Princess Cruises is about to unveil to passengers a clever new activity (or two or three). Virtually everyone is already familiar with it to some degree, but no matter how unfamiliar you are, you can still have fun.
Princess has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to present “The Sound of Music” (and related activities) on each of their 18 ships throughout the year. But it’s not just screening a movie.
Details can be found in the March 31 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
The First Viking to Go to Sea
Fincantieri delivered Viking Star to Viking Ocean Cruises on Saturday at their Marghera yard. While Viking River Cruises adds ships to their fleet by the dozen (literally), this is the first ship for the oceangoing line.
The complete story appeared in the March 30 edition of Cruise News Daily.
The complete story appeared in the March 30 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Two Down, Two to Go
MSC Sinfonia returned to service on Friday after its ten-week dry dock for lengthening at Fincantieri’s Palermo yard. During the process, the ship grew some 78 feet longer and added 5,000 gross tons.
Details appeared in the March 30 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Details appeared in the March 30 edition of Cruise News Daily.
New Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Chairman Appointed
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Announces New Chairman and Other Appointments to Its Board of Directors
MIAMI, March 30, 2015 -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) ("Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings", "Norwegian" or "the Company"), today announced the following appointments to its Board of Directors, effective as of March 27, 2015.
Walter Revel, longtime director, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Revel has served as director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Company since 2005 and as director of certain predecessor companies beginning in 1993. Since 1984, Mr. Revell has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Revell Investments International, Inc., a diversified investment, development and management company located in Coral Gables, Florida. Since 2002, Mr. Revell has also served as a director of International Finance Bank in Miami, Florida, and became Chairman of the Board in September 2013. Since 1990, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pinehurst Development, Inc., a family owned company. Revel also serves on the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees and as Chairman of the New Museum Project Committee of the Miami Science Museum. He formerly was a director of Calpine Corporation, Dycom Industries, Rinker Materials, The St. Joe Company and Sun Banks of Florida. Mr. Revell served as Secretary of Transportation for the State of Florida in the Askew Administration. He is a past Chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was a member of The Florida Council of 100 for 37 years. He served as Chairman and CEO of H.J. Ross Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, planners and scientists, and continues as Senior Advisor to T.Y. Lin International, the new parent company, in San Francisco.
Kevin C. Jones, a designee of Genting Hong Kong Limited, was appointed director of the Company. Mr. Jones is the General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy for Genting Americas Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia Berhad. Mr. Jones oversees all legal, corporate compliance, risk management and strategic corporate development matters for the North American operations of Genting Malaysia Berhad. Prior to accepting his current position with Genting Americas Inc., Mr. Jones practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, serving as counsel for multi-billion dollar companies in a broad range of general corporate and real estate transactions.
Blondel So King Tak, a designee of Genting Hong Kong Limited, was appointed a director of the Company. Mr. So joined Genting HK as Chief Financial Officer in July 2007. In October 2009, Mr. So was appointed Chief Operating Officer and in August 2014 was appointed Executive Vice President (Corporate Services) and Country Head of Hong Kong & Macau for Genting HK. Mr. So also acts as a director of various subsidiaries of Genting HK. He has over 23 years of experience in the financial sector with the first 15 years in the banking industry. Prior to joining Genting HK, he held a number of senior positions in multinational corporations and listed companies.
Source: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
MIAMI, March 30, 2015 -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:NCLH) ("Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings", "Norwegian" or "the Company"), today announced the following appointments to its Board of Directors, effective as of March 27, 2015.
Walter Revel, longtime director, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Revel has served as director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Company since 2005 and as director of certain predecessor companies beginning in 1993. Since 1984, Mr. Revell has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Revell Investments International, Inc., a diversified investment, development and management company located in Coral Gables, Florida. Since 2002, Mr. Revell has also served as a director of International Finance Bank in Miami, Florida, and became Chairman of the Board in September 2013. Since 1990, he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pinehurst Development, Inc., a family owned company. Revel also serves on the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees and as Chairman of the New Museum Project Committee of the Miami Science Museum. He formerly was a director of Calpine Corporation, Dycom Industries, Rinker Materials, The St. Joe Company and Sun Banks of Florida. Mr. Revell served as Secretary of Transportation for the State of Florida in the Askew Administration. He is a past Chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was a member of The Florida Council of 100 for 37 years. He served as Chairman and CEO of H.J. Ross Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, planners and scientists, and continues as Senior Advisor to T.Y. Lin International, the new parent company, in San Francisco.
Kevin C. Jones, a designee of Genting Hong Kong Limited, was appointed director of the Company. Mr. Jones is the General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy for Genting Americas Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia Berhad. Mr. Jones oversees all legal, corporate compliance, risk management and strategic corporate development matters for the North American operations of Genting Malaysia Berhad. Prior to accepting his current position with Genting Americas Inc., Mr. Jones practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, serving as counsel for multi-billion dollar companies in a broad range of general corporate and real estate transactions.
Blondel So King Tak, a designee of Genting Hong Kong Limited, was appointed a director of the Company. Mr. So joined Genting HK as Chief Financial Officer in July 2007. In October 2009, Mr. So was appointed Chief Operating Officer and in August 2014 was appointed Executive Vice President (Corporate Services) and Country Head of Hong Kong & Macau for Genting HK. Mr. So also acts as a director of various subsidiaries of Genting HK. He has over 23 years of experience in the financial sector with the first 15 years in the banking industry. Prior to joining Genting HK, he held a number of senior positions in multinational corporations and listed companies.
Source: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Queen Mary 2 Departs Sydney for another Year
Queen Mary 2 left Sydney this week at the end of a month that saw all three Cunard Queens visit the city, including a rendezvous between QM2 and Queen Victoria. Queen Mary 2 is still the largest ship ever to visit Australia at 151,400 gross tons.
The three Cunard ships spent a combined total of six days in Sydney this month as part of their world cruises, and brought some 6,500 passengers to the city putting an estimated $3 million into the economy.
All three ships will return next summer, again as part of their world cruises.
Photos courtesy of Cunard Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
The three Cunard ships spent a combined total of six days in Sydney this month as part of their world cruises, and brought some 6,500 passengers to the city putting an estimated $3 million into the economy.
All three ships will return next summer, again as part of their world cruises.
Photos courtesy of Cunard Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
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