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NEW PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP TO CAST A SPELL WORDSMITHS WILL REMEMBER.


Byline: Daily News

When Valencia-based Princess Cruises' newest ship, Crown Princess, sets sail from New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 on June June: see month.  14, passengers will have the opportunity to compete in one of the nation's hottest reality competitions: the spelling bee spelling bee
n.
A contest in which competitors are eliminated as they fail to spell a given word correctly. Also called spelldown.

Noun 1.
.

This scholarly sport has seen a dramatic rise in popularity in recent months, thanks to the ``Akeelah and the Bee'' and ``Bee Season'' movies, as well as the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical ``The 25th Annual Putnam County Putnam County is the name of 9 counties in the United States of America, many of which are named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War:
  • Putnam County, Florida (Named for Benjamin A.
 Spelling Bee.''

Passengers aboard the new Crown Princess can compete in The Bee at Sea, which will have both a version for adults and another for kids.

This two-day challenge will test passengers' skills and nerve with drama, escalating word difficulty and elimination rounds.

The winners will each receive a dictionary signed by the ship's captain.

The final rounds of competition will be shown in the ship's Movies Under the Stars outdoor film venue, which features a 300-square-foot screen set amid comfortable chaise lounges, with a swimming pool, hot tub and poolside pool·side  
n.
The area next to or around a swimming pool.
 bar nearby.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 29, 2006
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