Captain Kate McCue, the primary girl from the USA to take the helm of a cruise ship, will quickly change into the primary particular person to captain a 4 Seasons yacht.
Following her latest departure from Movie star Cruises, the place she labored for greater than 20 years, McCue – who gained social media fame with reels highlighting life on board cruise ships – is about to take command of 4 Seasons’ first vessel, 4 Seasons I, based on an article posted on the 4 Seasons Yachts web site.
Referred to as a lot for her seafaring abilities as for her love of Louboutin footwear and taking web trolls to job, McCue has constantly been a passenger favourite and has in flip change into a social media star. She has additionally been a staunch advocate for advancing extra ladies to positions on the bridge (a cruise ship’s management middle).
True to kind, she introduced the transfer on her Instagram web page Tuesday.
“A brand new construct vessel is one factor,” McCue stated within the caption on her Instagram submit. “A start-up with an unimaginable prototype vessel is a complete new alternative to develop with an iconic model like 4 Seasons!”
4 Seasons I is the primary ship for 4 Seasons Yachts, a enterprise the 4 Seasons model — identified for its high-end accommodations and personal jet providers — introduced again in 2022. On the lavish 190-passenger vessel, visitors can anticipate lodging starting from 500 to 10,000 sq. ft (big for cruise ship cabins), a 1:1 crew-to-passenger ratio (signifying a excessive degree of onboard service), 11 bars and eating places, and a spa.
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The ship is slated to debut in early 2026, providing Caribbean and Mediterranean sailings to locations that embody St. Barts, Nevis, the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Curacao and Aruba within the Caribbean and Croatia, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey within the Med.
Suites on the luxurious vessel begin from almost $20,000 per room.
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