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O’Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher/Editorial DirectorCruise ControlGreg Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comVice President, SalesRob Howard howard@marinelink.comWeb ContributorMichelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comEditorial ContributorsTom Mulligan - UKCruise shipping has always been an interesting sector of the maritime market, equal heroes, and according to Doulis Lind-Lisa Overing - FloridaClaudio Paschoa - Brazilparts hotel accommodation/entertainment and maritime technological evolution. blad is “one of the most well-travelled Peter Pospiech - GermanyCruise shipping maintains its torrid pace of growth, with 30 million passengers pro- people on Earth.” Lindblad Expedi-William Stoichevski - Scandinaviajected to take a cruise in 2019, up nearly two million from the previous year, accord- tions’ alliance with National Geo-ProductionIrina Vasilets vasilets@marinelink.coming to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Cruise Trends & Industry graphic allows him to take people to Nicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comOutlook. In addition, CLIA members, which account for the lion’s share of the global the Arctic on cruise ships ? lled with Corporate StaffMark O’Malley, Marketing Manager? eet, will count 272 vessels by the end of 2019, 18 delivered this year alone. While teaching moments that transform pas-Esther Rothenberger, Accountingthe number of vessels is a small fraction of the overall global ? eet, the industry col- sengers into stewards of our planet, as Information TechnologyVladimir Bibiklectively continues to wield signi? cant in? uence, a driver for technology, innovation above and beyond all else he is about and environmental stewardship that has in? ltrated other sectors. helping to uncover yet preserve some SubscriptionOur report ‘Smooth Sailing’ kicks off this month’s cruise coverage, and here author of the world’s less-known wonders.Kathleen Hickey k.hickey@marinelink.comBarry Parker seamlessly melds a report that provides both insight on the ? nancial side While the Lindblad expeditions Salesof the business as well as the technical side. While much of our focus rightfully is ships are smaller, they deliver a big Lucia Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com +1 212 477 6700 ext 6240gazed on the two publicly traded behemoths – Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean – experience. The latest under con-Terry Breese breese@marinelink.comwe also venture inside MSC Cruises, the industry’s largest privately owned company struction is National Geographic +1 561 732 1185which is in the midst of an unprecedented $13 billion expansion that will bring its Endurance, a vessel that Doulis calls John Cagni cagni@marinelink.com +1 631-472-2715? eet to 25 vessels by the mid 2020’s. As has been the trend in the sector, these ships “the best expedition vessel ever built.” Frank Covella covella@marinelink.comare big, and next to deliver from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique yard at St Nazaire, Being built in Norway at Ulstein and +1 561 732 1659Mitch Engel engel@marinelink.comFrance, are MSC Bellissima and MSC Grandiosa, the ? rst of two Meraviglia-Plus scheduled for delivery in January +1 561 732 0312ships (6,335 passenger capacity) will come into service in 2019. Further out on the 2020, the big differentiator on Lind-Mike Kozlowski kozlowski@marinelink.com +1 561 733 2477 MSC horizon are two new Seaside class (5,646 passenger capacity), and four dual fu- blad Expeditions ships are the space eled World Class vessels (6,850 maximum passenger capacity). allocated for guests: the 12,400 gt International SalesEndurance is being built to accommo-Scandinavia & GermanyIs Bigger Better? date 126 passengers whereas similar Roland Persson Orn Marketing AB, Box 184 , S-271 24 Contra to the ‘bigger is better’ philosophy is the subject of our cover story, Sven sized vessels for others are designed Ystad, Sweden t: +46 411-184 00Lindblad, a true pioneer in the Expedition Cruise sector. In fact, a big part of the and built to accommodate 200 to 250 roland@orn.nugrowth story in cruise is the rapid development of the expedition, luxury expedition passengers. GermanyBrenda Homewoodand river cruising sectors, with a long list of new players and vessels.Tel: +44 1622 297123 brenda@offshore-engineer.comThe seeds for the feature on Lindblad – which starts on page 34 and runs through 41 – were planted last year when I was in Tianjin, China, for The 4th China Maritime United KingdomPaul Barrett Finance (DFTP) Summit, including day one dedicated exclusively to the growth and Hallmark House, 25 Downham Road, Ramsden Health, Essex CM11 1PU UK future for China’s cruise industry. It was here that I met Nikolaos Doulis, Senior Vice t: +44 1268 711560 m: +44 7778 357722President, New Buildings, Lindblad Expeditions, who previously was with Celebrity ieaco@aol.comCruises for 24 years, leaving in 2017 as the Director of Fleet Operations. During our Classi? ed Sales +1 212 477 6700time together in China Doulis was effusive with his enthusiasm for the expedition cruise sector and his admiration for Sven Lindblad, “one of the best bosses I’ve ever Gregory R. TrauthweinFounder: had.” Hailing from Sweden but currently residing in New York City, Lindblad is an John J. O’Malley 1905 - 1980 Editor & Associate PublisherCharles P. O’Malley 1928 - 2000explorer at heart, counting Capt. James Cook and Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton as trauthwein@marinelink.comWatch us Download our Apps Follow us on Social Media Check out our websites:MarineLink.com MarineElectronics.comMaritimeProfessional.com OEDigital.comMaritimePropulsion.com YachtingJournal.comMaritimeJobs.com MaritimeToday.comMarineTechnologyNews.com TheMaritimeNetwork.comMaritimeEquipment.com @ShipNews6 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MARCH 2019MR #3 (1-9).indd 6 3/8/2019 2:23:51 PM