Help! Colours are all washed out

Hi Folks,
I have an LG Flatron M2380 DF monitor/tv which I have calibrated with a Pantone Huey Pro to D65 colour temp and 2.20 gamma.
My photoshop CS5 colour settings are set shown below.
The pictures look great on the screen but if I print on my Epson Stylus Photo RX585 or even if I send them away to Photobox they all look very grey and washed out. All the colours are flat and lifeless.
Am I doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated.

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