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      Monday, July 24, 2006

    Media Release 7.9
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact:
    Theresa M. Barbo
    774.263.4219
    ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org


    Discounted Whale Watches for Cape Cod Residents
    Aboard Portuguese Princess Vessels
    Active Duty Military Personnel & Immediate Family Also to
    Receive Discounts on Fridays and Sundays in July & August

    (Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA) - Cape Cod residents and active duty military personnel and their immediate families will receive discounts on Fridays and Sundays in July and August on whale watches aboard Portuguese Princess Excursions (PPE) led by marine educators from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS).

    Show a valid Massachusetts drivers license or other proof of Cape residency, or proof of active armed services duty, and pay $20 for a whale watch aboard the Portuguese Princess II or the Capt. Red. Ticket booths operated by Portuguese Princess Excursions are located in Provincetown at:

    • Main Offices: 70 Shank Painter Road
    • Whale Watchers Store: 300 Commercial Street
    • MacMillan Wharf
    • Fisherman's Wharf
    As always, Friends of PCCS receive 50% discount on regular priced tickets. Check out our 2006 whale watch updates. For more information or reservations, please call Portuguese Princess Excursions at 1-800-442-3188 or visit their website: www.princesswhalewatch.com.

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    '30 Years of Discovery & Commitment'
    The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies is dedicated to protecting marine mammals and coastal ecosystems through public education, scientific research, and conservation programs. Since its founding in 1976, the private, non-profit has become internationally renowned for its whale research and rescue programs, and is a leading authority for science-based resource management policies in Massachusetts through Coastal Solutions Initiative, the Center's public policy arm.

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    For whale watch reservations, contact Portuguese Princess Excursions at 800-442-3188. Visit PP on-line at www.princesswhalewatch.com. Friends of PCCS are entitled to a 50% discount aboard Portuguese Princess Excursions.

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    PCCS Contacts:
    Theresa M. Barbo
    Director of Communications
    Office: 508.487.3622 x103
    Mobile: 774.263.4219
    ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org

    PPEI Contact
    Jay Hurley
    Director of Sales & Marketing
    Portuguese Princess Excursions, Inc.
    (508) 487-2651
    Jay@princesswhalewatch.com

     



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