Press Release Source: Steiner Leisure Limited
Steiner Leisure Limited Announces Agreement with MSC Cruises
NASSAU, The Bahamas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steiner Leisure (NASDAQ:STNR - News) announced that it has signed an agreement with MSC Cruises for a term through the 2008 summer cruise season. This new agreement provides for Steiner Transocean Limited to be the exclusive provider of unique spa and massage services, hair dressing, beauty treatments, and fitness programs aboard the MV Musica.
Leonard I. Fluxman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Steiner Leisure Limited, commented, "We are very excited that MSC Cruises selected Steiner as the exclusive provider of spa & beauty services aboard this beautiful luxury vessel. This allows us the opportunity to increase our exposure to European residents and cruises with a recognized high quality brand."
Steiner Leisure Limited is a worldwide provider of spa services. The Company's operations include spas and salons on 126 cruise ships, and in 53 resort spas and two luxury day spas. Our cruise line and land-based resort customers include Carnival Cruise Lines, Caesars Entertainment, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard/Seabourn Cruise Lines, Hilton Hotels, Holland America Line, Kerzner International, Marriott Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises. Our Elemis Limited subsidiary manufactures its Elemis® brand products for use in our cruise ship and land-based spas. This top quality European line of beauty products is also distributed worldwide to exclusive hotels, salons, health clubs and destination spas. Elemis®, as well as other Steiner products, including La Therapie®, Ionithermie, and Steiner Hair Care, are available at
www.timetospa.com.
Steiner Leisure owns and operates four post secondary schools (comprised of a total of 14 campuses) located in Miami, Orlando, Pompano Beach and Sarasota, Florida; Baltimore, Maryland; Charlottesville, Virginia; York, Pennsylvania; Salt Lake City and Lindon, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona; and Westminster and Aurora, Colorado. Offering degree and non-degree programs in massage therapy and, in some cases, skin care, these schools train and qualify spa professionals for health and beauty positions within the Steiner family of companies or other industry entities.
Contact:
Steiner Leisure Limited, Miami
Leonard I. Fluxman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, 305-358-9002
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Source: Steiner Leisure Limited