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Release Summary: Cartoon monkey - Curious George, keeps kids happy
on Stena Line Ferries
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Release Body: Travelling abroad with kids can be more than a handful,
but Ferry Company Stena Line have come up with
a new way to entertain the youngsters and keep them from monkeying
around. Following on from the successful summer campaign,
Stena Line will be re-introducing famous cartoon chimp
-Curious George, who will appear in full costume
onboard five of their ships on the Irish Sea during the October
half term holidays, and then again over the Christmas break.
Children
travelling on these lines will also receive Curious
George goodies, including a set of postcards to colour
in and a foldable frisbee, plus lots of other treats. On the
Irish Sea sailings, there will also be the opportunity to
win a family holiday to Universal Studios Hollywood
with an onboard kids colouring prize draw. The money-can’t-buy
prize will include a VIP tour to meet the Curious
George animators.
Curious
George first started life as a series of children's
books in 1941 which later became a series of animated TV films,
a video game and then a full length feature film in 2006 (starring
the voices of Drew Barrymore and Will Ferrell). The story
features Ted, a museum guide who travels to Africa in an attempt
to obtain a huge ancient ruin which is under threat from demolition,
which could save his struggling museum. Instead, Ted brings
back a mischievous, childlike monkey who inadvertently causes
all kinds of trouble for him.
A
new TV series of Curious George, due be broadcast
on ITV, will see Curious George return with another
set of adventures, narrated by primetime Emmy Award winner
William H. Macy (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville).
About
Stena Line
In the UK alone, Stena Line offers over 30 daily
crossings on its five different routes to Ireland: Stranraer
to Belfast, Fleetwood to Larne, Holyhead to Dublin, Holyhead
to Dun Laoghaire and Fishguard to Rosslare as well as two daily
crossings on its Harwich to Hook of Holland route providing fast
and efficient crossings with excellent onboard services and facilities.