When I’ve started this blog, I also promised to write about project management from time to time as variation on all the travel and cruise news. Earlier I wrote about the “Costs of Delay” and today is my first blog Read more…
An interesting newcomer in the cruise industry: the Ritz-Carlton !!! The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company announced that they will enter the cruise market aiming for the luxury market. Like the Ritz-Carlton hotels, the cruise ships will meet the high-standards, personalized service and glamorous Read more…
The SeaTrade Europe will take place on 6-8 September 2017 in Hamburg Germany. The SeaTrade Europe takes place every two year and is held for the sixth time. The participants can enjoy an interesting program, top speakers from the cruise industry and a Read more…
Apps, Tracking and Chipped Wristbands are just 3 trends in Cruise Ship Technology. It seems that cruisers are willing to give up a bit of ‘freedom’ and get tracked over the entire cruise ship, but love the personalized experience they get in return. (click image to Read more…
The German cruise market will grow to 2,4 million passengers by 2020, but the Germany’s biggest cruise brands – TUI Cruises and AIDA – are getting competition from the outside! “German cruise brands offer a total estimated passenger of 1.3 Read more…
Numbers about the cruise industry revenue, passenger sourcing and cruise trends: “In 2016, ship cruising industry will boast a global fleet of 315 cruise ships, generating approx USD 35,5 billion revenue worldwide.” “In terms of revenue and passenger sourcing, the Read more…
Within a lot of organisations it takes a long time to get things done or to get things implemented. When drilling down into the processes, you’ll notice that often most of the time is spend on waiting and not the actual Read more…
On the 2nd of June, the “Mein Schiff 6” of TUI Cruises was christened, and thus another cruise ship set sail with NetMatch’ Middleware application delivering content and online booking to all guests via Mobile App, Cabin TV and mobile Read more…
Let’s start a blog! On a Monday in June, I decided to revive my domain “neotech.nl” and to start a new blog. My idea is to post regularly about things which are close to my profession and industry. In my daily Read more…