ON-BOARD health and wellness is set to be taken to a whole new level by Star Cruises, with the company currently expanding its fleet with newbuilds specifically targeted to the Chinese market. Michael Hackman, Genting Hong Kong Executive Vice President of Marine Operations and New Ship Building, outlined the plans...
ON-BOARD health and
wellness is set to be taken to a
whole new level by Star Cruises,
with the company currently
expanding its fleet with
newbuilds specifically targeted
to the Chinese market.
Michael Hackman, Genting
Hong Kong Executive Vice
President of Marine Operations
and New Ship Building, outlined
the plans this morning at the
Cruise Down Under conference
in Darwin, confirming that
the vessels will even feature
on-board MRI machines to
undertake full body scans.
And believe it or not,
“passengers will also be able
to have their DNA sequenced
during their cruise,” he
promised, with the upcoming
vessels also set to feature
massive spa facilities with
capacity for more than 100
treatments at a time, strongly
focused on reflexology.
Hackman added that they will
also have full medical centres
and “plenty of Botox”.
MEANWHILE also at the
Darwin conference one of the
presenters today was Claudius
Docekal from Crystal Cruises,
speaking about Itinerary and
Destination Development Trends.
US-based Docekal, who’s had a
long career in the cruise industry
including with SeaDream and
Azamara Club Cruises, stunned
delegates as he opened his talk
with an intimate confession.
“I am a 50-year-old virgin,”
he confided, adding the
explanation “this is the first time
I have ever attended a Cruise
Down Under conference”.
