Majestic America Line Offers Boutique Cruises

Majestic America Line Offers Boutique Cruise Experiences Throughout America

Company Provides Uniquely American Travel Experiences Featuring Spectacular Rivers and Coastlines in 2007

SEATTLE, Sept. 28 
In 2007, the six intimate ships of Majestic America Line, America's largest river and coastal cruise company, will provide discerning travelers with a wide array of options to explore 12 of America's great inland rivers and coastal waterways. With 215 departures from marquee port cities including St. Louis, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle; Portland, Ore. and Juneau, Alaska; and eight different cruise lengths ranging from three to 12 days, Majestic America Line will provide guests with more options to discover America than ever before. Formed earlier this year through the combination of American West Steamboat Company and Delta Queen Steamboat Company, Majestic America Line offers the comfort and convenience of traveling close to home, making the exploration of great American destinations accessible for all guests.

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"Through Majestic America Line we have assembled a fleet of some of the world's most unique ships, capable of delivering extraordinary all-American travel experiences," said David A. Giersdorf, President, Majestic America Line. "America, with her rivers, coastlines and port cities, is the greatest destination in the world, and combining the resources of Delta Queen and American West is the perfect way to showcase the scenic beauty, rich history and cultural tapestry of our great nation."

Majestic America Line's spacious, comfortable ships, complete with deluxe accommodations, provide intimate access to the scenic and historic places and varied cultures that have shaped America through the years. Cruises on the Columbia and Snake Rivers aboard the intimate Queen of the West provide a sense of discovery as the ship's 142 guests experience the breathtaking natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest while retracing the steps of Lewis and Clark. The Empress of the North journeys deep into Alaska's Inside Passage and, in 2007, into the mouth of the Stikine River, providing its 223 guests with an unparalleled, up-close view of Alaska's majestic wilderness.

Three of Majestic America Line's ships, the elegant 436 guest American Queen, the historic 174 guest Delta Queen and the magnificent Mississippi Queen, which features spacious accommodations for 416 guests, ply the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, venturing into tributaries such as the Arkansas, Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Majestic America Line's ships offer spacious accommodations and ample public areas. Most guest staterooms and suites provide outside views, many with private verandahs.

Every journey onboard Majestic America Line is an unforgettable experience, with incredible attention to quality, wonderful enrichment programs that deepen the cruise experience, diverse shore excursions and warm, attentive service from the company's all-America crew. Expert onboard historians, lecturers and naturalists enrich the experience with discussions ranging from the historic trek of Lewis & Clark, to the life of American legend Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain. Accessible shore excursions like a motorcoach tour to Fort Clatsop in Astoria, Ore., where the Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1805 and a tour of the Nottoway Plantation in Baton Rouge, La. allow guests of all ages to immerse themselves in regional cultures of each destination.

Majestic America Line's 2007 schedule is available at www.majesticamericaline.com. For more information please call Lighthouse Travel at 800-719-9917.

About Majestic America Line

Majestic America Line, formed through the combination of American West Steamboat Company and Delta Queen Steamboat Company, is the premier river and coastal cruising company in the United States, offering uniquely American cruise itineraries that provide an extraordinary travel experience.

With a fleet of U.S.-flagged and built ships, Majestic America Line travels America's great rivers and coastal waterways from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest to the Heartland and the Lower Mississippi. The company's specially designed ships deliver an unequalled boutique cruise experience that combines an unmatched attention to quality with deluxe comfort and warm, attentive service from an all-American crew.

Based in Seattle, Majestic America Line is a division of Ambassadors Cruise Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambassadors International, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMIE) .