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Strike a Balance
With the price of oil falling, cruise lines have withdrawn their controversial fuel supplements, but could they return? All Leisure Group’s Rob Bryant, Carnival
Cruise Lines’ Tim Gallagher and Fred Olsen’s Nigel Lingard tell Andrea Ashfield how the industry needs to tread carefully. |
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Easy Being Green
After years of drawing criticism over its environmental record, the cruise industry has made great strides in establishing greener credentials. Dinah Hatchexplores the industry’s latest endeavours with Crystal Cruises’ Tom Greene andEnrico Della Valentina of the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands. |
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Raise the Bar
With edible cocktails, in-house labels and mixology lessons for guests, drinks programmes have never been so exciting. Phin Foster talks to Chanelle Duarte of Celebrity Cruises and Paul Shea of Carnival Cruises about why bar innovations are creating a fizz. |
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Take Stock
Regardless of whether a cruise line purchases local produce or relies on shipping containers, there will always be problems that threaten essential supplies. John Peijs from Holland America Line and Ole Christiansen from Fred Olsen Cruise Lines talk to Jodie McLeod about the challenge of maintaining inventories at sea. |
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Shiff Shape
The launch of TUI Cruises' first vessel, Mein Schiff, during a downturn may appear a risky venture but as chief executive Richard Vogel explains, the ship occupies a
valuable niche in a resilient and strong marketplace. |
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Design On Deck
While bigger ships offer greater room for innovative concepts, it is important not to let design go overboard. Royal Caribbean's Emilio Perez and Marco De Jorio from De Jorio Design International share their philosophies with Jodie McLeod. |
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Suite Dreams
Royal Caribbean is spearheading a new era of high-end cruise accommodation, embarking on a fleet-wide makeover of suites and services that will transform the guest experience. RCI’s senior vice president of hotel operations, Lisa Bauer, tells Jodie McLeod how the cruise line is establishing a new level of comfort. |
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Hidden Depths
South America offers cultures, landscapes and activities to satisfy the most adventurous traveller. Shirley Accini talks to Peter Cox of Yachts of Seabourn and Giora Israel of Carnival Corporation about how cruise lines cope with the challenges this vast continent presents. |
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Make the Connection
Bow-to-stern mobile phone and Wi-Fi access is the norm on cruise ships, but achieving a good internet speed is problematic. Jodie McLeod talks to Bill Roberts from Crystal Cruises and Darryl Moseley from Carnival Cruise Lines about how new technologies are helping passengers and crew become better connected. |
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A Moving Experience
Cruising may promise consummate service and complete relaxation, but a longstanding complaint of many holidaymakers is that the embarkation and disembarkation processes are an exception to that rule. However, new strategies and innovations could make extended wait times and impersonal handling a thing of the past. Phin Foster reports. |
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Eastern Enchantment
Exotic itineraries to Asia and the Far East have surged in popularity in the last decade, but how long can interest in the region be maintained? Simon Douwes of Holland America Line and Captain Birger Vorland of Crystal Cruises tell us about the region's long-term appeal. |
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Mexico: The Long View
Mexico has consistently been a popular tourist destination but, during the first six
months of 2009, it has had to contend with recession, drug wars and a deadly virus. Shirley Accini assesses the outlook for the country’s cruise industry. |
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Safer Seas
The 2010 SOLAS regulations will break with previous amendments by requiring older ships to be brought up to the standards of new builds. Jane Labous talks to Prestige Cruise’s David Larimer, the World Ocean Council’s Paul Holthus and Carnival Corporation’s Tom Strang about how the industry is gearing up for big changes. |
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Destination Oasis
Oasis of the Seas is the latest step in the RCCL evolution and its services and entertainment facilities will top anything that has gone before. Harri Kulovaara, executive vice-president of maritime for Royal Caribbean Cruises, explains how challenges were overcome to produce a ship that has become a destination in itself. |
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Form and Function
Cruising may seem like the glamorous side
of shipping, but it takes more than a pretty face to make a successful voyage. Shirley Accini talks to Christian Schönrock of AIDA Cruises and Partner Ship Design's Siegfried Schindler and Kai Bunge about AIDA's latest addition to its fleet. |
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World Cruise Review Man
When the Costa Luminosa entered service earlier this year it was the latest example of Costa Cruises' envious production rate, but for Fincantieri chief designer Maurizio Cergol it represented the challenge of meeting innovative design with practical
requirements, writes Selywn Parker. |
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Survival instinct
The downturn has seen the German shipbuilding industry struggle to remain buoyant. Werner Lundt, general managing director of the German Shipyards and Ocean Industry Association, tells World Cruise Industry Review his predictions for the future of European shipbuilding and how the cruise sector might be the industry’s glimmer of hope. |
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