CONTRIBUTORS CFR would like to thank all of those who contributed to this issue, including: Gianpaolo Dalla Vedova Gianpaolo began his career as a naval architect and has worked for Lloyd’s Register for over 20 years. He is currently the firm’s strategic business partner and country lead for Italy. Susan Parker Susan has written about the shipping industry since 1990 and was editor of Lloyd’s Cruises International until 2008. She is now a freelance cruise shipping specialist. Yohandel Ruiz A founding partner of interior design firm Studio DADO, Yohandel has an undergraduate degree in interior architecture from Florida International University in Miami, Florida Michele Witthaus Michele is a former editor of Cruise & Ferry Review. Now freelance, she writes about passenger shipping and ports with a particular focus on maritime sustainability. SS/24 At an International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefing in London in February 2024, Arsenio Dominguez, the organisation’s new secretary general, outlined priorities for his term in office: safety, decarbonisation, digitalisation and people. Succeeding the highly regarded Kitack Lim – whose many achievements included the landmark adoption of the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships – expectations of the tenth elected secretary general are high. Having served as Lim’s chief of staff for the last eight years, Dominguez knows better than most what it will take to effect change. Cruise Lines International Association and Interferry’s leadership will be keenly following these early months of Dominguez’s tenure. Both organisations are already tightly aligned with the priorities he laid out, some of which are discussed in Kelly Craighead and Mike Corrigan’s contributions to this issue, starting on pages 74 and 79 respectively. While sustainable maritime interiors is a niche that currently resides outside the scope of these three organisations, Cruise & Ferry continues to champion improvements in environmental performance for ship interiors. Our report on page 148 is intended to advance progress towards a consistent method of measuring product sustainability. Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find plenty to satisfy cravings for exploration. You can tour Sun Princess in our keynote with Princess Cruises’ John Padgett on page 11, embark on an adventure with the Expedition Cruise Network on page 48, or seek out authentic destination experiences on page 172. And if you are more a digital dweller than print purist, you may have noticed that we have given the Cruise & Ferry website (at www.cruiseandferry.net) a comprehensive makeover. Our new design makes it easier for you to find, read and enjoy our content, on all devices. You can sign up for our monthly newsletter and download digital versions of all our magazines there too. Jon Ingleton Executive Editor, Cruise & Ferry Review Maritime priorities Foreword 3
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