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May, 2008 – Captain Jeff O’Brien and the crew of Gansett Cruises announce that the company has been chosen as an “Editor’s Pick” by Newport Life Magazine, just in time to open the new cruise season mid-May.(Details www.gansettcruises.com)

Newport, Rhode Island - March, 2008 – On the heels of two earlier announcements of major contracts for charter groups for the 2008 boating season, Jeff O’Brien of Gansett Cruises of Newport, Rhode Island has announced that during the fall of 2008, he and his crew will partner with Viking Tours, Inc., the city’s oldest group tour operator, to offer specialty cruises to guests disembarking in this popular seaport from Crystal Cruises.

After recently announcing a new partnership with the destination management company that offers harbor tours for the guests arriving in Newport aboard Princess Cruises and Cunard Line, Captain Jeff O’Brien of Gansett Cruises of Newport, Rhode Island has announced that during the entire spring, summer and fall 2008 season, he and his crew will partner with Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc., the destination’s largest vacation ownership corporation, to offer specialty cruises to all their guests.

How did sea captains find their way into safe harbors before the aid of electronic navigation? Easy - they knew their lighthouses.www.gansetttcruises.com

This fall, as part of the RI COASTWEEKS celebration, Gansett Cruises has nine lighthouse cruises scheduled. See 5 historic lighthouses, and enjoy breakfast on board. All details are at www.gansettcruises.com