View From the Bridge
Cruise Industry Leaders Offer their Views, Opinions and Perspectives of the Cruise Industry
Prow’s Edge Cruise Magazine invites cruise industry leaders and cruise executive officers to share their "views from the bridge": from trends in cruise travel to new concepts in the world of cruising and novel perspectives about cruises and the cruise lines.
From presidents, founders and ceos of some of the major cruise lines, to the movers and shakers in various fields connected with the cruise industry, View from the Bridge offers a comprehensive portfolio of the thinking of the men and women behind the scenes.
NAOMI KABAK
Senior Vice President
Group IST
Naomi Kabak is Senior Vice President of Group IST, where she oversees customer relationships and product and business development for all Group IST brands. She shares her view about the joys of small ship and yacht cruising.
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GUY A YOUNG
President & CEO - Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Guy Young is the President and CEO of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, a position he has held since October 1, 2006.Click here for Guy Young's view from the bridge...
LARRY PIMENTEL
CEO Azamara Club Cruises
Larry Pimentel, CEO of Azamara Club Cruises, talks with cruise travel writer Byron Clayton about his career and the company he now manages.
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COMMANDER MARK GAOUETTE
Maritime Security Consultant
Department of Homeland Security
Maritime security consultant to the Department of Homeland Security, and author of "Cruising for Trouble", Cdr Mark Gaouette offers his views about safety at sea
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RICK SASSO
President & CEO
MSC Cruises
Rick Sasso, President & CEO, MSC Cruises, shares his view from the bridge about how "MSC Continues to Offer Guests the ‘Art of Cruising’ on Itineraries Around the World".
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DIANE MOORE
President
Windstar Cruises
Diane Moore, President, Windstar Cruises, shares her view from the bridge about luxury cruises in "CREATING VALUE AND PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCES FOR CRUISE GUESTS".
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PAUL STRACHAN
Founder
Pandaw River Cruises
Paul Strachan, Founder, Pandaw River Cruises talks about pushing the boundaries and establishing exotic new itineraries for cruise travelers in "GANGES MAIDEN VOYAGES".
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JAMES RODRIGUEZ
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Oceania Cruises
JAMES RODRIGUEZSenior Vice President, Marketing
Oceania Cruises
Jame Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Marketing
Oceania Cruises explores the attraction of travelling first class to some truly unusual and exotic ports of call in "DISCOVERING THE WORLD IN STYLE".
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COLIN STONE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Swan Hellenic
Colin Stone outlines Swan Hellenic’s long and distinguished heritage of cultural discovery cruises in "SWAN HELLENIC REFINES THE ART OF DISCOVERY CRUISING".
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MIKE DEEGAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Hebridean Island Cruises
Mike Deegan expounds on his view that Hebridean Island Cruises sets the benchmark for luxury cruising around the Western isles of Scotland in “SAILING THE SCOTTISH ISLES IN A PRINCESS OF A SHIP”
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DEREK BANKS
CHAIRMAN AND SKIPPER
European Waterways Ltd
(GoBarging.com)
Derek Banks of European Waterways Ltd, whose luxury hotel barges cruise the inland waterways of nine European countries, along canals, rivers, lakes and lochs, talks about the last 30 years of barging in Europe in "BARGING: ONE OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S BEST KEPT SECRETS".
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KEN CARVER
PRESIDENT
International Cruise Victims Association (ICV)
Ken Carver shares his view from the bridge and draws attention to the issue of safety at sea in "
CRUISING TOWARDS ACCOUNTABILITY"
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TERRY DALE
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
CLIA is the world’s largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion and growth of the cruise industry. In 2008, Terry Dale offered Top Ten Tips for stretching vacation dollars with a cruise vacation.
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LAWRENCE DESSLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance (NCMA)
Lawrence Dessler shares his view from the bridge and discusses the alternatives to traditional cruising in "
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ADVENTURES".
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ROSS A KLEIN
CruiseJunkie.com
internationally recognized authority on the cruise ship industry, Ross A Klein shares his view from the bridge and discusses the environment in "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CRUISE TOURISM".
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ALBERT PETER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Silversea Cruises
Albert Peter shares his view from the bridge and discusses Silversea Cruises' new "Privileged Passage,"cruise concept in "MAKING WAVES".
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DIETMAR R WERTANZL
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Cruise West
Dietmar R Wertanzl shares his view from the bridge and discusses Cruise West's belief that conservation and preservation of wildlife and the environment is not optional - it is obligatory, in "THE NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT".
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