Managing Multiple Drydock Projects For Biggest Fleet
With 27 ships, Carnival Cruise Line has the world’s largest fleet to look after, meaning an intensive drydock program, including early 2020 dates for the Sensation, Miracle and Elation before a huge nine-figure project converting the Victory into the Radiance over 58 days, according to Lisa McCabe, vice president of revitalization and hotel refurbishment. The…
MSC Spending Billions on LNG Cruise Ships
Spending well over $5.5 billion on five new LNG-powered ships, MSC Cruises is under three years out to the first 200,000-plus ton World Class vessel coming in 2022, the MSC Europa. “There is no one single answer (to the bunkering process), because the supply chain has to be developed in most of the places we…
Port Everglades: Room to Continue Growing
Port Everglades will see itself at maximum capacity for seven days during the 2019-2020 cruise season with all eight berths full, said Glenn Wiltshire, acting chief executive and port director. The season is highlighted in part by the new Sky Princess, while the new Odyssey of the Seas calls Port Everglades home for its inaugural…
Seabourn Crafting Brand-Matching Expedition F&B
“How does champagne in a submarine sound?” asked Gerald Mosslinger, Seabourn Cruise Line’s vice president of hotel operations. Marrying a high-expectation food-and-beverage product with high-impact expedition cruising is no easy task. It has put Seabourn’s culinary minds to work in preparation for the line’s first purpose-built expedition ship, the Seabourn Venture, expected in mid 2021….
Seattle: Alaska Drives Demand
While moving ahead with plans to build a third terminal, the Port of Seattle set another record last year with 1,210,000 passengers on 211 calls and is forecasting a further increase this year to 1,380,000 passengers on 225 calls. “We are also extending our season starting as early as April 1 with the Grand Princess…
Royal Caribbean ‘Out-Wowing’ Itself
“We are going to keep pushing the envelope. At Royal Caribbean we are never satisfied with the status quo,” said Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales and trade support and service. “That is why, as we Royal Amplify an Oasis-class ship, people might say ‘Vicki, there was nothing wrong with it, why do you…
Azamara: Brand with a Purpose
“Azamara is a destination driven brand and by that I mean destination immersion,” said Larry Pimentel, president and CEO. “We stay longer in port, we do more overnights, more night touring and more pre- and post-programming than any other cruise line.” The brand also has the advantage of intimacy, according to Pimentel. With a guest…
Port Canaveral: Diversified Offering
A brand-new Terminal 3 is nearing the final stages of construction for Carnival Cruise Line at Port Canaveral, along with a 1,800-spot parking garage, all in preparation for the new Mardi Gras which will become the first LNG-fueled ship in North America. Projections call for just under five million cruise guests in fiscal year 2020,…