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What you can enjoy during the 2006 edition now booking for May 7th departure !  

David Bott, co-founder with Gary Reber of the Home Theater Cruise, LLC gives us a quick overview of the concept and insight on why the first four editions have been such a success. Click here for our short interview to hear what David has to say and you have been missing !

A subtle mix of business and pleasure ! Each cruise brings together 400 Home Theater enthusiasts including manufacturers, reps, dealers and end-users from around the world to share ideas, learn from the high level conferences, mingle with the key players in the field, and just enjoy a vacation in a relaxing, totally unique environment.

There were a full series of panel discussions with leading figures in the industry, including Joe Kane, Don Stewart, Amir Madjidimehr, Craig Eggers, Peter Putman, Terry Paullin, William Bleha, Al Schmitt, Elliot Scheiner, Dennis Erskine, Gordon Shackleford and many others as you can see from our Captain's Log daily News (links below) during the 2005 edition.

But the cruise is not only for high tech people as two-thirds of the attendees are end-user enthusiasts that not only want to keep pace with what's hot but also want to get an inside feel for where the industry will be going, with an excellent opportunity to "brain storm" directly to those who will be making it happen in the future, while at the same time enjoy a privileged vacation in this friendly atmosphere.

David and Gary, The Cruise Brothers, relaxed at one of the many parties aboard

Following up on this interview, the next edition of the Home Theater Cruise has now just changed the dates to set sail on May 7th 2006 out of Los Angeles, California on the superliner the Carnival Pride, operated by the renown Carnival Cruise Line, where 80% of the ship's extra-spacious staterooms feature ocean views. Click here to get more details of the itinerary and you can find more information on the Home Theater Cruise web site. We will be bringing you more details as they become available on the conference schedule in the coming weeks.

See our complete Photo Reports of the Cruises with hundreds of pictures:

• Home Theater Cruise 2005
• Home Theater Cruise 2004
• Home Theater Cruise 2003

Take a 360° virtual tour of the Cruise Liners :

• Explorer of the Seas
• Carnival Glory

Listen to the interviews of some of the professionals aboard the 2005 cruise :

• Amir Majidimehr, Microsoft Windows Digital Media Division
• Brant Biles, Mi Casa Multi-Media
• Craig Eggers, Dolby Laboratories
• David Bott, AVS Forum
• Don Stewart, Stewart Fimscreen Corporation
• Doug Weinstein and Carol Campbell, Elf Foundation
• Gerry Lemay, Home Acoustics Alliance
• Jim Peterson, Lumagen, Inc.
• Joe Kane, Joe Kane Productions (Part 1 of 3)
• Dan Slusser, Jon Kirchner, and Patrick Watson, DTS
• Philippe Roy and Claude McMaster, D-Box
• Sam Runco, Runco International (Part 1 of 3)
• Terry Paullin, Imaging Science Foundation (ISF)
• William Bleha, JVC D-ILA Technology Group

Follow the conferences and what happened daily in Captain's log of the Home Theater Cruise 2005:

• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 3
• Day 4
• Day 5
• Day 6
• Day 7

The cruise was conceived by David Bott, a home theater enthusiast, and is being produced by Home Theater Cruise, LLC., a company formed by David Bott, co-founder of AVS Forum, and Gary Reber, founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Widescreen Review.

• To contact David Bott : david@hometheatercruise.com
• To contact Gary Reber : gary@hometheatercruise.com

Take a virtual tour of the 2006 Cruise Liner, Carnival Pride, here

Keep posted here for further developments on the 2006 cruise.