Enchanted Princess Offers New Dishes and Flavors
The Enchanted Princess promises to serve up a variety of dishes and flavors from around the world, inspired by its itineraries, according to Mario Siebaldi, senior vice president, guest experience and product development, hotel services-shoreside at Princess Cruises. “We will continue to offer inclusive dining options throughout the ship,” he said, “combined with our specialty…
Carnival Itinerary Planning: Focus on the Caribbean
With 25 ships in the market in 2022, Carnival Cruise Line will sail 18 ships year-round in the Caribbean and three ships year-round on the West Coast, one ship will be alternating between the Caribbean and Alaska and one between the Caribbean and Europe, while two are year-round in Australia, Fred Stein, vice president of…
Curiosity Drives Expedition Market
Monique Ponfoort was eight when she saw a Greenpeace campaign calling to save seals. “They were being hurt and slaughtered, beaten,” she said. “It captured me completely … It was the first time I really felt so strongly about something outside of my friends and family at home.” She then did a few jobs that…
Harland & Wolff: New Cruise Refurb Player
Led by new owners InfraStrata, Harland & Wolff is lining up cruise ship drydocks for its two large docks in Belfast. A trio of Viking ships were among customers in 2020. “It was part of a strategic acquisition,” said John Wood, CEO, InfraStrata. “There are no drydock facilities in the UK for cruise vessels. We…
Port Everglades Moving Forward
“We are talking with the cruise lines on a consistent basis, there are weekly teleconferences. We are talking about what we are doing with our terminals and understanding what the obligations and criteria will be moving forward,” said Jonathan Daniels, who took over as the new CEO and port director at Port Everglades over the…
Antorcha: Product Delivery Is Key For Holland America
“The distinguishing factor for Holland America Line is how we deliver the product. We very much craft the entertainment, culinary and service around making sure that our product is intimate and personal, it’s immersive and really drives an enriching experience,” said Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line. “How we deliver the product, where we…
MSC Cruises Is Setting the Standard
“We’re leveraging the fact that we were the first ones to start operating in Southern Europe to set the tone on how to operate a safe cruise,” said Ken Muskat, executive vice president and COO of MSC Cruises (USA). The startup of the Grandiosa in Italy last August set the standard. “Everyone was watching, every…
Virgin Goes with Bipolar Ionization
“HVAC is one of the most important systems aboard a cruise ship. To that end, we designed our ship based on industry best practices, working with Fincantieri and HVAC engineers. We are trading off energy consumption for passenger comfort, quality, and safety,” Andy Schwalb, chief marine and technology for Virgin Voyages, told Cruise Industry News….
Virgin’s Voyage Well Plan
“There is no silver bullet to fight COVID-19, this is a multi-level approach,” Frank Weber, senior vice president of hotel operations for Virgin Voyages told Cruise Industry News. “The first step is to keep it off the ship, and then it comes down to the mitigating factors we have onboard, detection, and to be prepared…
Vancouver Planning Simulation for Return
The Port of Vancouver has a simulation program that enables it to see how different variables may affect the flow of passengers and luggage throughout Canada Place, its cruise terminal facility. “Planning for the return to cruising, we are able to look at simulations of how such considerations as social distancing will be affecting us,…
Genting: ‘Keep Thinking Bigger’ for Crystal
“Being able to bring Crystal Cruises into the Genting Hong Kong family in 2015 was a rare opportunity to acquire an industry-leading, ultra-luxury cruise brand with well-maintained vessels, a loyal customer base, an experienced management team and a majority market share in the luxury cruise segment,” said Kent Zhu, president of Genting Cruise Lines. The…
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Hoping for a Strong Restart
There are high hopes for Hong Kong and the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal when the world returns to normal, as Hong Kong represents the 12th largest outbound tourism market, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. By the end of October, a new elevated walkway with a hanging garden and a small park will…
Costa Driving Demand in China for 2021
“There is potential everywhere. We are still at a very early stage of the development of the cruise industry in China,” said Mario Zanetti, chief commercial officer of Costa Cruises and president of Costa Group Asia. The line’s 2021 deployment is seeing a mix up. The Costa Venezia will trade Shanghai for Tianjin, as the…
Fincantieri: ‘Confident Future’ in Cruise Ship Building
Fincantieri has 29 cruise ships on its orderbook for deliveries within the next four years, Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of the Merchant Ships Business Unit, told Cruise Industry News. The total order backlog is for 41 cruise ships, stretching to 2027. “The collaboration between cruise lines and shipbuilding companies have been crucial,” he said. “We…
Optimistic and Realistic Approach in Australia for Carnival
“There is optimism combined with a realistic and pragmatic approach knowing that the challenges of COVID-19 will remain,” Sture Myrmell, president of Carnival Australia answered, when asked about the mood in the Australian market. “However,” he added, “it is also fair to say that as progress continues towards effective vaccines and treatments, the emphasis here…