Historic Monsters of Rock Cruise Nears Sellout; Last Chance to Reserve Cabin

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) January 03, 2012

The Monsters of Rock Cruise announced today that only a few cabins remain as the greatest rock cruise to ever hit the seven seas approaches a total sell-out. With the recent addition of legendary artists UFO and Night Ranger, demand for the cruise has continued to escalate. Fans are encouraged to book as soon as possible at http://www.MonstersOfRockCruise.com to secure their ticket aboard 2012?s ?can?t miss? music experience.

Joining UFO and Night Ranger is an epic lineup featuring some of the greatest artists of the 70s & 80s era. Artists include Cinderella, Tesla, Kix, Stryper, Y &T, Lynch Mob, Firehouse, Black N? Blue, Bang Tango, Faster Pussycat, Keel, XYZ, John Corabi, Eric Martin of ?Mr. Big?, Ted Poley of ?Danger Danger?, Rhino Bucket, Helix, Odin, DC4, Built By Stereo, Flametal and the Atomic Punks. This historic cruise journey will visit Key West, FL and Nassau, Bahamas, sailing the emerald waters of the Bahamas in this unprecedented Heavy Metal festival at sea.

The cruise is based on a legendary rock festival at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England?Seven Metal Bands and thousands of rabid fans converged on the soggy turf of Donington Park and became part of rock history as a historic event was born?the Monsters of Rock! Fast forward to today?the tradition of the Monsters of Rock is reborn, this time in the Bahamas aboard a luxury cruise ship, showcasing the greatest floating 80s Heavy Metal festival in history!

For one all-inclusive price, fans will enjoy a myriad of special Heavy Metal concerts, events and activities, designed to please the most discerning rock & roll metal-head. While the music is the centerpiece, this is more than a ?Concert Cruise? event?it is fantasy camp designed for interaction between artists and fans. The fun will begin the moment fans begin to board the beautiful MSC Poesia, meeting new friends poolside during the kickoff Sailaway Concert.

In addition, fans will experience inviting Music Venues & Events, featuring artists performing all day and night on the Main Stage plus the Monster?s Coffee Shop, Back-Alley Stage and the Pool Deck Showcase for partying under the stars. Fans are also encouraged to bring along their own guitar to participate in the Monster?s Amateur Jam to play out their personal Heavy Metal fantasy.

This will set the tone for the next three days, as other over-the-top special events, including the Monsters Rock & Roll Prom 1989, ?So You Think You Can Shred? Amateur Guitar God Competition (judged by guitar legends including Brad Gillis and George Lynch), Shotgun Wedding Vow Renewal, Artist Meet & Greets, Book Signings and more provide a wide array of entertainment options. As an added bonus, TV personality Eddie Trunk from VH1?s That Metal Show will moderate up close and personal Q & As with featured artists in Rock N? Roll War Stories. Rounding out the spectacular celebrity lineup is radio personality Luc Carl from XM?s Hair Nation plus ?Big John?, star of the new TV bounty hunter series, Rock ?N Lock.

The Monster?s of Rock Cruise is a playground for the serious Heavy Metal fan where music and a luxury cruise hook up for the vacation of a lifetime. Rates for the cruise start at $ 849 per person (double occupancy), with limited cabins still available. Tickets for the Monsters of Rock Cruise will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and will only be available at http://www.MonstersOfRockCruise.com.

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Inaugural Monsters of Rock Cruise Sets Metal Cruise Sales Record?Limited Cabins Still Available

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

The Monsters of Rock Cruise announced today that only a few cabins remain as the greatest rock cruise to ever hit the seven seas approaches a total sell-out. With the recent addition of legendary artists UFO and Night Ranger, demand for the cruise has continued to escalate. Fans are encourage to book as soon as possible at http://www.MonstersOfRockCruise.com to secure their ticket aboard 2012?s ?can?t miss? music experience.

Joining UFO and Night Ranger is an epic lineup featuring some of the greatest artists of the 70s & 80s era. Artists include Cinderella, Tesla, Kix, Stryper, Y &T, Lynch Mob, Firehouse, Black N? Blue, Bang Tango, Faster Pussycat, Keel, XYZ, John Corabi, Eric Martin of ?Mr. Big?, Ted Poley of ?Danger Danger?, Rhino Bucket, Helix, Odin, DC4, Built By Stereo, Flametal and the Atomic Punks. This historic cruise journey will visit Key West, FL and Nassau, Bahamas, sailing the emerald waters of the Bahamas in this unprecedented Heavy Metal festival at sea.

The cruise is based on a legendary rock festival at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England?Seven Metal Bands and thousands of rabid fans converged on the soggy turf of Donington Park and became part of rock history as a historic event was born?the Monsters of Rock! Fast forward to today?the tradition of the Monsters of Rock is reborn, this time in the Bahamas aboard a luxury cruise ship, showcasing the greatest floating 80s Heavy Metal festival in history!

For one all-inclusive price, fans will enjoy a myriad of special Heavy Metal concerts, events and activities, designed to please the most discerning rock & roll metal-head. While the music is the centerpiece, this is more than a ?Concert Cruise? event?it is fantasy camp designed for interaction between artists and fans. The fun will begin the moment fans begin to board the beautiful MSC Poesia, meeting new friends poolside during the kickoff Sailaway Concert.

In addition, fans will experience inviting Music Venues & Events, featuring artists performing all day and night on the Main Stage plus the Monster?s Coffee Shop, Back-Alley Stage and the Pool Deck Showcase for partying under the stars. Fans are also encouraged to bring along their own guitar to participate in the Monster?s Amateur Jam to play out their personal Heavy Metal fantasy.

This will set the tone for the next three days, as other over-the-top special events, including the Monsters Rock & Roll Prom 1989, ?So You Think You Can Shred? Amateur Guitar God Competition (judged by guitar legends including Brad Gillis and George Lynch), Shotgun Wedding Vow Renewal, Artist Meet & Greets, Book Signings and more provide a wide array of entertainment options. As an added bonus, TV personality Eddie Trunk from VH1?s That Metal Show will moderate up close and personal Q & As with featured artists in Rock N? Roll War Stories. Rounding out the spectacular celebrity lineup is radio personality Luc Carl from XM?s Hair Nation plus ?BIG JOHN?, star of the new TV bounty hunter series, Rock ?N Lock.

The Monster?s of Rock Cruise is a playground for the serious Heavy Metal fan where music and a luxury cruise hook up for the vacation of a lifetime. Rates for the cruise are available now, starting at $ 849 per person (double occupancy). Tickets for the Monsters of Rock Cruise will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and will only be available at http://www.MonstersOfRockCruise.com.

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Bottega Veneta Launches Cruise 2011/2012 Advertising Campaign

(PRWEB) October 27, 2011

Bottega Veneta is pleased to announce that photographer Mona Kuhn has shot the brand?s Cruise 2011/2012 advertising campaign. The campaign, which features both the women?s and men?s ready-to-wear collections, was shot on location in May of 2011, on the roof of the New Museum in New York City. It is the latest in Bottega Veneta?s one-of-a-kind creative collaborations featuring the talents of outstanding artists.

The Cruise 2011/2012 collection is weightless, effortless, and urbane. The palette contrasts brilliant, saturated colors such as sunset, fire, shock and turquoise, with muted, refined neutrals including plaster, silt, dakar, and espresso. A breezy, sun-drenched sensibility characterizes the clothing and accessories, balanced by sophisticated structure. Fabrics including cotton and linen gabardines to light silk, layered chiffons, cashmeres, fine woolens, various ultra-soft and washed leathers and newly developed Japanese polyesters are soft and luxurious, both functional and pleasant to wear from day to night. Accessories are colorful and polished-looking, the soft leathers given gentle shape by means of innovative construction techniques.

Mona Kuhn is regarded as one of the most significant artists working in contemporary photography today. Born in Sao Paolo, of German descent, she is now based in Los Angeles. Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, dream-like photographs of nudes. She has described her work as redefining ways of looking at the body, and indeed her nudes often reference classical themes, always with a light and insightful touch. Her work has been exhibited and/or included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, the Leopold Museum in Vienna, the Royal Academy of Art in London, and Schwarz Fine and Contemporary Art in Berlin, among other prestigious institutions. Her fifth monograph, titled Bordeaux Series (Steidl), was published in September, 2011.

Kuhn?s approach to her photography is unusual in that she usually develops close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable naturalness and intimacy. It was this closeness and unforced sensuality that led Bottega Veneta Creative Director Tomas Maier to approach her for the Cruise 2011/2012 collection. ?I wanted to express a closeness in this campaign, the kind of intimacy that is at the heart of Mona?s images,? he explains. ?In addition, her precise approach to light and color, and the freshness of her images, are well suited to the mood of the season. I?m very pleased with the images that resulted from our work together.?

A video documenting the photo shoot will be added November to the Art of Collaboration video series at bottegaveneta.com.

Mona Kuhn joins a long list of renowned artists who have contributed to the creation of Bottega Veneta?s advertising portfolio. Previous collaborations include Robert Polidori (Fall 2011), Alex Prager (Spring 2011), Robert Longo (Fall 2010), Nan Goldin (Spring 2010), Steven Meisel (Fall 2009), Larry Sultan (Spring 2009), Todd Eberle (Cruise 2009), Nick Knight (Fall 2008), Sam Taylor-Wood (Spring 2008), Annie Leibovitz (Fall 2007), Tina Barney (Spring 2007), Lord Snowdon (Fall 2006), Stephen Shore (Spring 2006) and Philip-Lorca diCorcia (Fall 2005). Bottega Veneta?s Cruise 2011-2012 advertising campaign will debut in the December issues of select magazines globally.

Bottega Veneta

Discretion, quality, and craftsmanship ? Bottega Veneta has created a new standard of luxury since its founding in Vicenza in 1966. Steeped in the traditions of Italy?s master leather craftsmen and long celebrated for its extraordinary leather goods, Bottega Veneta has recently emerged as one of the world?s premier luxury brands. The company?s famous motto, ?When your own initials are enough,? expresses a philosophy of individuality and confidence that now applies to a range of products including women?s and men?s ready-to-wear, fine jewelry, furniture, and more.

While Bottega Veneta continues to grow, the qualities that define it are unchanging: outstanding craftsmanship, innovative design, contemporary functionality, and the highest quality materials. Also constant is Bottega Veneta?s commitment to its ateliers, where artisans of remarkable skill combine traditional mastery with breathtaking innovation. Indeed, there is an unusual and inspired collaboration between artisan and designer at the heart of Bottega Veneta?s approach to luxury, symbolized by the house?s signature intrecciato woven leather. In the summer of 2006, in recognition of the importance of artisanal craftsmanship and the fragility of this traditional way of life, Bottega Veneta opened a school to train and support future generations of leather artisans.

The most recent chapter in Bottega Veneta?s history began in February 2001, when the company was acquired by PPR Luxury Group, formerly known as Gucci Group. Creative Director Tomas Maier came on board in June of that year and presented his first collection, Spring-Summer 2002, to immediate critical acclaim. From the start, the house?s sensibility was refined, sensuous, and intensely personal, designed for a customer who is sophisticated and self-assured. In the years since, Bottega Veneta has introduced exciting additions to the collection, including fine jewelry, a watch, furniture, and home accessories, while continuing to offer an exclusive and coveted assortment of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, luggage, and gifts.

Distribution of Bottega Veneta products is global, encompassing Europe, Australia, Asia, North and South America, where wholesale distribution in select specialty and department stores is complemented by a growing number of Bottega Veneta-owned boutiques. These boutiques, designed by Tomas Maier and meticulously constructed to Bottega Veneta?s exacting standards, allow the customer to shop in complete luxury, privacy, and comfort. They are, like the products they showcase, a reflection of Bottega Veneta?s exceptional heritage and superlative quality.

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