Anne Kalosh

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Anne Kalosh

Azamara Cruises selected Procell InSite, a wireless management system designed to streamline the monitoring and maintenance of battery-powered devices. Even small disruptions — such as a door lock, safe or hygiene device losing power— can impact a guest’s experience. According to Azamara, it currently has no way to monitor battery levels of many devices in real time. As a precaution, staff routinely replace batteries before they are fully depleted, which consumes time and resources.

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Anne Kalosh

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise ReviewMSC Magnifica will be adding an MSC Yacht Club with 63 suites later this year as part of enhancements including a new spa and gym. October-November refitThe 2010-built vessel will undergo a substantial dry dock refurbishment during October and November at the Palumbo shipyard in Valletta, Malta to transform some of the vessel’s public spaces.

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Anne Kalosh

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise ReviewThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and TPG VII Valhalla Holdings plan a secondary offering of 30.5m Viking shares. The selling shareholders will receive all the proceeds from this offering. Viking is not offering any shares and will not receive any proceeds.

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Anne Kalosh

Concordia Damen's Excellence Crown river vessel for Switzerland's Twerenbold Reisen Group features hybrid propulsion amid a host of sustainability features. Twerenbold Reisen Group's Excellence Crown PHOTO: CONCORDIA DAMENThe 135-meter vessel has a diesel-electric propulsion system that stores surplus energy in batteries for later use, including fully electric mooring in ports. Solar panels integrated into the railing support the charging system, as does shore power.

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Anne Kalosh

More than 2,000 technical personnel are putting this second Icon-class ship to the test. Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise ReviewRoyal Caribbean International's Star of the Seas is continuing 11 days of sea trials off the coast of Finland. More than 2,000 personnel involved in naval architecture, engineering and navigation are putting this second Icon-class ship to the test across a wide range of technical areas.