Captain Kate McCue, the primary girl from america to take the helm of a cruise ship, will quickly change into the primary individual 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 ready to take command of 4 Seasons’ first vessel, 4 Seasons I, based on an article posted on the 4 Seasons Yachts web site.
Often known as a lot for her seafaring expertise as for her love of Louboutin sneakers 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 type, she introduced the transfer on her Instagram web page Tuesday.
“A brand new construct vessel is one factor,” McCue mentioned within the caption on her Instagram submit. “A start-up with an unbelievable prototype vessel is an entire 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 inns and personal jet providers — introduced again in 2022. On the lavish 190-passenger vessel, company can anticipate lodging starting from 500 to 10,000 sq. toes (enormous 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 embrace 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 posh vessel begin from almost $20,000 per room.
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