Female Cruise Ship Captain
For the first time in Silversea Cruises 20-year history a female captain was promoted.
Female cruise ship captain. Captain Karin Stahre-Janson from Sweden became the first female cruise ship captain in the world in 2007 also manning a Celebrity. In January 2016 she was named Captain of Windstars MSY Wind Star a four-masted sailing ship accommodating 148 guests and 101 crew members. Kate McCue will be the new skipper of the Celebrity Summit.
Everyone has a stereotypical idea of a captain. How can you be a captain. The dynamic and decorated captain will usher in a new era for the new-luxury brand Celebrity said.
Kate McCue a captain for Celebrity Cruises posted a video on Tiktok in which she responded to a message sent to her that read. Captain McCue will be in command of Celebrity Edge when she sails from Port Everglades on June 26th. Captain McCue moved to the Celebrity Edge in 2019.
On a recent cruise aboard the Celebrity Summit I had the opportunity to interview the Captain of the vessel. Celebrity Cruises named Kate McCue as the cruise industrys first American female captain. Melani has spent much of this year working with engineers and designers in Italys Ancona Shipyard helping to bring the final shape to the Seven Seas Splendor before it embarks on its maiden voyage.
On top of this McCue became the first female cruise ship captain in America according to The Telegraph. Molly Kool - North Americas first registered female sea captain. Silversea Cruises Captain Margrith Ettlin.
Not a bird either. McCue was hired by Celebrity Cruises and appointed in 2015 as the commanding officer of Celebrity Summit making her the first American woman to command a modern mega ship. The decorated first American female cruise ship captain will user in a new era for the brand sailing a ship brought to life by modern icons including British designer Kelly Hoppen CBE American.
