IT’s behind-the-scenes role, underpinning and improving the guest experience, is often overlooked. Giuseppe Flammia, chief information officer at MSC Cruises, talks to World Cruise Industry Review about the importance of...
The interiors of Disney Dream are instantly recognisable to Disney’s fan base. But in terms of scale and the use of technology this is a ship with a character all...
Infection rates have hit a ten-year low on US cruise ships, thanks to years of fast-paced updates to hygiene practices. CLIA's Budd Darr and RCCL's Dr Art Diskin discuss the...
Onboard spas are now de rigueur, cruise brochures are full of 'wellness centres' and 'unique spa experiences'. It seems cruise lines all over the world are trying to outdo each...
IMO regulations requiring operators to switch to cleaner fuel by 2015 are proving a headache for the cruise industry. Don Gregory, director of the Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association, tells...
In 2010, the cruise industry was shaken by the shooting of a 15-year-old passenger at St Thomas, Virgin islands. In the wake of the shooting, ports and cruise lines renewed...
With environmental deadlines looming, the cruise industry is racing to meet clean fuel targets. Selwyn Parker talks to Martin Tallett, Navigistics Consulting, and Francesco Balbi, MSC Cruises, about how achievable...
Cruise passenger numbers are expected to rise in 2011. Joe Slattery, Holland America, Alfredo Spadon and Neil Palomba, MSC Cruises, and Stephanie Farrow, Fred.Olsen, discuss their deployment strategies.
Dr Hermann Klein talks to Andrea Ashfield about the environmental issues facing the cruise industry. What can be done to meet the challenge?
Ships such as Oasis of the Seas are changing the face of cruise shipping. Andrea Ashfield asks Royal Caribbean's Juan Trescastro and Fred.Olsen's Matt Grimes how ports and terminals have...
