Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the ultra-luxury model operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, revealed the senior officers who will sail aboard its upcoming Seven Seas Grandeur. The ship, now in her remaining levels of development at a Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, will enter service in November 2023.
Captain, High Officers Named For Seven Seas Grandeur
As Seven Seas Grandeur, the brand new ship from luxe line Regent Seven Seas Cruises, prepares for her debut in fall of 2023, the 5 senior officers who will lead her 532-member crew and oversee key departments had been introduced on September 19.
On the helm of the 55,000-gross ton ship might be Captain Luciano Montesanto, who hails from Italy’s Calabria area. His 20-year profession within the cruise business contains serving as captain of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Splendor. A graduate of the Nautical Institute, Montesanto started his profession at sea as a cadet with a tanker transport firm.
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The captain marked his appointment to the brand new ship with a particular announcement from the shipyard in Ancona, Italy, and supplied updates on the ship and her development.
“It’s a large privilege to have been named captain of a brand-new ship and to be part of this unbelievable journey. As an Italian, I additionally take nice delight in the truth that the ship is being constructed in Ancona, Italy,” Captain Montesanto stated.
Together with Montesanto, the road named Franck Galzy as basic supervisor; David Nevin as cruise director; Antonio Lagana as chief engineer; and Guiseppe Gargiulo as workers captain.
“We’re proud to have assembled this extremely completed management workforce to make sure each Seven Seas Grandeur voyage delivers Regent’s unequalled expertise for luxurious vacationers,” stated Andrea DeMarco, president of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
“Collectively, they may information our passionate workforce with unmatched experience and expertise to create an inviting ambiance and embody the epitome of hospitality for our friends,” added DeMarco.
Meet Seven Seas Grandeur’s Officers
Galzy, basic supervisor, will oversee all lodge, and meals and beverage providers. He’s a graduate of the CAFA Sommelier Wine College in Angers, France, and joined Regent Seven Seas Cruises in 1999. He turned the cruise line’s youngest basic supervisor in 2009.
Nevin, cruise director, hails from Canada and attended the Musical Theatre at Sheridan Faculty in Toronto. He turned a cruise ship entertainer in 2001 and in 2016, joined Regent Seven Seas Cruises as assistant cruise director. Promoted to cruise director in 2018, Nevin has spent 20 years at sea.
Just like the captain, Lagana, chief engineer, additionally hails from Calabria, Italy. After finding out on the Nautical Faculty in Messina, Italy, he served within the Italian Navy and labored within the cargo ship business. Lagana joined Regent Seven Seas Cruises in 2011 as workers chief engineer.
Garguilo, who will function workers captain, is from Naples, Italy, and studied on the Nautical College in Sorrento, Italy, earlier than engaged on cargo ships. He joined the cruise business in 2003, and hails from a household of seafarers.
Ship’s Launch, Naming Ceremony Set
Building of the 746-guest luxurious cruise ship started in November 2021, and the ship was floated out on January 26, 2023. Now receiving her ending touches, Seven Seas Grandeur will launch in Trieste, Italy, with a 7-day cruise to Barcelona departing on November 18, 2023.
She’s going to sail a 14-day transatlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami on November 25, and her christening ceremony might be held at PortMiami on December 10.
The luxurious ship will function a particular Fabergé object d’artwork, referred to as Journey in Jewels. To mark the art work’s placement, Sarah Fabergé, the great-granddaughter of Peter Carl Fabergé, will function godmother on the naming ceremony.
Following the ceremony, the ship will depart on a 3-night christening cruise earlier than homeporting from Miami for the winter, crusing a sequence of 7- to 16-night itineraries, together with Panama Canal transits on some voyages.
