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FORT MILL, S.C.
, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sunbelt Rentals, a global leader in the equipment rental industry, is doubling down on its support of sustainable solutions for live events. At this year’s Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival, taking place in Fort Lauderdale, FL on April 4-6, 2025, Sunbelt Rentals will deliver its most robust onsite presence yet—providing clean, energy-efficient battery power and serving as the title sponsor of Rock the Ocean’s Conservation Village Powered by Sunbelt.

“Our business model inherently supports the sharing economy, providing our customers access to lower-emitting equipment and innovative solutions that help them achieve their sustainability goals,” said Karen Beadle, SVP of Sustainability at Sunbelt Rentals. “We are proud to work with Tortuga Music Festival and support their mission of ocean conservation and demonstrate how rental instead of ownership can be a force for positive environmental change.”

Expanding the Impact Onsite

This year, Sunbelt Rentals is bringing a comprehensive suite of low-emission equipment to Tortuga, designed to minimize environmental impact while powering a premium fan experience. These include:

• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to reduce diesel generator usage
• Solar-powered light towers with zero emissions
• Amber lighting filters to protect from disorienting sea turtle hatchlings
• Ground protection mats to preserve sand and nesting areas

Fans Can Join the Movement

Festivalgoers can engage directly at Rock the Ocean’s Conservation Village Powered by Sunbelt, where interactive exhibits highlight marine conservation efforts and everyday ways fans can protect ocean ecosystems.

Throughout the event, Sunbelt Rentals will display messaging highlighting the festival’s dedication to environmental stewardship—reinforcing a message that resonates with fans: 70% say they’re more likely to support brands that align with their sustainability values¹.

A Shared Commitment to Conservation

Set against Fort Lauderdale’s iconic beaches, Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival is rooted in ocean conservation and environmental awareness. In 2024 alone, the festival eliminated more than 170,000 single-use plastic cups and over 126,000 plastic bottles, reducing waste by over 80%. With support from partners like Sunbelt Rentals, the festival continues to scale its environmental missions while educating and inspiring fans.

“Sunbelt has become the perfect partner to power what we’re building at Rock The Ocean’s Conservation Village,” said Chris Stacey, Founder of Rock the Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival. “They share our passion for protecting the planet, and their sustainable approach to events makes them a natural fit.”

To learn more about Sunbelt Rentals and its commitment to providing innovative solutions that support sustainability goals, visit our website here. For more information about Rock The Ocean, please visit https://www.rocktheocean.com/.

¹Live Nation Global Study 2023

About Sunbelt Rentals

We MAKE IT HAPPEN! With a passionate team of 20,000 rental experts, a growing network of over 1,300 locations and an extensive equipment fleet that exceeds $14 billion, Sunbelt Rentals helps professionals and do-it-yourselfers get things done. With a highly diversified offering of equipment, solutions, and services available, we assist customers throughout North America extend their capabilities, complete projects on time and handle times of crisis. No matter if you are in commercial, industrial, residential, or municipal industries, we are constantly advancing the idea of what an equipment company can do for its customers. Visit sunbeltrentals.com to find out what we can do for you.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

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Princess Cruises Introduces Popular Guest Favorites, Including Dining, Shopping, and Entertainment

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.
, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — After a two-week drydock in Palermo, Italy, Majestic Princess has set sail with an exciting array of new venues, reimagined spaces, and refined touches in preparation for its 2025 Mediterranean season. Guests aboard the freshly renovated ship will be greeted by a host of new enhanced features, including various elevated culinary experiences and social spaces. Notable additions include the popular O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Sabatini’s Italian Trattoria, Alfredo’s Slice, Salty Dog Café, Ocean Terrace Sushi Bar, Bellini’s, rebranded shopping venues, and more.

“Majestic Princess has undergone a remarkable transformation that will introduce beloved venues and experiences from across our fleet as it sails,” said Lorna Warren, Princess Cruises Vice President Hotel Operations and Guest Experience. “We can’t wait to welcome guests aboard for the upcoming Mediterranean season as we celebrate our 40th anniversary of cruising in this stunning, sought-after region.”

Notable Space Relocations and Renaming on Majestic Princess:

Deck 5

• O’Malley’s Irish Pub: Classic Irish comfort food served pub-style from hearty burgers to fish and chips and even late-night bites are paired with an extensive beverage selection including a curated selection of beers and whiskey flights. Live music makes this place a true gathering place where memories are made (formerly Vines Wine Bar).
• Sabatini’s Italian Trattoria: The cruise line’s signature authentic Italian trattoria with a taste of Tuscany and beyond, featuring cherished family recipes from handmade pastas to robust sauces and rich slow-braised meats (formerly Harmony Restaurant).
• Good Spirits At Sea: Where every drink is an experience, this bar is inspired by the hit TV series, Good Spirits. Expert mixologists deliver live demonstrations, immersing guests in the culture behind each hand-crafted cocktail (replaces Piazza Bar).
• The Shops of Princess: EFFY: featuring pieces of the New York City-based jewelry brand known for is craftsmanship and high-quality gemstones (formerly Calypso Cove)
• Confectionary: A Victorian-style confectionary adorned with ornate jars of colorful sweets, this shop invites you to pick and choose your favorite treats from a vast selection of sweet delights (formerly Calypso Cove).

Deck 6

• Bellini’s Cocktail Bar: A celebration of life and love fills this Bellini-inspired cocktail bar with Italian flair as guests sip on refreshing bellinis, hand-crafted cocktails and a carefully curated selection of wines (replaces Good Spirits At Sea and Princess Photo Gallery).
• Captains Arcade: Featuring classic and interactive video games (formerly Churchill’s Video Arcade).

Deck 7

• Ocean Terrace Sushi Bar: A contemporary sushi bar overlooking the Piazza, sushi lovers delight with expertly handcrafted sushi rolls, fresh nigiri or sashimi and maki rolls (formerly Ocean Terrace Bar).
• The Shops of Princess: EFFY: In this additional space, EFFY will expand its jewelry selection, offer bespoke consultations, and hold insightful seminars. An EFFY Lounge will be dedicated to curating select luxury pieces (formerly Cartier).
• Princess Photo Gallery: For prints and photo downloads (formerly the Library).

Deck 16

• Alfredo’s Slice: A poolside pizza lovers paradise serving authentic Neapolitan pizza crafted from scratch and made-to-order (replaces Chopsticks Noodle & Dim Sum Bar).
• The Salty Dog Grill: For a quick bite, this poolside grill serves cooked-to-order favorites such as delicious burgers with house-baked buns, 100% all-beef hot dogs, street tacos, loaded fries and more (formerly Lobster Bar & Grill).

The 3,560-guest, 143,700-ton Majestic Princess offers a premium vacation with the line’s award-winning, signature Princess MedallionClass experience which offers unparalleled service and personalization. Guests booking can take advantage of inclusive packages like Princess Plus and Princess Premier which add popular amenities like Wi-Fi, beverages, desserts, fitness classes, crew appreciation and more at an even greater savings of up 65% when the inclusive package amenities are purchased separately.

After a season of Mediterranean cruises (April – July), Majestic Princess sails to Canada and New England (August – September) and then to the Caribbean (October –December) to finish out the year.

For more details about Majestic Princess and sailings into 2026 and 2027, please visit: https://www.princess.com/en-us/ships-and-experience/ships/mj-majestic-princess.

Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-Princess (1-800-774-6237) or by visiting www.princess.com.

About Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises is The Love Boat, the world’s most iconic cruise brand that delivers dream vacations to millions of guests every year in the most sought-after destinations on the largest ships that offer elite service personalization and simplicity customary of small, yacht-class ships. Well-appointed staterooms, world class dining, grand performances, award-winning casinos and entertainment, luxurious spas, imaginative experiences and boundless activities blend with exclusive Princess MedallionClass service to create meaningful connections and unforgettable moments in the most incredible settings in the world – the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. Sun Princess, the brand’s new, next-level Love Boat named Condé Nast Traveler’s Mega Ship of the Year, introduces the groundbreaking Sphere Class platform and will be joined by sister ship, Star Princess, in Fall 2025. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE:CUK). 

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  Smaller-sized, longer-dated contracts will create new trading opportunities across the leading cryptocurrency and equity index markets
  

CHICAGO
, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch Spot-Quoted futures on June 30, pending regulatory review.

Spot-Quoted futures will allow investors to trade futures positions in spot-market terms (i.e., the price quoted on screen on financial media and investment sites). Contracts will be available for the two leading cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ether, as well as across the four major U.S. equity indices, including the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. In addition, investors will be able to hold these contracts for up to five years – without needing to roll – making a long-term position easier to hold than ever.

“Market participants will now be able to trade benchmark cryptocurrency and equity index futures at spot prices, making these instruments more accessible and easier to use than ever before,” said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group. “In response to growing retail demand for smaller-sized, longer-duration products, these capital-efficient contracts – designed with similar features of perpetual contracts –  will provide greater precision and market accessibility to clients. Spot-Quoted futures will provide retail traders more flexibility by allowing them to either maintain the position in accordance with their longer-term view, or to more easily trade in and out of positions, without having to roll positions frequently.”

“CME Group continues to deliver products that meet the evolving needs of active traders,” said Steve Sanders, EVP of Marketing and Product Development at Interactive Brokers. “With Spot-Quoted futures, investors can trade directly at the spot level while gaining the capital efficiency and margin benefits of a futures contract. It is a smart solution for traders looking to optimize both execution and cost.”

“The introduction of Spot-Quoted futures is another example of innovation by CME Group in bringing futures to active traders,” said Martin Franchi, CEO of NinjaTrader. “The smaller size and longer-dated nature of these new products will allow investors to gain access to the leading cryptocurrencies and equity index markets in a capital-efficient way. We look forward to continuing to work with CME Group to provide our clients with access to these new products.”

“The launch of these new contracts further diversifies our product offering to best serve our clients’ needs,” said Thomas Texier, Head of Clearing at Marex. “At Marex we are always excited to be part of innovation and support the development of new products where there is demand. This is an exciting step for CME Group, and Marex is pleased to be clearing these Spot-Quoted futures for our clients at launch.”

Spot-Quoted futures are listed on and subject to the rules of CME and CBOT. For more information on these products, please visit: www.cmegroup.com/spotquoted.

As the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. 

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of EBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“S&P DJI”). “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “SPY®”, “SPX®”, US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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