"Sail With Suze" Personal Finance Cruise Aboard Costa Fortuna
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APRIL 23, 2007
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Suze Orman, America’s favorite personal finance expert, will host her first ever cruise aboard the Costa Fortuna from December 9 – 16, 2007. During the seven-day Sail With Suze cruise, Orman will answer questions in a tell it like it is, easy-to-understand style while giving advice and direction through four in-depth workshops, including: How To Make More Out Of Less, Retirement Planning, Investments, and Estate Planning.
“I am extremely excited to be hosting the first Sail With Suze cruise,” said Orman. “We were looking for a vehicle to interact with consumers in a relatively intimate setting over a series of days, where they could walk away with all the tools they need to get started in building their financial future. We believe a cruise is a great way to combine personal financial education in a fun, interactive environment.”
The stunning 105,000-ton (2,720 passenger) Costa Fortuna is sailing her inaugural Caribbean season from Ft. Lauderdale beginning in November 2007. Her design draws inspiration from the grand Italian liners of yesteryear that provided regular passenger service between Italy and the Americas, which is evident in the ship’s rich woods, ship replicas and multi-million dollar art collection. A stunning array of facilities are available for guests, including 11 bars, 4 restaurants, a theater extending over three floors, three swimming pools, a casino, disco, ballroom and a gym.
“We’re thrilled that Suze Orman, a source of financial inspiration for so many, is hosting her first Sail With Suze cruise aboard the Costa Fortuna,” said Lynn Torrent, President & CEO of Costa Cruise Lines—North America. “Guests will be able to enjoy Suze’s informative lectures while also enjoying Costa’s signature Italian style of love, laughter and la dolce vita.”
Produced by EGO:EAST Inc., the Sail With Suze 7-night Southeastern Caribbean cruise will depart from Ft. Lauderdale and feature stops in San Juan, St. Maarten, Tortola, and Nassau. The cruise will feature four lectures, including:
How To Make More Out Of Less -- The opening lecture features a discussion on understanding Debt, Credit, and how FICO scores can change your life.
Retirement Planning -- How do they work for you . . .401K, Roth or Traditional IRA? Is Social Security enough?
Investments -- Real Estate, Stock Market, Insurance (Variable, Term & Long-term Care)
Estate Planning -- Do you have a Will & Trust? What are the must-have documents you need in place?
Along with the lectures and opportunity to meet Orman during book signings to follow each lecture, every Sail With Suze participant will have an opportunity to win one of two Tea With Suze onboard raffles, in which the winner and their travel companion will have a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sit-down privately with Suze Orman to discuss their current personal finance situation and ask any questions about the steps they should personally take to secure their Financial Future.
Sail With Suze participants also receive a free a nine-book Ask Suze Library book set, along with a Sail With Suze carry bag filled with Suze Orman’s latest Will & Trust Kit, Insurance Kit, and other discount offers and goodies to help participants walk away with the tools they need to get started immediately on their new financial future. Note: there is no additional charge for Sail With Suze carry bag items, and participants will not be solicited by financial services companies for financial products or services.
Booking Details
Bookings for the Sail With Suze cruise are being handled by Harmon Travel, an American Express Travel Services Representative in Boise, Idaho. Guests may call the agency for more information at (208) 388-3046 or toll free at 800 852-2605. Travel agents wishing to participate in the bookings for the Sail With Suze cruise should call Tammy Selee toll free at (866) 865-3437. For more details on Sail With Suze, including cabins, pricing, and early booking fares, which start at $1,014.00, may visit: www.sailwithsuze.com.
About Suze Orman
USA Today has called Suze Orman “a force in the world of personal finance” and a “one-woman financial-advice powerhouse.” She is a two-time Emmy award winner and the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Suze has written, co-produced, and hosted six PBS specials based on those books, and is the most successful single fundraiser in the history of public television. She hosts her own national award winning CNBC-TV show, which airs every Saturday night in the U.S. and 18 additional countries. She is the contributing finance editor to O: The Oprah Magazine, the Costco Connection Magazine and for Money Matters on Yahoo’s personal finance site. As a well-known motivational speaker, Suze focuses on helping people change the way they think, feel and act with their money. For more info on Suze Orman, please visit: www.SuzeOrman.com.
About EGO:EAST Inc.
EGO:EAST is a leading PR, marketing, events, and corporate branding agency. Headquartered in Miami, EGO:EAST has worked with clients across a broad range of industries including travel/leisure, financial services, healthcare/wellness, technology, and entertainment/publishing. For more info on EGO:EAST, please visit: www.egoeast.com.
About Costa Cruise Lines
Costa, named “one of the top 10 cruise lines” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler, offers an experience that is delightfully different in service and cuisine, in an atmosphere filled with love, laughter and la dolce vita. It’s called “Cruising Italian Style” and true to its heritage, no detail has been overlooked in bringing the beauty and hospitality of Italy to the sea. Cruising Italian Style…that’s Amore!
The ships of Costa, Europe’s Number One Cruise Line, range in size from 30,000-tons to 112,000-tons, and provide an ambience that is distinctly Italian – from the progressive architecture and stylish design to the unforgettable cuisine and gracious hospitality. With eleven ships in service and four on order, Costa offers cruises that span the globe on itineraries of three nights and longer throughout the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America, Transatlantic, Far East, Dubai; and at the end of 2007, the Indian Ocean.