September 21, 2007 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), voted the world's #1 large-ship operator by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, will treat fans of the intimate nightclub entertainment known as cabaret to a journey to remember! RSSC's all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Voyager will host the fourth edition of the Mabel Mercer Foundation (MMF)'s annual "Cabaret Convention at Sea 2008". The event will be featured aboard Seven Seas Voyager 14-night transatlantic journey from Fort Lauderdale to Spain, departing April 30, 2008.
The "Cabaret Convention at Sea" will feature a cast of talented and distinguished Broadway cabaret stars, including Marilyn Maye, Billy Stritch, K T Sullivan, Steve Ross and James Followell, who will entertain guests with shows throughout the voyage. Guests will have the opportunity to interact with the stars at special, "members-only" events. The Cabaret Convention at Sea will be hosted by Arie Boris, Editor of CruiseGourmet.com magazine.
The event is a tribute to Mabel Mercer (Feb. 3, 1900 - April 20, 1984), a famous cabaret artist and one of the foremost interpreters of popular American music. A portion of every Cabaret Convention at Sea fare will go to MMF, a nonprofit arts organization that honors Mercer's memory through the support of events that celebrate the American songbook through the art form of Cabaret.
Seven Seas Voyager's transatlantic journey departs Fort Lauderdale on April 30 for a crossing to Hamilton, Bermuda; Horta, Azores; Funchal, Madeira; and Malaga, Valencia and Barcelona, Spain. The itinerary also features seven luxurious days spent at sea.
Seven Seas Voyager is one of Regent Seven Seas Cruises' two all-suite, all-balcony ships, the only ones of their kind in the world. The luxury ship offers cuisine by the famed Le Cordon Bleu® of Paris in Signatures, one of four single, open-seating restaurants. Accommodating only 700 guests, she is one of the most spacious cruise ships afloat, and her staff-to-guest ratio of 1 to 1.6 provides the highest level of personal service in the six-star tradition of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
Rates for the MMF Cabaret Convention at Sea 2008 start at $5,170 per person, double occupancy. Please call Hartford Holidays Travel (800-828-4813) for reservations, or visit www.cruisegourmet.com.
About Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) is part of Carlson Companies, a global leader in the hotel, restaurant, business and leisure travel, and marketing industries. The Regent brand encompasses luxury hotels, resorts, residences and cruises throughout the world, offering discerning travelers The Regent ExperienceSM with unique and personalized luxury. Regent Seven Seas (formerly Radisson Seven Seas) operates a fleet of medium-sized luxury cruise ships that visit over 300 ports on all seven continents, including Antarctica. RSSC is consistently rated among the world's top three cruise lines by readers of luxury travel magazines. Travel professionals worldwide voted RSSC the "World's Best Luxury Cruise Line" for the third consecutive year as part of the 2006 Travel Weekly Awards and readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine voted RSSC "World's Best Large-Ship Cruise Line" in 2006.
