ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 18, 2007 -- Cruise Holidays of Alexandria, located at 2161 Jamieson Avenue in Alexandria, Virginia, announced that award- winning Chef Cathal Armstrong will serve as Guest Chef on the June 9, 2008, 10-night Western Mediterranean cruise aboard the Seven Seas Voyager of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

This cruise marks the second culinary cruise in a week announced by Cruise Holidays of Alexandria that is part of the company's "Cruise for a Cause" Program. One-hundred-dollars from every stateroom sold through Cruise Holidays of Alexandria will benefit the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Armstrong owns and is the Executive Chef of Restaurant Eve, located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Aboard this Monte Carlo to Dover, England cruise, Chef Armstrong will entertain guests with his Irish Brogue while hosting two cooking demonstrations and preparing a 5-course menu to be served in the ship's Compass Rose Restaurant.

Clients who book Chef Armstrong's cruise through Cruise Holidays of Alexandria also will enjoy an exclusive shore excursion and onboard cocktail reception with Chef Armstrong.

Chef Armstrong's culinary talents have won wide-spread acclaim. His many awards include Food & Wine's "10 Best New Chefs" of 2006, 2007 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Mid-Atlantic nominee and, most recently, the 2007 Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's "Chef of the Year" award.

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Chef Armstrong now lives in Alexandria with his wife, Meshelle, and two children, Eve and Eamonn. In addition to Restaurant Eve, Chef Armstrong is owner of Eamonn's A Dublin Chipper, PX (a speakeasy) and the historic eatery, The Majestic.

"I am delighted to serve as Guest Chef aboard the Seven Seas Voyager and appreciate Cruise Holidays of Alexandria's efforts to bring this to fruition," said Armstrong. "I am certain the experience of cruising and cooking in the Mediterranean, aboard such an extraordinary ship, will be a memorable one."

"We are thrilled that Chef Armstrong accepted our invitation to serve as a Regent Seven Seas Guest Chef aboard the June 9th sailing and hope that through his participation we will not only be able to provide our clients with a once- in-a-lifetime experience, but will also raise quite a bit of money for a very worthy cause," said Bob Miller, owner of Cruise Holidays of Alexandria.

Last week, Cruise Holidays of Alexandria announced that 2007 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Chef Michel Richard, owner of Michel Richard Citronelle in Washington, D.C., will serve as Guest Chef aboard the July 16, 2008, 7- night Alaska sailing of Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Seven Seas Mariner.
Cruise Holidays is North America's oldest and largest cruise-specialty travel network with locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. For more information about this culinary cruise, call Cruise Holidays of Alexandria at 703-706-0011 today; or visit us at 2161 Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria or online at http://www.yourcruisesource.com/.

Cruise Holidays of Alexandria has been serving discerning travelers since January 2006. It is a member of the Cruise Line International Association, and is a recommended provider of its leading cruise line partners. It is part of Cruise Holidays, the oldest and largest cruise-specialty retail franchise in North America. The Cruise Holidays network belongs to the Carlson family of businesses, a global leader in the travel and hospitality industry that includes Regent (R) International Hotels, Regent Seven Seas Cruises(R), Radisson Hotels & Resorts(R), T.G.I. Friday's(R) and more.