Celebrity Cruises Selects InfoGenesis POS by Agilysys

New Premium Ships Also Implement Dining Room POS, Signature Capture Solutions

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. October 14, 2008

BOCA RATON, FL, June 6, 2008. Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Celebrity Cruises in Miami, Fla. has selected the InfoGenesis POSTM by Agilysys solution, the InfoGenesis dining room inventory solution and the DataMagineTM Sign & Secure signature capture solution to streamline operations on four of its new premium Solstice-class ships. Celebrity Cruises is owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

InfoGenesis POS is a flexible, robust and enterprise-ready point-of-sale solution that combines powerful reporting and configuration capabilities with an easy-to-use touch-screen terminal application. The system's centralized database pulls together food and beverage functions, enabling total management of dining, bar and room service operations. The dining room inventory solution, specifically designed to address the needs of cruise lines, enables the galley to maintain an accurate track of menu items and meals and reduce food waste. Features of the dining room inventory solution include real-time updates on quantities ordered and quantities in stock; visual alerts when items drop below a specified level; and menu item routing to the galley based on prep station.

"We have used the InfoGenesis POS solution on our other ships for several years and appreciate its features and functionality as well as the fact that it is extremely user-friendly," said Jacques Van Staden, vice president of food & beverage for Celebrity Cruises. "Now, we're adding the dining room inventory solution for galley management to further enhance guest service on our new Solstice-class ships."

The DataMagine Sign & Secure solution enables hospitality venues to collect electronic images of signed transactions and store them in an archiving system for instant viewing or retrieval. The solution digitally captures signatures both at fixed and handheld terminals. Transactions are stored as single TIFF images with embedded signatures for proper compliance. The technology virtually eliminates charge-backs by providing instant proof of signatures and transaction information.

"In the highly competitive cruise segment of the hospitality market, it is more important than ever to select technology that enables you to work smarter and more efficiently," said Tina Stehle, senior vice president and general manager at Agilysys Hospitality Solutions. "The InfoGenesis POS solutions and the DataMagine signature capture solution will enable Celebrity to streamline operations, cut costs and deliver the five-star guest experience for which they are known."

Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalized service, exceptional dining and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruise-tour vacations in Alaska, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. Noted for 'The Top Cruise Ships in the World,' as recently voted by the readers of Cond'e Nast Traveler, Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010 and a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011. For more information, visit www.celebritycruises.com.