Celebrity Cruises' New Xpedition

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Caribbean Cruises Offer Rare Chance to Drive on Professional Race Track

MIAMI, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hairpin turns, pit stops and

100 mph straight-a-ways are not what you normally expect from a cruise line.

They are, however, just a few of the maneuvers guests can make on Celebrity

Cruises' latest entry in its Celebrity Xpeditions(SM) series: the Celebrity

Racing Academy, an authentic, exhilarating race experience paired with plush

hotel accommodations.

Developed exclusively for Celebrity by racing champion Justin Bell in

association with the Skip Barber Racing School, Celebrity Xpeditions Racing

Academy includes four hours at the track, including two hours behind the wheel

of a Formula One Dodge racecar capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in

4.5 seconds. Professional drivers are on site throughout, providing pre-track

briefings and demonstrating racing techniques. All guests also get to

experience a "hot lap" -- a ride in the passenger seat with champion drivers

Justin Bell or Derek Bell at the helm of a 450-horsepower Dodge Viper.

Celebrity's Racing Academy events also extend beyond the track. Guests

opting for the post-cruise experience following select Caribbean cruises on

Celebrity's Millennium, Century and Summit will be transported to the PGA

Resort and Spa, one of Palm Beach County's most luxurious resorts. There, in

addition to plush accommodations, participants will have the opportunity to

meet with Justin or Derek Bell at a cocktail reception and presentation about

the racing experience.

The following morning, guests will be transported to Moroso Motorsports

Park, a 200-acre park with a state-of-the-art, 2.25-mile, 10-turn course,

where they will suit up in racing gear, attend a pre-track briefing and hit

the track.

Justin Bell was the 2001 TransAm Rookie of the Year and winner of the

LeMans 24-hour race and World GT2 Championship. Derek Bell has more than 30

years of racing experience, and is a five-time winner of LeMans. He also was

two-time champion of the World Sports Car Championship, and is a commentator

for Fox Sports and ESPN.

Pricing for the two-day Celebrity Xpeditions Racing Academy package begins

at $1,000 per couple with one person participating in the track session, or

$1,800 with both guests participating in the track event. Most packages

include one or two nights at the PGA Resort and Spa, transportation from the

ship to the hotel and racetrack, and the five-hour track experience, including

lunch. Additional details and online booking capability are offered via the

Celebrity Xpeditions web site at http://www.celebrityxpeditions.com.

The Racing Academy is the latest in a series of Celebrity Xpeditions,

which include vacation packages on a luxurious megayacht in the exotic

Galapagos Islands, voyages on a Russian icebreaker in the isolated Arctic and

Antarctic, and a behind-the-scenes experience with the KGB and Kremlin in

Moscow.