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June 25, 2010 AMERICAN CRUISE LINES INDEPENDENCE NAMED ON JULY 4th Guilford, CT USA - United States Senator Susan M. Collins will christen Independence the fifth ship in the American Cruise Lines fleet on July 4, 2010 in Rockland, ME. The Naming Ceremony will be held in Rockland Harbor, Maine, starting at 9:15 in the morning. Rockland will present the Chairman of American Cruise Lines, with the key to the city. Rockland will also hold a reception at the Maine Lighthouse Museum, located in the harbor at 1 Park Drive, beginning at 8:45 AM. The Naming Ceremony is during the first of 13 Maine Coast and Harbors -7 night cruises for the Independence following her Maiden Voyage on the Chesapeake Bay and the Grand New England 10 day Inaugural Cruise from Providence, RI to Portland ME. The Independence will homeport in Portland ME, for all of the Maine Coast and Harbors Cruises. Bangor will be a turn around port for the Grand New England Cruises. The new American flagged ship shares all the American Cruise Lines qualities of innovative modern designs, which include state of the art technologies. The fully stabilized ship meets all the newest and most stringent safety and environmental standards. The Independence accommodates 104 passengers with a greater number of balcony staterooms than any other in the fleet. It will have an elevator that reaches all decks, a larger dining room, individual climate control in every stateroom, Internet access, and many other modern conveniences expected by the discerning traveler. American Cruise Lines is honored to have Senator Collins name the Independence on our country’s birthday, July 4, 2010. Maine voters first elected Susan M. Collins to represent them in the United States Senate in 1996. She was reelected in 2002 and 2008. She has earned a national reputation as a thoughtful, effective legislator, who works across party lines to seek consensus on our nation’s most important issues. Senator Collins is the 15th woman in history to be elected to the Senate in her own right.
Senator Collins is Ranking Member and former Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and is the Senate’s chief oversight committee. The American Association of Port Authorities named Collins “Port Person of the Year” for her work in helping to secure our nation’s ports. The bipartisan SAFE Port Act authored by Senator Collins and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) significantly strengthens port-security at the 22 largest American ports. Senator Collins has promoted a strong national defense. She has consistently supported legislation to provide a continued and steady workload at Bath Iron Works, and restore the nation’s shrinking U.S. Navy fleet. Senator Collins is a long-time supporter of measures to encourage and assist small businesses to grow and create more jobs. She has earned a 100 percent rating from the nation’s largest small business organization, National Federation of independent Businesses (NFIB). Senator Collins’ dedication and hard work have won praise from her home state as well as nationally coast-to-coast. For more information about American Cruise Lines newest ships and their itineraries this spring and summer, Independence and Queen of the West visit www. americancruiselines.com or call 800-814-6880.
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