Press Release

Cruise West Holds Renaming/Rechristening Ceremony for Spirit of Glacier Bay
~Cruise West Celebrates New Ship To Alaska~

May 6, 2008

SEATTLE, WA, May 5, 2008 – Small-ship cruise line Cruise West held a renaming/rechristening ceremony for the 102-guest Spirit of Glacier Bay in Seattle on Friday, May 2, 2008. Chairman & Managing Director Dick West, President & CEO Dietmar Wertanzl and special guest President& CEO Don Welsh of Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau all presented. West appointed 12-year company veteran and celebrated employee Karen Clark as Godmother of the ship. Guests in attendance included Cruise West employee, friends, family and local media.

Formerly named the Spirit of Nantucket and based on the East Coast, the Spirit of Glacier Bay repositioned to Seattle to join the Cruise West Alaska fleet. This vessel will sail 3-and 4-night Glacier Bay Highlights cruises that will feature two days in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, cruising round trip from Juneau.The 4-night cruise also makes a port call at Haines with an optional excursion to Skagway. The ship repositions to Juneau for the Alaska cruise season on May 6 with its first cruise departing on May 20, 2008. The Spirit of Glacier will reside in Seattle pre- and post- Alaska cruise season.

With the addition of the Spiritof Glacier Bay , Cruise West will offer eight ships, eight itineraries and160 departures in Alaska in 2008. For more information, call 1-800-689-1783 or visit www.cruisewest.com . Images available upon request.

~ Up-Close, Casual and Personal Cruising ~

Cruise West offers the opportunity to explore remote and distinctive destinations throughout North and Central America, Asia and the South Pacific. Small-ship cruising allows for personalized experiences not offered by larger cruise lines. Guest capacities aboard Cruise West’s nine ships range from 78-138. Guests may expect personal enrichment through onboard narrative and presentations by local experts. The ships’ forward lounges and ample outdoor deck space provide outstanding viewing opportunities, and inflatable boats allow for up-close exploration and shore landings.

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Cruise West – a second-generation, family-owned business based in Seattle – offers the opportunity to explore remote, worldwide locales by providing distinctive, one-of-a-kind, personalized itineraries not offered by the traditional larger cruise lines. Cruise West’s smaller ships – nine in all – hold between 78-138 people each, and the casual style onboard encourages relaxation and congenial interaction between guests and crew alike. The experience is personally enriching through expert Exploration Leaders providing onboard narrative and lectures, special local guests from a wide variety of backgrounds, and the library provided on each vessel. All have forward lounges and ample outdoor deck space for viewing and photographing wildlife and scenery. All vessels are also equipped with inflatable landing boats for close-up exploration of remote areas and shore landings.

Destinations served include: Alaska and the Bering Sea, British Columbia, Columbia & Snake Rivers, California Wine Country, Mexico's Sea of Cortés, Costa Rica & Panama, Japan, the South Pacific, and the Kuril Islands.