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Princess Cruises has teamed with film critic and historian Leonard Maltin to create a movie club. The Leonard Maltin Movie Club gives passengers the opportunity to join fellow film buffs to discuss specially selected motion pictures during their cruise. With this program, Princess will showcase a new film chosen by Maltin each month. Passengers can watch the movie on the poolside Movies Under the Stars jumbo screen and then gather for a discussion about the film. In addition, passengers can catch up on many popular and classic films with a new Leonard Maltin Movie Channel available in staterooms.

The new partnership celebrates the fifth anniversary of Movies Under the Stars, which first debuted on Caribbean Princess. The giant Times Square-style movie screens are now available on eight ships and will be added to most other ships in the Princess fleet by 2011. Soon, films will be announced on www.princess.com  prior to the sailing, so passengers will know what Movie Club selection will be presented on their cruise. Upcoming films include titles such as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Wrestler.” Later, the cruise staff will host a film discussion, guided by questions and trivia from Maltin. The one-hour club meeting is open to all passengers. As part of the partnership, Maltin will travel aboard a Princess ship at a later date. For more information, call 800-PRINCESS or visit www.princess.com.