Miami: Cruise Records To Continue
“This season we will have 22 different cruise brands operating and five newbuilds,” said Hydi Webb, director at PortMiami, which is coming off setting a world record with 8.2 million cruise guests in its 2024 fiscal year. She said that 2025 would bring around 8.4 to 8.5 million guests, and there was a combination of…
Royal Caribbean Gearing Up for Huge Allure Drydock
Royal Caribbean is ready for a $100 million-plus drydock for the Allure of the Seas this year that will see the ship in drydock for 42 days and out of service for 48, with 14,000 different tasks set to be completed in Cadiz, said Kevin Douglas, vice president, technical projects and new build, in an…
MSC USA: Readying for Big Moves
“We’re excited about how the product is positioned in the U.S. market with very clear points of distinction, with our European style and American comfort, and how we bring that together,” said Lynn Torrent, executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Torrent said MSC had tweaked the product for U.S. passengers and was gaining ground…
Sun Princess Food and Beverage: ‘Authenticity and Quality’
Maintaining authenticity and quality, Princess Cruises’ Vice President of Food and Beverage Sami Kohen said the cruise line has a team of chefs that are constantly traveling on the ships. “We have six chefs and each have three ships under their belt,” he told Cruise Industry News aboard the new Sun Princess. “And whenever we…
Port of Seattle Expecting Record Year
“Over the next two years, we will have three new brands sailing out of Seattle: Cunard, MSC and Virgin,” said Linda Springmann, director, cruise and maritime marketing for the Port of Seattle. “We will set new (cruise traffic) records this year and next,” she added. For 2024, Seattle posted 275 calls and 1.75 million passengers,…
AIDA Set for Evolution Drydock Program
“We are looking forward to the largest fleet modernization program in our company’s history,” Steffi Heinicke, senior vice president of guest experiences and onboard revenue, told Cruise Industry News. Three ships are going into drydock, starting with the AIDAdiva which will dock into the Chantiers Naval shipyard in Marseille from February to March. For the…
Carnival Cruise Line: Reinventing Fun
The addition of five new ships through 2033 will provide Carnival Cruise Line with opportunities to innovate further and continue building on the Carnival (fun) experience, Christine Duffy, president, told Cruise Industry News. “New ships also give us the opportunity to diversify our offering across our 14 U.S. homeports as we plan new deployments, appealing…