Sea Cloud Cruises' Yachts Ranked Highest in Small Ship Category

HAMBURG, Germany, February 9 - Condé Nast Traveller ranked SEA CLOUD CRUISES' sailing yachts, Sea Cloud
II and Sea Cloud, the #1 and #2 "Small Ships". The February issue ranks the
top 90 cruise ships based on reader's feedback. One of the travel industries
most respected publications, Condé Nast Traveller has been surveying the
cruise industry for 10 years. Each ship was judged on seven criteria on a 100
point scale: Activities/Facilities; Cabins; Crew/Service; Design/Layout;
Food/Dining; Itineraries/Schedule; Shore Excursions." The overall scores for
SEA CLOUD II and SEA CLOUD were 98 and 93.6 respectively. In five of seven
categories (Activities/Facilities; Crew/Service; Design/Layout; Food/Dining;
Itineraries/Schedule) SEA CLOUD II scored 100 points. SEA CLOUD scored 100
points in Food/Dining.

In addition to securing the top two spots in the Small Ships
category, over the past five months, SEA CLOUD CRUISES has received the "Best
Small Cruise Line" award in the 2009 Condé Nast Traveller Reader's Choice
Awards, and the magazine's 2010 Gold List.

For over 30 years, SEA CLOUD CRUISES has been providing unique
cruising experiences. The fleet of luxury yachts was inspired by the elegance
of the company's flagship, the Sea Cloud, built in 1931 by Wall Street tycoon
EF Hutton and cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. The line will
welcome a third windjammer to its family of yachts in the fall of 2010. The
136-passenger Sea Cloud Hussar will continue the tradition of intimate
five-star service, gourmet cuisine and sophisticated accommodations aboard
unique yachts. In summer, she will sail in Europe, in winter Sea Cloud Hussar
will sail in the Gulf of Dubai. In addition, SEA CLOUD CRUISES provides one
of a kind river cruises aboard River Cloud II.

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