Released on: April 28, 2008, 1:07 pm

Press Release Author: Dave Dix / Melberg Marketing

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary: BayView expands cruise offerings with Lake Minnetonka’s
largest and finest luxury yachts


Press Release Body: EXCELSIOR, MN – April 21, 2008 – BayView Event Center and
Charter Cruises, producer of premier Lake Minnetonka-area events, announced that it
has purchased the Queen of Excelsior luxury yachts from Queen of Excelsior, Inc.,
owners John Lambin and Franco Loris.

John Lambin offered, “As we moved towards retirement, we looked for the best
charter operator who could continue our tradition of fine food and service. While
we had a lot of interest in our company and our 20 year history of pampering
customers, there was only one company that we felt could carry on our tradition.
BayView was already right here in Excelsior Bay, hosting elegant events and
providing exceptional food and service. To this day, we are the only charter
company that regularly serves plated meals on our boats. BayView was doing this
every day in their event center, so it was a natural fit.”

“The Queen of Excelsior and the QEII are the finest luxury liners on Lake
Minnetonka,” said Bob Ziton, owner of BayView Events Center and Charter Cruises.

The natural synergy between BayView Event Center and Charter Cruises and the Queen
of Excelsior includes:

• Larger Boats: With the 163 passenger QE and the 125 passenger QEII,
BayView can now offer its existing larger social and corporate customers even more
cruising options
• Standard of Excellence: Both companies have a long-standing tradition of
providing exceptional food and service.
• Natural Fit: Queen of Excelsior customers can now complement their cruises with
land-based weddings, corporate meetings, and events produced by the same venue.
Larger BayView customers now also have more cruise options.
No one else offers this ability to combine land-based events and cruises.
• Location: With the Queen of Excelsior yachts, BayView now operates 6 boats from
Excelsior Bay and increases cruising capacity to over 500.

The Queen of Excelsior, like BayView, has its own private piers, so customers never
have to wait to be “sequenced” at the municipal docks. The Queen of Excelsior boats
will be maintained as a separate operation under its own name. ■


Web Site: http://www.bayviewevent.com

Contact Details: Dave Dix
Melberg Marketing
Dave@melberg.com
512-257-1605