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julian turner
Entrance to China – inside Norwegian Joy
With its launch date looming, Norwegian Joy will be the latest instalment in Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway Plus class, but the first to be tailored specifically for the growing Chinese market. How much of a design departure does this demand and how different is the finished product? World Cruise Industry Review investigates.
The smuggling crackdown – fighting narcotics and contraband trafficking
A recent spate of headlines have identified passenger ships as the latest way for smuggling networks to transport narcotics and other contraband on the high seas. Greg Noone talks to security consultant Gerry Northwood OBE and Special Agent Brent Iglehart from US Customs and Border Security about the extent of the threat and what cruise lines can do to minimise the practice.
Sweat set – tapping into the wellness trend
Amid growing focus on fitness and well-being, cruise lines are catering to healthy and active travellers. Moving beyond the essential offering of on-board gyms, operators have tapped into the wellness trend with surf simulators, climbing walls, running clubs, kayaking expeditions and mountain hikes. Bradford Keen speaks to Christopher Rudolph at MSC, Paul Ludlow at P&O Cruises and CEO Captain Dan Blanchard at UnCruise Adventures about working up a sweat at sea.
Bigger and better – the evolution of Seabourne Encore
Having entered full service in January 2017, Seabourn Encore is Seabourn Cruise Line’s largest ship to date, boasting an additional deck and expanded public areas. Fuel consumption is also significantly reduced by optimisation of the ship’s hydrodynamics. World Cruise Industry Review charts the evolution of the vessel.
High-capacity cruising – the rise of MSC Cruises
Scheduled to take delivery of two very different prototype vessels later this year, including the largest ship ever built for a European cruise line, MSC Cruises is in the midst of unprecedented fleet expansion. World Cruise Industry Review takes a look at the operator’s heaving orders book and what this could mean for its international standing.
Port of Barcelona expects 158,000 passengers for Allure of the Seas in 2015
The Port of Barcelona expects 158,000 passengers in 2015 for the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, which will sail 25 times from the Spanish city during the 2015 season.
New wave of terror – Commander Mark Gaouette on safety at sea
Lingering fears about terrorist violence in Europe and the Mediterranean have seen cruise bookings dip in popularity across the regions. How might the sector reassure guests and allay security concerns? Greg Noone talks to Commander Mark Gaouette, former director of security for Princess Cruises and the author of Cruising for Trouble: Cruise Ships as Soft Targets for Pirates, Terrorists, and Common Criminals, to find out.
Clarity of vision – CLIA president Cindy D’Aoust
Appointed as permanent CEO and president of CLIA earlier this year, Cindy D’Aoust is committed to further establishing the association as a single, unifying body for the global cruise sector. She talks to Phin Foster about the importance of collective leadership, how she hopes to retain suitable flexibility across a worldwide footprint, and the three building blocks that must form the foundations for all the work she and her team undertake.
Come rain or shine – the European cruise market
Year-round European cruising is growing in popularity, but with this new paradigm comes significant challenges for destinations and operators alike. Elly Earls meets Cruise Europe’s Michael McCarthy, MSC Cruises’ Gianluca Suprani and Cruise Norway’s Sandra Diana Bratland to find out how such challenges can be overcome.
Sail to a greener future – inside the Ecoship project
The Ecoship project, for the designing and building of a cruise vessel that will carry out humanitarian and environmental missions for Japan-based NGO Peace Boat from 2020, has been finalised and initial funding secured, with construction scheduled to commence in April 2017. The ship, which will incorporate ten solar-powered sails, retractable wind generators and hybrid engines, has been touted as the greenest cruise vessel in the world, but could it also viably be the cruise ship of the future?