Pretty soon there will be a special place to drink on Celebrity’s Solstice-class ships. It won’t just be a bar, but a “World Class Bar.” Its specially-educated bartenders will be dispensing “luxurious drink experiences” consisting of high-end cocktails, craft cocktails and “rituals” available only aboard Celebrity.
The partnership between Celebrity and Diego Global Travel Americas began recently with the opening of the first World Class Bar aboard Celebrity Eclipse, but it will soon expand to the other four ships.
The complete story appeared in the May 22 edition of Cruise News Daily.
Friday, May 22, 2015
The Final Piece of the Puzzle
A cruise ship is constructed of giant preconstructed blocks, and the blocks are fitted together in the dry dock. Once the final one is in place. the ship can be floated and towed out of the dry dock to a finishing dock, making space for another ship to be built or repaired.
The final block of the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista was put into place this week at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone (Italy). The ship is scheduled for delivery next spring.
Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
The final block of the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista was put into place this week at the Fincantieri yard in Monfalcone (Italy). The ship is scheduled for delivery next spring.
Photo courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
The Allure of a Birds Eye View
This photo, showing Allure of the Seas at the end of its dry dock last week in Cadiz (Spain), was tweeted by Royal Caribbean. It's a still from a video by UAV Aerials, which is a company that specializes in video productions shot with drones for very unique perspectives.
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International and UAV Aerials. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International and UAV Aerials. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Allure of the Seas Returns to Service
Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas returned from its routine dry dock this week to begin its Mediterranean program. It is shown below at Civitavacchia (the port for Rome) during its first call today (center ship). It is seen alongside Costa Fortuna (left) and CDF's Zenith (right).
Photo courtesy of Royal Caribbean International. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without permission.
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| Allure of the Seas (center) at Civitavecchia today. |
Holland America Promotes Two in Revenue Management
Holland America Line Promotes Carole Biencourt and Justin Poulsen to Pricing and Demand Directors in Revenue Management
Seattle, Wash., May 21, 2015 — Holland America Line has made two promotions in the Revenue Management Department: Carole Biencourt was named pricing and demand director, Europe cruises; and Justin Poulsen was promoted to pricing and demand director, Voyage cruises.
In their new roles, Biencourt and Poulsen are responsible for planning, positioning and strategizing how to price and sell Holland America Line’s worldwide cruises. Both directors report to Beth Bodensteiner, senior vice president, revenue management.
“Carole and Justin bring a tremendous amount of knowledge, creativity and analytical skills to their respective pricing and demand teams, and we’re thrilled to have them in their new leadership roles,” said Bodensteiner. “We congratulate them both on their well-earned promotions.”
Biencourt, who began her career with Holland America Line more than 30 years ago, most recently was senior manager, revenue accounting, where she supervised a team of 10 employees. During her time with the company, she has risen through several analytical roles serving the marketing and finance departments.
Poulsen joined Holland America Line in 2010 and most recently was senior manager, deployment and itinerary planning, where he conceived, designed and implemented global deployments for the company’s fleet of 15 ships.
Source: Holland America Line
Seattle, Wash., May 21, 2015 — Holland America Line has made two promotions in the Revenue Management Department: Carole Biencourt was named pricing and demand director, Europe cruises; and Justin Poulsen was promoted to pricing and demand director, Voyage cruises.
In their new roles, Biencourt and Poulsen are responsible for planning, positioning and strategizing how to price and sell Holland America Line’s worldwide cruises. Both directors report to Beth Bodensteiner, senior vice president, revenue management.
“Carole and Justin bring a tremendous amount of knowledge, creativity and analytical skills to their respective pricing and demand teams, and we’re thrilled to have them in their new leadership roles,” said Bodensteiner. “We congratulate them both on their well-earned promotions.”
Biencourt, who began her career with Holland America Line more than 30 years ago, most recently was senior manager, revenue accounting, where she supervised a team of 10 employees. During her time with the company, she has risen through several analytical roles serving the marketing and finance departments.
Poulsen joined Holland America Line in 2010 and most recently was senior manager, deployment and itinerary planning, where he conceived, designed and implemented global deployments for the company’s fleet of 15 ships.
Source: Holland America Line
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