NCL Welcomes Pro Baseball Legends During
Its Annual Sports AfloatŪ Baseball Cruise, November 28–December
5, 1999
Two Original Members of All-American
Girls Professional Baseball League Onboard
Miami, Fla., June 15, 1999 – Guests sailing aboard Norwegian
Cruise Line’s Norwegian Sea will have the opportunity
to "pinch hit" with some of the game’s most
renowned baseball players during a week-long Pro Baseball
Cruise to the Western Caribbean, November 28-December 5, 1999.
For the first time ever on NCL’s annual Pro Baseball
Cruise, two players of the All-American Girls Professional
Baseball League will be onboard to discuss what it was like
to play in the women’s league made famous by the movie
A League of Their Own.
Many of baseball’s finest will be onboard to host and
participate in a fun-filled schedule of activities including:
sports trivia, Pro Baseball workout, autograph signing session
and question-and-answer periods. Guests may also be part of
a radio audience for "Coast-to-Coast with James Brown,"
the number one national sports radio talk show that will tape
its program from the ship.
Following is the current line-up for the Pro Baseball Cruise.
Additional participants will be added as the baseball season
continues.
Hall of Fame Players
Bob Feller - Pitcher, Cleveland Indians
Billy Williams - Outfielder, Chicago Cubs
Ralph Kiner - Outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
Retired/Current Players
Bert Campaneris - Infielder, Oakland A’s
Tommy Davis - Outfielder, Dodgers
Andre Dawson - Outfielder, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos
Jason Giambi - Firstbaseman, Oakland A’s
Mickey Lolich - Former All Star Pitcher, MVP 1968 World
Series, Detroit Tigers
John Snyder - Pitcher, Chicago White Sox
Justin Thompson - Pitcher, Detroit Tigers
Announcers
Dave Campbell - ESPN
Ernie Harwell - Hall of Fame Announcer/Broadcaster, Detroit
Tigers
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players
Lavonne "Pepper" Paire - Catcher, Grand Rapids
and Fort Wayne
Alice "Lefty" Hohlmayer - Pitcher/Firstbaseman,
Kenosha, Kalamazoo and Peoria
The 42,000-ton, 1,518-guest Norwegian Sea sails NCL’s
popular "Texaribbean" itinerary, which cruises round-trip
from the port of Houston visiting Cancun, Cozumel, and Roatan,
located in the Bay Islands of Honduras. Cruise-only fares
for the Sports Afloat Pro Baseball Cruise start at $1,169
per person, based on double occupancy, including port charges.
Players are subject to change without notice.
The Norwegian Sea offers a variety of tasty amenities reflecting
the ship’s customized "Texaribbean" itinerary
including an array of tequilas and international hot sauces
, Texas-size T-bone steaks, a selection of Mexican beers as
well as microbrewery beers.
For more information and reservations, contact a travel agent
or call NCL in the U.S. and Canada at (800) 327-7030; in Dade
County, Florida, (305) 436-0866.
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