SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises has announced the leadership team for its
newest ship, Enchanted Princess, a year before her debut. Captain
Nick Nash and Captain Gennaro Arma will rotate as Captains of
Enchanted Princess.
Debuting in Rome
(Civatevecchia) on June 19, 2020 for
a nine-day Mediterranean cruise, Enchanted Princess will be led by
a team of executive officers with extensive maritime experience,
including more than 160 years combined service with Princess
Cruises. Captain Nash will bring the ship into service from the
Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, joined at the launch by Chief Engineer
Officer Ignazio Cappelluti, Hotel
General Manager Dirk Brand, and
Staff Captain Raffaele Di Martino.
Captain Arma will serve together with Chief Engineer Officer
Massimiliano Imperiale, Hotel
General Manager Richard Harry, and
Staff Captain Richard Dalton.
"All of us at Princess Cruises congratulate Captain Nash and
Captain Arma on their well-earned appointments as Captains of our
new Enchanted Princess. It is an honor and a testament to their
dedicated years of service," said Jan
Swartz, Princess Cruises president. "As we continue to grow
our fleet with five new ships arriving by 2025, there are many
opportunities for our crew to grow professionally. We believe we
have the best crew at sea, who continually offer our guests a safe
cruising experience and world-class service."
The 3,660-guest Enchanted Princess shares all of the spectacular
style and luxury of its sister ships - Regal Princess, Royal
Princess, Majestic Princess and the soon-to-be launched Sky
Princess. Guests will discover exquisite, one-of-a-kind dining
experiences, more pools and whirlpool hot tubs and world-class
entertainment venues hosting dazzling performances. The ship also
will feature breathtaking Sky Suites, with expansive views from the
largest balconies at sea, which will originally debut on Sky
Princess.
In addition, guests can make the most of their vacation time
with the Princess MedallionClass experience, featuring the
complimentary OceanMedallion™ wearable device that delivers an
entirely new level of service and creates a vacation that is more
simple, effortless and personalized.
Sky Princess Leadership Team
Captain Nick
Nash – Captain Nick Nash
has successfully moved through the ranks at Princess Cruises over
his 30-year career and currently commands the cruise line's
3,560-passenger Royal Princess. Captain Nash joined Princess
Cruises in 1989, was promoted to Staff Captain in 1997 and Captain
in 2002 and Fleet Captain in 2014 and 2015. He was appointed
President of The Nautical Institute in 2018, pledging to help in
its efforts to improve standards of shiphandling, as well as
navigation bridge resource management. He was also awarded the
United Kingdom's Merchant Navy
Medal for meritorious service. Captain Nash is also actively
involved in the evolution of Carnival Corporation's simulator
training facility in Amsterdam
(CSMART).
Captain Gennaro Arma – Captain Gennaro Arma began his career with Princess
Cruises in 1998 as a Cadet and moved up the ranks. He achieved his
first command as Captain of Sea Princess in 2015 where he navigated
the ship on two world cruises. He took the helm of Diamond Princess
in 2018. During his time at Princess Cruises, he has been part of
newbuild teams for Diamond Princess and Regal Princess. Born in the
beautiful peninsula of Sorrento, Italy, Captain Arma has always been passionate
about the sea.
Chief Engineer Officer Ignazio Cappelluti –
Chief Engineer Officer Ignazio
Cappelluti began his career at Princess Cruises in 2003 as
an Engine Cadet. He was first appointed acting Chief Engineer
Officer onboard Majestic Princess in 2018 and was confirmed Chief
Engineer Officer in 2019. He has served aboard many Princess
Cruises ships including Grand Princess, Royal Princess, Sapphire
Princess, Golden Princess and Coral Princess.
Chief Engineer Officer Massimiliano
Imperiale – Chief Engineer Officer Massimiliano Imperiale started his time with
Princess Cruises in 1999 as an Engine Cadet. He was first appointed
acting Chief Engineer Officer onboard Caribbean Princess in 2013
and was confirmed Chief Engineer Officer in 2017. His vast
knowledge of the Princess Cruises fleet includes time serving
onboard Ruby Princess, Sapphire Princess, Coral Princess and Island
Princess.
Captain Raffaele Di Martino – Raffaele Di
Martino started his career at Princess Cruises in 2004, serving as
Third Officer onboard Dawn Princess. He was promoted to Staff
Captain in 2017, serving most recently on the first MedallionClass
vessels – Caribbean Princess and Regal Princess. His career at sea
began in the Italian Navy and later onboard cargo vessels, ferries
and tug boats. He graduated from the Nautical School of Nino Bixio
in Sorrento, Italy.
Staff Captain Richard Dalton – Staff
Captain Richard Dalton began his
career at Princess Cruises as a Cadet in 2001. He rose through
the ranks and was named Staff Captain in 2017. Dalton's call to the
sea started at just eight years old, sailing on his father's yacht,
and by the age of 18 he had already gained his Yacht Masters. He
grew up on the Isle of Bute, a small island on the west coast of
Scotland.
Hotel General Manager Dirk
Brand – Dirk Brand
began his career at sea in 1998 as a Senior Assistant Food and
Beverage Director during the inaugural season of Grand Princess. He
has overseen all hotel functions for a variety of Princess
Cruises ships, including most recently Majestic Princess and Regal
Princess. He has also worked aboard the ships of sister
company Cunard. Brand was born in Berlin,
Germany and grew up in Munich. After completing his education and
apprenticeship in hotel management, he served with the Air Force in
Sardinia, Italy.
Hotel General Manager Richard
Harry - Richard Harry joined Princes Cruises in
1988 as a Front Desk Receptionist. He will soon serve on the
newbuild team of Sky Princess when the ship debuts in fall 2019.
This will be the sixth time he has been a part of a newbuild team.
Harry was born in Farnborough, England and now resides in Bristol.
More details about Enchanted Princess can be found at
www.princess.com/enchantedprincess.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel advisor, by
calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237), or by visiting
the company's website at princess.com.
About Princess Cruises
One of the best-known names in
cruising, Princess Cruises is the fastest growing international
premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 17 modern
cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to 380
destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera,
Europe, South America, Australia/New
Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia,
Canada/New England, Antarctica and World Cruises. A team of
professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries,
ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is
continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for
Itineraries."
In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival
Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the
OceanMedallion, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable
device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass
ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to a
hassle-free, personalized vacation giving guests more time to do
the things they love most. MedallionClass Vacations will be
activated on five ships by the end of 2019. An activation plan
will continue across the global fleet in 2020 and beyond.
Princess Cruises continues its multi-year, "Come Back New
Promise" – a $450 million-dollar
product innovation and cruise ship renovation campaign that will
continue to enhance the line's onboard guest experience. These
enhancements result in more moments of awe, lifetime memories and
meaningful stories for guests to share from their cruise vacation.
The product innovations include partnerships with award-winning
Chef Curtis Stone; engaging
entertainment inspired shows with Broadway-legend Stephen Schwartz; immersive activities for the
whole family from Discovery and Animal Planet that include
exclusive shore excursions to onboard activities; the ultimate
sleep at sea with the award-winning Princess Luxury Bed and
more.
Three new Royal-class ships are currently on order with the next
new ship under construction, Sky Princess, scheduled for delivery
in October 2019, followed by
Enchanted Princess in June 2020.
Princess previously announced that two new (LNG) ships which will
be the largest ships in the Princess fleet, accommodating
approximately 4,300 guests are planned for delivery in 2023 and
2025. Princess now has five ships arriving over the next six
years between 2019 and 2025. The company is part of Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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