BankAtlantic Launches Its Newest ATMs Aboard The New Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships.Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001 BankAtlantic has announced the placement of its Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) on Celebrity Cruises' new ship, The Summit, which began sailing on October 1, 2001. The bank also has an agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises to place ATMs on its newest ship, The Adventure of the Seas Completed in 2001, Adventure of the Seas is the third Voyager-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean International. Voyager-class ships are the third largest passenger ships in the world; currently, only Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and Royal Caribbean International's Freedom class ships . Including these two new ships, the bank currently operates ATMs on eight Celebrity Cruises ships and fifteen Royal Caribbean ships. In addition, the bank also has machines on 15 Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ships. "Convenience has always been a prime driver in the financial industry and this is a versatile method of providing anyone vacationing on a cruise with instant banking services," said Andrea Weiner-Allen, Executive Vice President of Operations at BankAtlantic. "When we launched our first maritime ATM placements, we felt very strongly about the potentials of this unique market niche, and we have been enormously pleased with the success of our fleet of cruise ship ATMs." Identical to BankAtlantic's land-based ATMs, the offshore fleet of ATMs offers the convenience of cash withdrawals, transfer of funds, and instant access to account balances. Check Cards and/or ATM Cards are accepted from STAR, VISA, PLUS, AFFN AFFN Armed Forces Financial Network AFFN AdultFanFiction.Net AFFN Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome , MasterCard, Maestro, CIRRUS, American Express, DISCOVER/NOVUS, and QUEST Networks. BankAtlantic pioneered the concept of linking satellite communications technology with ATMs in a shipboard environment in 1995. Today, the bank operates a fleet of ATMs on 38 vessels cruising virtually all the seven seas including the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east , the Atlantic and Pacific, the Mediterranean, and the Panama Canal. In addition to its maritime fleet, BankAtlantic operates its own proprietary network of land based ATMs throughout the State of Florida and its branch network. About BankAtlantic: BankAtlantic, one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida, provides a comprehensive offering of banking services and products via its broad network of community branches throughout Florida and via its online banking division - BankAtlantic.com. BankAtlantic is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBX BBX Business Basic Extended BBX Business Barter Exchange BBX Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (Airport Code) BBX Blockbuster Express (UK video store) ), a diversified financial services holding company and the parent company of BankAtlantic, Levitt Corporation and Ryan, Beck & Co. Through its subsidiaries, BankAtlantic Bancorp provides a full line of products and services encompassing consumer and commercial banking, brokerage and investment banking, and real estate development. -- Online banking products and services can be accessed directly through http://www.BankAtlantic.com. -- If you would like to receive future news releases or announcements directly via email, please access the e-News banner on the Investor Relations page at http://www.BankAtlantic.com. Statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward looking statements are based largely on expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with economic, competitive and other factors affecting the Company and its operations, and other factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings. |
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