Frances Marcellin

Frances Marcellin is a freelance journalist who, after living in London for ten years, now runs editorial company Piece Boutique (www.pieceboutique.com) from her home office in south-west France. She is a regular contributor across many of NRI Digital's business titles - including Airport Technology, Road Traffic Technology and Food Processing Technology - and also writes for other publications, such as the New Statesman, The Belfast Telegraph and The Connexion. Transport (road, rail and air), property (especially the luxury market), travel, food, film and television are all subjects that Frances covers.

All articles by Frances Marcellin

1. Culinary cruises: behind the scenes at Viking Cruises with Anthony Mauboussin

   Anthony Mauboussin, the culinary director at Viking Cruises, oversees both the company’s river and ocean operations. Following the recent christening…
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   4 Jun
2. Meeting Zoe: MSC Bellissima’s brand new AI companion

   The launch of MSC Bellissima has marked something of a sea change for MSC Cruises. But as one of a…
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   23 May
3. Powering cruise ships with dead fish

   After banning single-use plastic in 2018, this year, expedition cruise line Hurtigruten will be going even greener through an $850m…
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   21 Mar
4. Drama at sea: Floating Festival’s on-board musical theatre

   Cruise ship charters that host music festivals at sea are increasingly popular in the US, but it is a business…
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   29 Jan
5. Independence gets the Royal Amplified treatment

   Ten years after the maiden voyage of Independence of the Seas, May 2018 saw the 154,407-tonne ship return from a…
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   11 Dec
6. A tour de force of Viking Orion’s maiden voyage

   When Torstein Hagen, founder and chairman of Viking Cruises, shares the figures that prove Viking’s success since sailing into the…
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   15 Oct
7. Vancouver: a new gateway for cruises to Alaska

   Last year the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Vancouver the third most liveable city in the world, just behind Melbourne and…
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   4 Jun
8. What’s driving the global ferry industry?

   Discover Ferries is an industry body representing 11 ferry operators in the UK and Ireland. Its members include Brittany Ferries,…
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   22 Mar
9. MSC Seaside cruises into the American market

   “The ship that follows the sun”, the official description of MSC Seaside, is a nod to its unique design and…
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   19 Mar
10. Cruise trends to watch

    From high-tech wearables to on-board robots and far-flung destinations, cruise companies are transforming the world of travel as we know…
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    29 May