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Princess Cruises Blog Update - Our CEO Shares a Veteran's Story

Princess Cruises (Businesswire) - 19 October 2010

Princess Cruises Blog Update: Our CEO Shares a Veteran's Story

A Soldier Returns ? as a Tourist

A Personal Story by Company President & CEO Alan Buckelew

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A personal and poignant story from the president and CEO of Princess Cruises was revealed today in the company?s blog. Alan Buckelew shares his experience about returning to Vietnam on a cruise vacation with his family, four decades after having served there in an Army recon platoon.

?50 Essential Experiences: The Travel Bucket List.?

He writes, ?Until a few years ago if someone had asked me to make a bucket list of countries to visit, Vietnam would have been at or near the bottom. I guess you could say, ?been there, done that.? I served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from June 1969 until June 1970. I was part of a recon platoon called Fox Force.? Read More

His story is the third post on the blog called ?50 Essential Experiences: The Travel Bucket List.? These and other stories can be found online at www.50EssentialExperiences.com. A new experience will be unveiled weekly over the next year, each authored by a Princess destination expert ? one of the company?s longest-serving and most well-traveled shipboard or shoreside employees.

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Karen Candy, 661-753-1540
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