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Trimline completes extensive Mein Schiff 4 refurbishment

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 12 March 2020 12 March 2020

During the 11-day refit of TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 4 in Marseille, interior outfitter Trimline was responsible for the transformation of two restaurants, a bar and a lounge.

“Working closely with designers CM Design and Aisslinger, Trimline’s team of experienced tradespeople managed to realise the client’s vision with very little modifications to the original design renders,” the company said in a statement

-Café Lounge has had a full refurbishment and is now a day-to-night French Bistro venue.

-Diamant Bar also underwent a complete refurbishment and boasts an impressive new eye-catching design.

-Italian speciality restaurant La Spezia and Japanese restaurant Hanami by Tim Raue had a complete remodelling to incorporate new stand out designs.

Eline Daetweiler, Senior MRO Manager, Ship Management & MRO, TUI Cruises had great praise for Trimline, saying “We were very impressed by the great team spirit that was visible for us throughout the entire dry dock time. All technical crew were working hand in hand in a very professional way under the leadership of the on-site project management.”

This refit made full use of Trimline’s joinery specialists as over 40 items of bespoke joinery were custom made and installed onboard, including a wine chiller cabinet and booth seating.

Holger Bürger, MRO Manager, Ship Management & MRO, TUI Cruises said “All projects stood out due to a large amount of pre-manufactured items that were installed with high accuracy on site. Due to a very detailed preparation, Trimline could realise all projects within the tight timeframe. We are very happy with the outcome.”

Trimline’s Technical Manager Adam Cooper commended “Our talented joiners came into their own on this project as there was an extensive amount of bespoke joinery needed throughout the areas we remodelled.”

No stranger to a challenge. When Trimline was asked to source a Vespa for the ‘Italian theme selfie wall’ outside of the Italian restaurant La Spezia, they sourced a working Vespa, had it decommissioned, refurbished and installed in pride of place, to be enjoyed by future guests.

Trimline’s Commercial Manager Simon Dawkins who worked closely with TUI Cruises on this project said, “We are delighted with how the ship looks and at how close to the original design the finished areas actually are. In the end, there is hardly any difference from the initial design renders of the areas.”

Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo is coming to Europe

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: More News More News; Published: 11 March 2020 11 March 2020

Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo, the world’s first highly focused, B2B exhibition and conference dedicated exclusively to hotel operations, F&B, and guest experience professionals working in the Cruise sector, is coming to Europe. The event will be co-located with Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe, and will be held at the London ExCeL on 2 – 3 December.

"Cruise Ship Hospitality first launched in June 2019 as Marine Catering Expo. Since the highly successful inaugural show, we have seen the demand from the industry grow exponentially. This first led to the shift in focus to cover not only the marine catering element on the supply chain, but the entire cruise hospitality industry – and it is this strong demand that is now driving the expansion into Europe.

We were overwhelmed with the incredibly positive feedback from the debut of Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) held in Barcelona last year, and realised that one of the core strengths of the CSI brand is the differentiation between the European and US markets. The CSIE conference, in particular, mirrored the European market’s closer focus on river and expedition cruising. For this reason, and after listening to feedback from exhibitors, attendees and our advisory board, we decided to bring Cruise Ship Hospitality to Europe!

Cruise Ship Hospitality Europe (CSHE) will be co-located with Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) at the ExCeL in London, and will take place over December 2 – 3 2020.

We are so excited to see Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo come to London in 2020. With a booming European market and so many key cruise lines and buyers here, WELBILT are looking forward to bringing the hugely successful Miami event to London," said Alexis Bourgault, Sales and Specification Manager at Welbilt

RCCL liquidity measures could mean lower ship upgrade spending

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 11 March 2020 11 March 2020

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) said on Tuesday that it would focus on maintaining liquidity, which could mean cutting expenditure on ship refits.

“The company is pursuing additional actions to improve its liquidity by reducing capital expenditures, operating expenses and taking other actions to improve liquidity by at least a further $1.7 billion in 2020. The company is also planning reductions to the 2021 capital expenditures and operating expenses,” RCCL said in a statement.

On the capital expenditure front, rescheduling deliveries of newbuildings would be a complex matter, so that investment in upgrades of existing ships could be slowed down. However, the company did not explicitly say this.

Viking Line sees substantial coronavirus effect, axes 2020 guidance

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: More News More News; Published: 11 March 2020 11 March 2020

Viking Line, the listed Finnish cruise ferry company, expects the coronavirus outbreak to significantly impact its business and the company has therefore axed its previous guidance for full year 2020 results.

“As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19), operating conditions in our markets have deteriorated significantly. It is still too soon to quantify the impact on results since there is great uncertainty regarding developments. Therefore, our earlier business performance outlook no longer applies,” the company said in a statement.

In the 2019 full year result statement the company had said: “We expect that the passenger volume trend will be stable and that net sales per passenger will increase somewhat. Fixed-price agreements for a portion of the Group’s bunker (vessel fuel) costs for 2020 mitigate the risk of increased bunker costs. The trend for salary expenses is considered to be moderate. Income during the third quarter will be crucial to the Group’s earnings for the full financial year.”

“Competition is still tough in Viking Line’s markets, where operating conditions are affected by squeezed prices and volumes. There is a risk that economic growth in the Asian market will come to a standstill due to the coronavirus. Overall, operating income for 2020 is expected to be on a par with operating income in 2019.”

Updated: Regal Princess allowed to dock on Sunday, no coronavirus

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: More News More News; Published: 08 March 2020 08 March 2020

Monday, 09 Mar:

Regal Princess has docked in Fort Lauderdale in Florida on Sunday evening after the coronavirus tests for two crew members that had recently transferred from Golden Princess that has an outbreak had come back negative, media reports say.

Sunday 08 Mar:

Regal Princess, scheduled to call at Port Everglades this morning and depart this evening, is being held offshore at the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until the CDC completes a review of crew history and testing of crewmembers who recently served aboard the Grand Princess, the ship currently being held off of San Francisco. The cruise line has advised they have cancelled today’s sailing of this ship.

"Port Everglades is fully operational for all other cruise and cargo activities," the Port said in a statement.