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Ship Name: Explorer Of The Seas
Departure Port: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
Ports of Call: Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey; Kings Wharf, Bermuda; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Cape Liberty Cruise Port, New Jersey
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BAHA MAR AND PARTNER HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT SEAL PLANS WITH GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RESORT IN THE REGION
Government Approval Marks Historic Milestone as a New Tourism Era for The Bahamas Begins
NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS (January 31, 2008) --- Baha Mar JV Holding Ltd. announced today that it has finalized a Heads of Agreement with The Government of the Bahamas for a joint venture, Baha Mar Joint Venture Ltd., with Caesars Bahamas Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., to develop Baha Mar – a mixed use one-of-a-kind resort development project on Nassau’s famed Cable Beach.
In reaching agreement with the Government, officials at Baha Mar and Harrah’s expressed their ongoing commitment to the resort project. “We are pleased that the way is clear to move forward on this project as we finalize project documentation and proceed with initial development activity,” said Don Robinson, president, Baha Mar Resorts Ltd. “We look forward to working with the Bahamian Government and its people, along with our partner Harrah’s, to bring to Nassau and the region a resort product the likes of which has never been done before, and will undoubtedly bring new opportunities, employment, and tourism growth to Nassau and The Bahamas.”
Said The Right Honourable Hubert Alexander Ingraham, Prime Minister, Government of The Bahamas, ”We are pleased to have concluded negotiations with Baha Mar and look forward to working closely with them in the realization of this major project. Baha Mar will receive maximum cooperation from the Government of The Bahamas and its agencies in this regard.”
“We are looking forward to continuing to work closely with the government and our partners to complete the remaining steps necessary to allow us to deliver a world-class, beach destination to our customers,” said Charles Atwood, vice chairman of the board, Harrah’s Entertainment. “Caesars Resort Hotel at Baha Mar is an important component of our global growth strategy and it will also be a driver of an expanded tourism market for The Bahamas.”
The $2.6 billion Baha Mar Resort to be located a 1,000-acre site on Cable Beach represents the largest, single hospitality investment in the region, offering approximately 3,000 guest rooms. Joint venture partner Harrah’s, will operate a new Caesars Resort Hotel at Baha Mar with more than 1,000 guest rooms and a nearly 100,000-square foot casino – the largest in the Caribbean. Caesars is the flagship brand of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
In separate management agreements between the joint venture and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, the remaining guest rooms at Baha Mar will include a collection of four hotel brands - a W Baha Mar, St. Regis Baha Mar, Westin Baha Mar, and Sheraton Cable Beach Resort.
Baha Mar JV Holding Ltd. and Caesars Bahamas Investment Corporation are now proceeding to finalize documents for completion of the joint venture, following which construction of the project will immediately commence. Completion remains subject to certain conditions, including (i) completion of definitive agreements, (ii) conveyance or other transfer to the joint venture of rights to certain parcels of real property, and (iii) parliamentary action.
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment through operating subsidiaries. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada nearly 70 years ago, Harrah’s has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and through its subsidiaries now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah’s also recently acquired the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker. Harrah’s Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. More information about Harrah’s is available at its Web site – www.harrahs.com.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 890 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft(SM), and Element(SM). Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Baha Mar Resorts Ltd. is the creator of Baha Mar and serves as the developer and asset manager for resort and real estate operations. Baha Mar Resorts is headquartered in Nassau. For further information, visit www.bahamar.com.
Harrah’s Entertainment Announces $1 Billion Expansion of Caesars Palace® in Las Vegas
Luxury Hotel Tower, Convention/Catering Facilities, Pools and Lavish Suites
Highlight Resort Expansion
LAS VEGAS -- July 19, 2007 -- Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., (NYSE:HET) today announced an approximately $1 billion expansion of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a key initiative in the development of the company’s renowned Caesars brand. This expansion is another project in the extensive growth portfolio announced in the past 24 months by Harrah’s, including:, London Clubs International, Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss., The Pier at Caesars® Atlantic City, a new hotel tower at Harrah’s Atlantic City, a new hotel at Harrah’s New Orleans, and a substantial expansion to the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.
The center piece of the expansion is the luxurious new 665-room hotel tower -- the Octavius Tower. The Octavius Tower will be located adjacent to a new 263,000-square–foot meeting and convention center. Three new luxurious pool villa suites will be built along the second floor of the new tower and will overlook three new swimming pools that will rim an expanded outdoor whirlpool spa retreat, a poolside café and nearby garden wedding venue. This expansion is slated for completion in early 2009.
"This billion dollar investment in our flagship property, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, is an important part of our comprehensive global growth strategy,” said Gary Loveman, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. “From the United Kingdom to Las Vegas and beyond, we will continue to enhance our network of branded properties to deliver unforgettable guest experiences and provide good jobs for our nearly 100,000 team members around the world."
Harrah's Debuts All-New Sports Pit in August
Sports Betting and Live Gaming Collide to Create Ultimate Sports Pit at Harrah’s Las Vegas This Fall
High-tech features, non-stop action and modern design create a unique gaming venue
Debuting on August 9, just in time for the kickoff of football season, the new Sports Pit at Harrah’s Las Vegas is a sports fan’s dream come true. Featuring high-definition screens at every turn, continuous betting action and a full-service bar and deli, the Sports Pit is a totally immersive experience. When the last big game is over, the venue becomes a sports-themed lounge allowing the fun to continue late into the night.
“People come to Las Vegas to experience the best in gaming and the new Sports Pit at Harrah’s is a one-stop location that meets all of their needs,” said Don Marrandino, President of Harrah’s Las Vegas. “The combination of a race and sports book and a gaming pit allows players be in action while in action.”
Players are literally in the center of it all with televisions surrounding the gaming area. State-of-the-art 3-D video technology is shown on 40 high-definition plasma screens, and two 100” high-definition projectors will showcase the biggest games of the day. Television screens built into every table ensure that fans never need to choose between playing their favorite table games or catching a sporting event. The pit includes Blackjack tables, craps, an LCD Keno board, several video poker stations and eight full-service betting stations.
The Harrah’s Sports Pit boasts sleek and contemporary décor including granite bar tops, zebra wood accents and textured walls in rich metallic shades of burgundy, green and orange. Lounge-style seating and multiple games on large plasma screens make the pit the next best thing to being on the sidelines.
A deli conveniently located near the Harrah’s Sports Pit allows fans to enjoy much tastier options than standard tailgating fare without missing a single play. The menu consists of traditional deli items with Texas BBQ flair and includes smoked barbeque brisket sandwiches, rotisserie chicken sandwiches, quality deli meats and freshly baked breads.
For more information on the new Sports Pit at Harrah’s Las Vegas, visit www.harrahs.com.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Confirms Contracts with Aker Yards for New Third Generation Freestyle Cruising Ships
NCL Corporation Ltd. announced today that it has confirmed the contracts with Aker Yards S.A. of France to build two new third generation Freestyle Cruising cruise ships, with an option for a third, by lifting all subjects in the contracts, including financing, completion of the design specification, and Star Cruises shareholder approval.
The vessels will be delivered from Aker Yards in Saint Nazaire, France in 2009 and 2010, with the optional third sister ship for delivery in the first quarter of 2011. As announced on September 7, 2006, the contract price, comprising two firm ships and one option, is €2.17
billion, or approximately $2.8 billion at today’s exchange rate. The ships, totaling 12,600 berths, will be built for the company’s Norwegian Cruise Line brand (NCL) and will each be approximately 150,000 Gross Tons and 4,200 passenger berths. The contract price for each of the first two ships is €735 million, and for the optional third ship is €700 million.
Commenting on the confirmation of the contracts, NCL’s President and CEO Colin Veitch said, "With the confirmation of the contracts with Aker Yards, we are one step closer to our vision of introducing the new third generation of Freestyle Cruising ships and to satisfying our goal of having the youngest, most modern fleet in the industry by 2010."
With the project name "F3", the new ships will incorporate a world of new features and
will represent NCL’s third generation of Freestyle Cruising ships, a further evolution of NCL’s
progressive dismantling of the structure, regimentation, and constraints of the traditional
cruise experience. Details of the ship’s design will be released closer to delivery. The cabin
mix will be the richest of any NCL ship to date, and will include the feature that 100% of
outside staterooms will have private balconies. In total, the ship will have 1,415 balcony
staterooms and suites.
NCL’s unique Freestyle Cruising offers vacationers a less structured, more relaxed, more resort-style experience than traditional cruising. It is characterized, in particular, by having no fixed dining times, no formal dress codes, up to ten different restaurants and even more lounges, bars, theatres and other entertainment and activity options. The new ship design will offer 60% more passenger space than the largest ships built so far by NCL, and will use that space to introduce a major leap forward in the flexibility and variety of the cruise experience, entirely in keeping with the Freestyle Cruising philosophy already established.
The unique use of space on these new ships is designed for optimal cost efficiency per capacity day, as well as being highly attractive in terms of cabin revenue mix and onboard revenue generation. The design is a unique blend of cruise industry best practice, offering both an exciting, high quality product, and a space efficient, cost efficient framework in which to deliver that product.
NCL Corp. Ltd. ("NCL") is an innovative cruise company headquartered in Miami,
Florida, with a fleet of 15 ships in service and under construction. The corporation oversees
the operations of Norwegian Cruise Line, NCL America, and Orient Lines. The company is
currently building two ships, Norwegian Pearl for delivery in November of 2006 and
Norwegian Gem for delivery in October of 2007.
In addition, NCL plans to build up to three new third generation Freestyle Cruising
ships for delivery between 2009 and 2011. NCL is on target to have the youngest fleet in the
industry by 2010, providing guests the opportunity to enjoy the flexibility of Freestyle Cruising
on the newest, most contemporary ships at sea.
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Atlantis: The Legend Grows
Phase III: Cove Atlantis
Adding to Atlantis' 2,317 accommodations and the world's largest open-air marine habitat, the Phase III development includes the Marina Village at Atlantis comprising new restaurant and shopping venues; additional timeshare accommodations at Harborside Resort at Atlantis; a luxury 600-unit, all-suite tower and an adjoining 495-unit, condo-hotel tower; cutting edge, thrilling water rides; a dolphin experience and education center; an expansion of the casino; a new nightclub; and a 100,000-square-foot addition to the existing conference center.
Upon completion in March 2007, Atlantis will offer more than 3,600 accommodations, an exciting array of water adventures and exceptional dining and entertainment for all ages. The development will truly be in keeping with Kerzner International's reputation for creating not just resorts, but epic experiences unlike any other on earth.
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Haute Cuisine at Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace
From Newsweek International
September 26, 2006 Edition
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Haute Cuisine in... Las Vegas? For most of Las Vegas's history, cuisine meant the $2.99 steak special—really a chaser for your whisky. But now you can find food blessed by the best chefs in the world. Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, Bobby Flay, Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Jean-Georges Vongerichten all have one or more restaurants here.
Still, while Vegas is flooded with brands, it has lacked haute cuisine. Most of its fancy restaurants are the 15th or 25th outposts of culinary empires, catering to rushed tourists squeezing in a celebrity meal before they hit the craps tables. But that too is changing, and a handful of places are becoming destinations in their own right.
At the highest end, two French chefs have come to Las Vegas with restaurants that are smaller, quieter and genuine showcases for great food. Last fall the world's most celebrated chef, Joël Robuchon, opened his only fine-dining establishment in the United States, Joël Robuchon at the Mansion, at the MGM Grand. You can spend as much money here as at the roulette wheel, but with satisfaction guaranteed. The 16-course tasting menu (at $295 before wines, service or taxes) is astonishing. L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon next door offers a casual barlike atmosphere with less eye-popping prices. Robuchon's famous truffle mashed potatoes are on the menu, as are delectable fried langoustines, a spicy steak tartare and a decadent foie-gras burger.
But the best restaurant in Las Vegas, and one of the finest anywhere, is the newest: Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace. The chef, whose Paris restaurant has three Michelin stars, has sent his son Franck over to run the new place. The tasting menu ($290 for seven courses) is an electric mix of flavors, colors and textures—oysters in ice jelly, zucchini with tempura-fried butter, caviar on a bed of green beans, veal done five different ways. The cheese cart is superb, as is the wine list, which is better than the one in Savoy's Paris original. For gastronomes, Vegas is no longer a gamble.
