Four Seasons Yachts, a new venture from the land-based hotels and resorts group, has stolen a march on rivals by poaching the highest-profile captain in the cruise industry: Kate McCue.
Captain McCue is the closest the cruise industry gets to a rock star. The 47-year-old Californian began her career with Disney Cruise Line as third mate and progressed rapidly via Royal Caribbean to become the first female captain of a “mega-ship” with Celebrity, part of the Royal Caribbean group.