Star of “Inception” and “Platoon” in Tampa for Honors at Gasparilla Film Festival

Tampa, FL, USA; March 26, 2011 – Tom Berenger, an actor with over 50 movies and a dozen television shows to his credit, went cruising on Tampa Bay recently with MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters (www.meetings-afloat.com).  Berenger was in Tampa to receive a “Career Achievement Award” at the 2011 Gasparilla International Film Festival, where he was the guest of honor.

In addition to last year’s sci-fi hit “Inception” and the Vietnam-era movie “Platoon,” the other major films that Berenger has starred in include “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” “The Big Chill,” “Major League,” and “Sliver” where he played opposite actress Sharon Stone.

Berenger’s cruise on a warm, bright, sunny Saturday afternoon gave him a bit of relaxation time during a hectic Festival schedule filled with filmmaking lectures, panel discussions, movie screenings and social receptions.  Several family members, friends, film critics and Festival VIPs joined Berenger for the yacht trip around Davis Islands and into Tampa Bay.

MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters is a two-time sponsor of the Gasparilla Film Festival.  In 2009, the Tampa yacht charter service hosted actress Terry Moore, that year’s honoree, for a cruise around Clearwater.

For further information about yacht charters from MEETINGS AFLOAT! (www.meetings-afloat.com), please call (877) 860-MEET (6338)/Toll Free, or e-mail to info@meetings-afloat.com.

Photo of Tom Berenger w/MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters:

Caption:  Hollywood Actor Tom Berenger is flanked by Captain Paul and 1^st Mate Mary Warren of MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEETINGS AFLOAT! Executive Yacht Charters is a unique yachting service operating in the Tampa Bay, Florida area.  Utilizing the Motor Yacht “Dolce Vita,” a 45-foot long CHB flybridge sedan trawler, MEETINGS AFLOAT! specializes in providing meeting space for business and non-profit organizations wanting to host “off-site” meetings from their own facilities.  “Dolce Vita” has a US Coast Guard-regulated capacity of 12 persons.  The yacht is equipped with a state-of-the-art audio-visual setup including

• an on-board notebook computer + printer
• a flat panel LCD computer display
• a digital pen tablet for drawing and document mark-ups,
• a high-speed wireless Internet connection, and
• a surround-sound home theatre system w/DVD-CD changer

MEETINGS AFLOAT! also represents a variety of other power and sailing yachts that are available for charter.  Some offer larger guest capacities, overnight accommodations, or alternate cruising areas.

M/Y “Dolce Vita” meets all the US Coast Guard requirements for operation as an uninspected passenger vessel.  Captain Paul Warren, Vice President of MEETINGS AFLOAT! and the skipper of “Dolce Vita,” holds a 100-Ton Master’s License issued by the US Coast Guard.

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Motor Yacht "Dolce Vita"

Motor Yacht “Dolce Vita,” a 45’ CHB Seamaster Flybridge Sedan Trawler