3 £24.00 2026 Foreword Follow Cruise & Ferry: Executive editor Jon Ingleton Head of editorial Rebecca Gibson Editor Alex Smith Editorial team Kasturi Datta, Jacqui Griffiths, Richard Humphreys, Laura Hyde Publication manager Shelly Palmer Account managers Marie-Emmanuelle Dagri, James Luscombe, Kimberley McLean, Benedict Pask Publisher Toby Ingleton Production manager Stuart Fairbrother Design Bruce Graham, Libby Sidebotham, Dhanika Vansia Cover image Studio DADO Website development Chris Jackson Circulation Sophia Brinkley Advertise info@cruiseandferry.net Subscribe subscribe@tudor-rose.co.uk www.cruiseandferry.net/subscriptions Published by Tudor Rose Tudor House, 6 Friar Lane Leicester LE1 5RA Tel: +44 116 2229900 www.tudor-rose.co.uk ISSN 1367-2657 (Print) ISSN 2635-0394 (Online) Printed in Great Britain by The Manson Group. © 2026 Tudor Rose Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be stored or transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means, including whether by photocopying, scanning, downloading onto computer or otherwise without the prior written permission from Tudor Rose Holdings Ltd. Views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Acceptance of advertisements does not imply official endorsement of the products or services concerned. While every care has been taken to ensure accuracy of content, no responsibility can be taken for any errors and/or omissions. Readers should take appropriate professional advice before acting on any issue raised herein. All wording in the Featured Partners section is based on content provided by the companies profiled. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject advertising material and editorial contributions. The publisher assumes no liability for the return or safety of unsolicited art, photography or manuscripts. A well-designed ship interior is evident in the small details. A material that catches the light differently at noon and midnight. A lounge chair positioned to provide the perfect view of the horizon. None of these details happen by accident; they require the vision of talented designers, backed by the ambition of determined operators. On page 40, executives from MSC Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Hurtigruten and American Cruise Lines, alongside a selection of leading interior designers, explore how operators are moving beyond standardised templates – and how suppliers are helping them achieve this aim. The goal of fully circular ship interiors remains distant, but the will to create them is growing. Our 2026 Sustainable Maritime Interiors report – featuring signatories of the Sustainable Maritime Interiors declaration – charts how a growing number of operators, designers, outfitters and suppliers are beginning to treat end-of-life materials as a resource rather than waste. The feature on page 56 also highlights the commitments that will determine how quickly this ambition becomes common practice. Nowhere is that intent more visible than at Holland America Line, where sustainability is shaping the largest fleet enhancement project in the brand’s 153-year history. In our keynote interview on page 10, My Nguyen, the line’s director of interior design, discusses how environmental thinking is being woven into every stage of the programme. “The more coordinated these conversations become across the industry,” Nguyen says, “the easier it will be to turn innovation into the new normal.” Among those sharing their perspectives in this issue are our 2026 design legends Kai Bunge and Siegfried Schindler of Partner Ship Design, Andrea Bartoli of Carnival Corporation, Anna Wiebke of TUI Cruises and Jessica Payne of Windstar Cruises. Their views, and much more, await you in the pages ahead. Enjoy the read! Alex Smith Editor, Cruise & Ferry Interiors Beyond the template
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