PROMENADE DECK Seven Seas Splendor and Costa Smeralda fêted
Supermodel Christie Brinkley (above) named Regent’s Seven Seas Splendor during black-tie festivities at PortMiami. Serena Melani (centre), the first woman captain to bring out a new cruise ship, received a
People on the move
MSC Cruises USA tapped Carnival Cruise Line veteran Rubén Rodríguez (left) as president. He replaced Roberto Fusaro, who held the job since 2016.
Rodríguez reports to MSC Cruises ceo Gianni Onorato in Geneva and works side by side with Rick Sasso, Ken Muskat and the rest of the Fort Lauderdale team.
He spent eight years at the Carnival brand, ultimately as evp ship operations until 2015 when he left to become ceo of Great Wolf Resorts, North America’s largest owner/ operator of indoor water park family resorts.
John Delaney (left) stepped down as president of Windstar Cruises, and Christopher Prelog (below left) was promoted from vp fleet operations to chief operating officer. During an eventful four years at the Windstar helm, Delaney worked to invigorate the brand, assembled a new team and oversaw numerous
product and itinerary changes, most significantly, the $250m Star Plus Initiative to lengthen and modernise three ships.
Betsy O’Rourke, chief marketing officer for Windstar parent company Xanterra, is lending her expertise during this growth period, with the first of the lengthened vessels, Star Breeze, to resume service in May.
Seasoned hospitality executive Karl Muhlberger (left) joined Crystal in Miami as chief operating officer. He oversees hotel services,
entertainment, food and beverage operations, concessions, technical services, reservations and guest relations. Muhlberger had spent a total of nearly 12 years at Norwegian Cruise Line in two stints, most recently as vp hotel operations. Past jobs were at Costa Cruises in Genoa, Cunard, Seabourn and Silversea.
Andy Stuart (left), former
president and ceo of Norwegian Cruise Line, joined the board of Global Ports Holding as an independent non- executive director.
Construction began on the third ship in Celebrity Cruises’ Edge series with the first steel cut for Celebrity Beyond at Chantiers de l’Atlantique. ‘Our work will go beyond your expectations,’ shipyard gm Laurent Castaing (far right) promised Royal Caribbean chairman and ceo Richard Fain, evp Harri Kulovaara and Celebrity president and ceo Lisa Lutoff-Perlo.
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standing ovation, and Seal, the Grammy Award-winning artist, performed a concert of hits including ‘Kissed by a Rose.’
The next night, across the globe in Savona,
Italy, Actress Penelope Cruz presided over Costa Smeralda’s naming festivities inside the ship’s triple-deck Colosseo theatre. She was cheered by Capt. Paolo Benini and Costa president Neil Palomba (above).
A man for all seasons
Adam Goldstein left Royal Caribbean after 32 years and numerous roles, most recently vice chairman. He continues to chair Cruise Lines International Association. Richard Fain hailed Goldstein for his ‘countless contributions’ to the company.
Celebrity Beyond
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