Cruise & Ferry Review

THE GLOBAL GUIDE TO PASSENGER SHIPPING

Spring/Summer 2021

Cruise and Ferry Review Spring 2021

Executive Editor: Jon Ingleton
Editor: Rebecca Gibson

The Spring/Summer 2021 issue of Cruise & Ferry Review opens with an exclusive keynote with Carnival Corporation president and CEO Arnold Donald who explains how the organisation’s nine cruise brands are working hard to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis stronger than ever before. There’s also a cover story with Studio DADO’s Greg Walton outlining the skills designers must develop if they want to create compelling cruise interiors.

Notable names in our Cruise Business section include MSC Cruises’ Pierfrancesco Vago, Holland America Group’s Jan Swartz, Swan Hellenic’s Andrea Zito, Royal Caribbean International’s Michael Bayley and many others.

Published in association with Interferry, our Ferry Business section  includes a commentary from Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan and a roundtable where Shipshape Consulting’s Simon Johnson asks executives from Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Stena Line about their new E-Flexer ferries. We also hear from P&O Ferries’ Peter Hebblethwaite, Catalina Express’s Greg Bombard, Discover Ferries’ Abby Penlington, Interferry’s Johan Roos and industry expert Michael Grey.

Features, viewpoints and reports explore everything from the most impressive onboard spaces at sea, supporting ship operators, navigation and communications technology, newbuilds in the cruise and ferry order books, refurbishment projects and a Green List showcasing how cruise ports are improving sustainability.  Plus, we report exciting updates from across the passenger shipping industry in our Marketwatch section.

 

Magazine highlights

Wilderness adventures

Jon Ingleton talks with Albatros Expeditions’Hans Lagerweij about the family business and its forthcoming new arrivals

Curious creatives

Studio DADO’s Greg Walton speaks with Rebecca Gibson about the skills designers must develop if they want to create compelling cruise interiors that will resonate with guests for years

Combining the power of humans and machines

ABB engineers are training machine learning algorithms to deliver faster and more reliable remote fleet support and troubleshooting services to passenger ship operators

After the dark comes the light

Michael Bayley explains to Susan Parker how Royal Caribbean International’s ability to be flexible during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to positive operational developments

A powerful partner

Aris Batsoulis tells Rebecca Gibson about the fundamental role MedCruise is playing in bringing safe cruising back to ports and destinations in the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas

Azamara to add new ship to fleet following acquisition

Sycamore Partners bought cruise brand in $201 million deal with Royal Caribbean Group

Ferry flexible

Simon Johnson asks executives from Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Stena Line about the origins of their new E-Flexer ferries, as well as why they expect them to become so popular with guests

Pandemic response fuels hopes for future

Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan suggests that the global trade association and its members can draw some comfort from the evolving reactions to unprecedented challenges

Shaping the future with data

Technology is a driving force in almost every aspect of the cruise journey. Susan Parker asks Royal Caribbean Group’s Martha Poulter how it is being deployed to make ships Covid-19 secure

Staying tenacious in testing times

Arnold Donald explains to Rebecca Gibson how Carnival Corporation and its brands are working hard to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis stronger than ever before

Sustainable cruise ports

Globally, ports are stepping up their green practices, ready for when their passenger shipping business returns. We hear what sustainability means for a number of ports worldwide and how they are working towards their goals

The way ahead

The technologies that are essential for safely operating cruise ships and ferries and delivering high-quality connectivity services are evolving. CFR finds out more

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