Earlier this month Christopher Nolde resigned from his post as Managing Director of one-ship German line Peter Deilmann. The company said in a statement that they had missed an internal revenue target by 6 percent.
Nolde was brought on in 2013 and the point man for an on-going restructuring process involving Callista Private Equity, now the majority owner of the one-ship German line, which took over from Aurelius.
Giving him tan incentive to succeed, Nolde had taken a 5 percent ownership position in the company. It is unclear whether he still has it or not.
He had re-done the line’s website, all its marketing materials and messaging, launching a new brochure this year right before the ITB Berlin show.
But the big news was coming in the company’s drydocking scheduled for November when the Deutschland will get 60 much-needed French balconies. That is still on schedule.
“Finally, passengers will be able to open the verandah door and see and feel the ocean; it makes it easier for us to market the ship. This is a crucial step,” Nolde explained, talking to Cruise Industry News in an interview this past May.
Other plans included getting another vessel, as Nolde said that a one-ship operation was not a sustainable business model.
