US female will take the helm of 91.000-ton Celebrity Summit in August

Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:51 UTC

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For the first time in the cruise industry, an American female will take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue will command Celebrity Summit, a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet, sailing between the eastern United States and Bermuda. As Captain, she will be responsible for the navigation of the ship and the onboard experience of its 2,158 guests and 952 crew members. Read full article

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Usurping Pirate
All very well , but where does she stand on the Falklands / Malvinas dispute ?
I think we should be told .
Jul 15th, 2015 - 10:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
The ship is 91,000 tonnes, not 1,000,000 tonnes, the minimum needed to have a mega=tonne ship.

Good luck to the woman though.

I bet she won't be able to stop the usual winter sickness virus from affecting a large number of passengers.
Jul 15th, 2015 - 11:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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yankeeboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wT7zM8XgXQ

Well I don't know...
:)
Jul 15th, 2015 - 04:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The_troLLimpic_games
So this is why they really widened the canal.
Jul 15th, 2015 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
Well she looks pretty.
Jul 15th, 2015 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 5 Briton

She's very good at wiggling the rudder!
Jul 15th, 2015 - 10:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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