Congratulations to the Gebr Heinemann team who are extending their partnership with TUI Cruises on Mein Schiff 1-6. Full details here... https://www.gebr-heinemann.de/heu/en/pressreleases/gebr-heinemann-extends-contract-with-tui-cruises-for-mein-schiff-1-to-mein Images: Gebr Heinemann

lluminating the world of Cruise Retail. Our founder, Adrian Pittaway recently started a series of in-depth interviews with Peter Marshall at TRUnblocked.com to help interested individuals learn much more about our truly unique, complex and dynamic world of cruise retail.  If you want to learn about cruise retail, then it's really not to be missed. Have a read at the link below: https://www.trunblocked.com/adrian-pittaway-owner-ceo-cruise-retail-academy-straight-talking-cruise-retail-with-peter-marshall/

MEIN SCHIFF RELAX - the latest ship in the TUI CRUISES fleet From Cruise Industry News: Fincantieri has delivered the new Mein Schiff Relax to TUI Cruises, with the ship being handed over on Friday in Monfalcone. Fincantieri said in a press release that the vessel is the first of two InTUltion class new concept cruise ships that are dual fuel powered (Liquid Natural Gas and Marine Gas Oil) that Fincantieri is building for TUI Cruises. The sister ship will set sail in mid-2026. According to the press release, the Italian Minister for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani, attended the ceremony, welcomed by Biagio Mazzotta, and Pierroberto Folgiero, chairman, CEO and managing director of Fincantieri. The event was also attended by Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of the Fincantieri Merchant Ships Division, as well as Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises, Frank Kuhlmann, chief financial officer of TUI Cruises and Captain Tom Roth. The company said that this unit forms the backbone of TUI Cruises’ new fleet, based on a first-in-class project developed by Fincantieri. The project focuses on energy efficiency and aims to reduce operational consumption and minimize environmental impact in compliance with the latest regulations. According to Fincantieri, the ship’s ability to use low-emission fuels marks a step towards climate-neutral cruising. The ship also features catalytic converters meeting Euro 6 standards, a generative turbine using the residual heat from the diesel generators and an electrical shore-power connection. This ensures almost emission-free operations while in port (about 40 percent of operating time). The ship also has a waste treatment system that can transform organic materials into recyclable components.

The new luxury yacht for Four Seasons is taking shape! (Photo: Gianni Peroli)

Congratulations to Starboard Group for an exciting new collaboration at sea with Venus Fashion Full story here: https://www.dfnionline.com/latest-news/starboard-group-venus-fashion-launch-first-physical-retail-locations-sea-04-11-2024/

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From shop manager Juliana.... "Hardwork, Team Work, Planning, Action I am very proud of this team and I am convinced that we have the ability to achieve many others 5.5%. For those who don't know what it means, every time I post a picture like this, it is to celebrate a victory, a target more than achieved and it symbolizes a lot to us. Despite the ups and downs of this contract, definitely moments like this remind me why I am here and when we go after our dreams and goals, we can reach our goal. Congrats to my team Splendid! Proud of you"

Huge expansion news for Disney Cruise Line announced today. On top of the fleet of 5 ships (+4 on order), Disney has announced this weekend that they will add a further 4 cruise ships between 2027 to 2031, tripling the size of their fleet up to 13 ships.  That is a pretty epic expansion plan!

Congratulations to the Explora Journeys Retail team for the nominations for Front of House Host Excellence Program - month of July 2024! ✨#explorajourneys

Congratulation to the team at Heinemann Americas, Inc. for the launch of the onboard shopping on the latest Royal Caribbean International flagship, Utopia of the Seas. Shops look amazing!  We wish you great success.

Congratulations to the team at cdf Cruise for the inauguration and opening of their new onboard retail stores onboard Astro Ocean Cruise ship "Piano Land". Wishing you great success! (photos: China Duty Free)

An exciting new entrant into the German cruise retail market. We wish Starboard Cruise Services the very best of success with their new offering on Mein Schiff 7.

Thanks everyone for being part of our Cruise Retailer community. We achieved another membership milestone today. Please share the love and let's get ourselves to 2000!

Congratulations to the cruise retail team at Heinemann for these amazing shops onboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas (photos: Gebr. Heinemann)

Read the full article here.... https://www.dfnionline.com/latest-news/starboard-heads-china-transformed-retail-offerings-spectrum-seas-19-06-2024/