Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2021

1 3 3 “LG Business Solutions USA has introduced a line of smart TVs specifically designed for cruise staterooms and crew cabins, delivering a superb viewing experience with customisable hospitality and entertainment interfaces for cruise ship operators. As operators begin to welcome back their valued guests, our Cruise TVs will allow them to deliver a catered, carefree digital environment where guests can easily navigate digital video programming and ship-related information. Our Cruise TV line will benefit both cruise operators and passengers with increased functionality, simplified operation and a thoroughly enhanced guest experience, just in time for a return to the seas.” Mike Kosla, Vice President of Hospitality at LG Business Solutions USA “Passenger and crew safety is paramount at Solarglide and is ingrained into the design of our window coverings and products. For example, the recently redesigned Solarglide Privacy blinds not only use International Maritime Organization approved fire-retardant fabrics, but also the Carnival fabric range can be easily wiped clean and is treated with Ultra Fresh to protect against the growth of bacteria and fungi. The fabric surface is coated with an anti-allergen treatment, which means a deployed blind can denature up to 50 per cent of grass and weed pollen that enters the ship when in port. Carnival fabric is also Covid-safe because it eliminates 99 per cent of coronavirus particles from the fabric’s surface in just one hour, thus helping to prevent the spread of the virus onboard ferries and cruise ships.” Paul Pringle, Managing Director at Solarglide “Interior outfitter MJM Marine has partnered with Vyv, a producer of clean light technology, to offer a range of antimicrobial light solutions designed to continuously clean the environment in which they are installed. MJM has secured its first marine industry contracts and will be installing these solutions during the upcoming refurbishment of public restrooms onboard a number of well-known cruise ships. The Vyv lighting control systems will help to offer guests and crew a sense of safety and security at a time when people are demanding higher environmental wellness standards as the cruise industry begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and adapt to a new way of operating. We see this as the beginning of an extensive roll-out across the industry and a way of helping cruise operators to return to service safely again.” Garry Annett, CEO of MJM Marine