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                                  SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (RULE 14a-101)
                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
                PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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     by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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/X/  Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12


                           EUROPA CRUISES CORPORATION
                (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

                                 JAMES C. ILLIUS
                                  JOHN R. DUBER
    (NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT, IF OTHER THAN THE REGISTRANT)

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                           THE COMMITTEE OF CONCERNED
                               EUROPA STOCKHOLDERS

                                    IMPORTANT

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

By now, you may have heard that a consent solicitation has been initiated by Mr.
Frank E. Williams, Jr., a stockholder of Europa Cruises Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"). Williams is requesting holders of a majority of the
outstanding voting shares of the Company's stock vote to remove and replace Mr.
John R. Duber, a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). While
Williams purports to be acting on his own behalf, he is joined in his consent
solicitation by the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Deborah
Vitale, as well as another officer and director, Mr. Gregory A. Harrison. WE
URGE YOU NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON WILLIAM'S CONSENT SOLICITATION UNTIL YOU
RECEIVE THE COMMITTEE'S PROXY/CONSENT STATEMENT. THE COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT AN
ALTERNATIVE NOMINEE OR NOMINEES TO REPLACE ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY'S
BOARD.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ELECTION CONTEST IS ABOUT REPLACING CURRENT MANAGEMENT WITH
EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY WHO KNOW HOW TO UTILIZE THE
COMPANY'S ASSETS.

The Committee's intention is to seek to reconstitute the Board, as will be
more fully described in our proxy/consent statement, which will be furnished
to you shortly. The undersigned, Mr. James C. Illius and Mr. John R. Duber,
are the members of the Committee of Concerned Europa Stockholders and are
members of the Company's Board. The Committee together beneficially owns
6,978,819, or 21.4%, of the Company's outstanding common stock.* Absent an
agreement with the Company that is acceptable to the Committee, the Committee
currently intends to file a proxy/consent statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on Schedule 14A. THE PROXY/CONSENT STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS
MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF DIRECTORS. THE
PROXY/CONSENT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY AT NO
EXPENSE TO THEM AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT THE COMMISSION'S
WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.

The Committee vigorously opposes Mr. Williams' consent solicitation and urges
you not to sign any consent to the removal and replacement of Mr. Duber as
director that you may receive from Mr. Williams.

Should you have any questions, please contact Georgeson Shareholder
Communications Inc. at (866) 318-0510. Thank you for your prompt attention to
this important matter.

                                                Sincerely,

                                                James C. Illius
                                                John R. Duber

* FOR PARTICIPANT INFORMATION, SEE OUR FILINGS ON SCHEDULES 13D AND 14A, FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 12, 2001.