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MIAMI CRUISELINE SERVICES HOLDINGS I B.V.
Strawinskylaan 3105, 7th Floor
1077 ZX, The Netherlands
January 20, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Miami Cruiseline Services Holdings I B.V.
Registration Statement on 8-A
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with its withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form
S-1, File No. 333-85595, Miami Cruiseline Services Holdings I B.V., a Dutch
limited liability company, hereby requests that its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed on September 13, 1999 with respect to the registration of its
Common Shares, EUR .01 par value, under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, be withdrawn, effective immediately.
Please call Kenneth L. Horton at (617) 951-7799 or Jane D. Goldstein at
(617) 951-7431 of Ropes & Gray with any questions about this request.
Very truly yours,
MIAMI CRUISELINE SERVICES
HOLDINGS I B.V.
/s/ Joel E. Cutler
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Joel E. Cutler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
cc: David C. Lee, Esq., SEC
Rini Shokkas, NASDAQ
