At the annual awards dinner in London on November 11th , Blue Lagoon Cruises of the Fiji Islands was awarded runner-up for the prestigious Conde Nast Johansens �Awards of Excellence�.

Blue Lagoon Cruises was the only company in the Pacific nominated for the award competing against 200 internationally acclaimed properties & resorts covering the entire North American, Caribbean, Mexico and Pacific markets.

Blue Lagoon Cruises was represented at the awards ceremony by Tristan Saunders & Valerie May (UK Sales Manager).

Mr Saunders, Director of Commercial Operations said: �Conde Nast Johansen�s is a premiere international guide publication recognized globally�For Blue Lagoon Cruises to have achieved runner up status for the Awards of Excellence is an honor for us all in the company.

The nominations for its 2002 awards were based on input from Conde Nast Johnasen�s inspectors and comments received from customers who had been on Blue Lagoon Cruises�.To know we rated so highly in both segments is something we are very proud of. Every individual in the company contributes to our goal of providing excellence in all facets of the operation to provide �The Ultimate Fiji Experience�. This award celebrates the commitment of our team in Fiji & abroad.�

Lesley O�Malley � Keyes, Publisher & VP for Conde Nast Johansens in North America said � For Blue Lagoon Cruises to have been the only company in the Pacific nominated for this award was an outstanding achievement. Those nominated are in the top 2% of over 1200 hotels that we recommend in our guides�.

Conde Nast Johansens is owned by Conde Nast Publications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advance Publications and Conde Nast International, which publishes 72 magazines around the world, including Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler, House & Garden, Architectural Digest, The New Yorker, GQ, Tatler, Vanity Fair, Brides, Glamour and Wired.

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