ships operating from ports in South Florida, Italy
and China.
The tour kicks off Sunday, June 25, when Arison will display the
trophy to guests, officers and crew aboard Carnival Cruise Lines'
2,794-passenger Carnival Valor while it is docked at the Port of
Miami.
On Monday, June 26, Arison and the trophy will board a transatlantic
flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Genoa, Italy, to tour Costa
Cruises' new 3,000-passenger Costa Serena and Costa Concordia, and
Carnival Cruise Lines' 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor, all in
various stages of construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in nearby
Sestri, Italy.
The next stop is Hong Kong for a two-day cruise to Shanghai aboard the
1,000-passenger Costa Allegra departing June 30, marking the debut of
Carnival Corporation & plc's new Asian cruise venture, Costa Asia.
Arison and the trophy then return to Italy for Costa Concordia's
inaugural celebration, which begins with a special one-night cruise
from Genoa to Rome, July 4-5. The trophy will then be on display
during a special benefit concert on board featuring world-renowned
tenor Andrea Bocelli, as well as during the ship's gala naming
ceremony July 7 with international supermodel Eva Herzigova serving as
godmother.
The whirlwind tour will continue to a number of other cruise-ship
destinations to be determined. Eventually, the trophy will be placed
on permanent display at the AmericanAirlines Arena in downtown Miami.
On the first leg of this globetrotting tour, Arison and the Larry
O'Brien Championship Trophy will have traveled more than 18,000 miles
across three continents. |