Fortifying Cyber Security and Safety in the Cruise Industry

“We make sure we are doing everything we can to ensure that the company does not have a bad day from a cyberattack perspective,” said Devon Bryan, chief information security officer at Carnival Corporation. He said it was a matter of layering the right technologies, maturing supporting risk-based process and investing in the right people…
Marella: Cruise Business ‘Looking Good’

It’s going to be the biggest year ever for Marella Cruises, with over 350,000 guests expected across the company’s fleet of five ships, said Chris Hackney, managing director. TUI Group, which owns Marella, reported the cruise line’s second quarter occupancy at 99 percent, up from 95 percent a year ago. The daily rate per guest…
New Hardware For Blue Dream in China

Blue Dream is expanding, as the Blue Dream Melody sailed from Shanghai in early June as the company acquired the former AIDAvita this year and continues to build up in the Chinese market. “The goal for our first ship was to get started; the goal for the second ship is to differentiate,” said Helene Xu,…
Celestyal: Big Investments in Fleet and Product

“We have a renewed fleet. As of March, we are operating two new-to-the-brand vessels and have moved away from the older ships,” said Chris Theophilides, CEO of Celestyal. The company purchased the 1993-built Celestyal Journey, the former Ryndam, in March 2023, and started operations in September. That was followed by the 2003-built Celestyal Discovery, which…
Margaritas and Cheeseburgers Are Music to Their Ears

Few cruise lines launch with their brand so well established as Margaritaville at Sea. Built around the life and legend of musician Jimmy Buffett, the cruise line has plenty of material to draw from, including the successful land-based resorts, when building a culinary program its two ships, the Paradise and the fresh-from-drydock Islander, said Eric…
Lindblad: Defining Expedition Cruising

Lindblad Expeditions is offering a combination of new geographies and doing new things in places they have already been. “We have a new voyage from Nome via the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands to northern Japan and Hokkaido. While the voyage is new, the area is familiar,” explained Trey Byus, chief expedition officer for Lindblad Expeditions….
AIDA: ‘Pacesetter’

“We are the pacesetter in the German cruise market and intend to remain so, both in terms of product development and sustainability. And if you compare us to other brands, we have by far the youngest guests. The average age is 42,” Alexander Ewig, senior vice president of marketing and sales, told Cruise Industry News….