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PONANT’s ascension starts on page 38.

Growth in the global cruise sector is hardly news, ? rst and foremost because the

Web Contributor

The cruise stories don’t stop there, industry cheerleader, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), is argu-

Michelle Howard [email protected] though, as Kira Coley reports, start- ably the best association in the industry at regularly communicating on and about

Editorial Contributors

Kira Coley - UK ing on page 44, of the ECO Trends in the industry. But I guess when you have had continuous growth since the industry’s

Tom Mulligan - UK

Claudio Paschoa - Brazil the cruise industry, as sailing anywhere inception, there’s always something good to talk about.

Peter Pospiech - Germany

William Stoichevski - Scandinavia – particularly to and through new and

This being our Cruise Annual in step with the Cruise Shipping show in Fort Lau-

Production pristine areas that have been lightly derdale, I am particularly pleased to take a look inside a relatively new but rapidly

Irina Vasilets [email protected]

Nicole Ventimiglia [email protected] traversed by man – are being guided growing sector of the global cruise industry, that being the luxury yacht/adventure

Corporate Staff by a raft of new regulations that dictate cruise sector.

Mark O’Malley, Marketing Manager

Esther Rothenberger, Accounting what operators can and cannot put into

The business of operating high speci? cation ships to take small numbers of

Information Technology the air and water. Finally our “Cruise wealthier clients into some of the world’s more remote and exotic locations is not

Vladimir Bibik

Ship Tech” section starting on page 54

Emin Yuce news, either. The business of designing and building a new ? eet of yacht-style ves- focuses on 3D FLS, a technology that

Subscription sels is news.

Kathleen Hickey [email protected] operators of The World (and PONANT)

To date the smaller vessel sector has been the province of older vessels that have are ? nding to be of tremendous value been refurbished, but the tide is changing quickly, as a number of owners have

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Lucia Annunziata [email protected] to operate safely and ef? ciently in new, invested mightily in a ? eet of vessels – and the requisite amenities and toys – to +1 212 477 6700 ext 6220 uncharted waters.

Terry Breese [email protected] deliver the small but growing sector of cruisers to new destinations.

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A related feature from friend and col-

Niels-Erik Lund, president and CEO of Sunstone Ships, offers and unfettered

John Cagni [email protected] 631-472-2715 +1 league Alan Haig-Brown is arguably view of the market in our story starting on page 32. To be honest Lund probably

Frank Covella [email protected] one of the most fascinating stories I’ve has the most hands-on experience, a nearly 50-year marine industry veteran who +1 561 732 1659 seen in some time. Haig-Brown was

Mitch Engel [email protected] has been involved in the smaller vessel niche since its inception. Lund notes that, +1 561 732 0312 in Split, Croatia recently to cover the generally, the market is being fueled by a global population that is retiring younger

Mike Kozlowski [email protected] +1 561 733 2477

InterFerry Conferene for Maritime Re- and wealthier, a population of older people that is far more active than generations

Jean Vertucci [email protected] porter, and as a follow up he stumbled past. Sunstone is building new, for the ? rst time, with it’s newest vessel being built +1 212 477 6700 ext 6210 upon a small, unique and growing pas- in China for delivery in 2019.

senger/cruise sector in Krilo Jesenice.

International Sales

Another familiar cruise executive face in this edition is Edie Rodriguez, the

Scandinavia & Germany “The Village of Cruisers” article starts

Roland Persson [email protected]

America’s brand chairman for PONANT Yacht Cruises and Expeditions. While

Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 on page 60.

Ystad, Sweden

Rodriguez’ name is familiar, perhaps the PONANT name is not … for now. Rodri- t: +46 411-184 00 f: +46 411 105 31 guez was brought on board to expand this French luxury brand in the Americas, and in her tool kit will be a ? eet of ? ve new vessels – four of which are in the Explorer

United Kingdom

Paul Barrett [email protected] class featured on this month’s cover – that will be built and ready for action start-

Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden

Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK ing next year through 2021. The ? eet of newbuilds will feature several ‘world t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722 f: +44 1268 711567 ? rsts’, notably the Blue Eye underwater lounge on the Explorer class vessels; and the world’s ? rst Hybrid/LNG-fueled ice-breaking cruise vessel, destined to deliver

Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700 cruises to, among other places, the North Pole. In style, of course. The story of

Gregory R. Trauthwein

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