May/June 2014
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The Port of Baltimore
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PORT
SOUNDINGS
KATHY BERGREN SMITH
KATHY BERGREN SMITH
KATHY BERGREN SMITH
BILL MCALLEN
of the U.S. Coast Guard and
Diane Young
of
Baltimore County Public Schools.
Comprised of Port of Baltimore
maritime organizations, the Women’s
History Association honors one woman
each year who has made a remarkable
impact on the Port community. The last
MPA employee honored at the event was
Barbara McMahon
, Manager of Safety,
Environment, and Risk Management, in
2009.
CRUISE
Crystal Set for
First Scheduled
Cruise Out of
Baltimore
T
he luxury cruise line
Crystal Cruises
is
offering its first-ever
scheduled embarkation
sailing from the Port of
Baltimore onboard the
Crystal
Serenity
on November
8. The 11-day cruise will
board passengers in New
York on November 5 before
welcoming additional
passengers in Baltimore.
Continuing its voyage, the
ship will sail down the U.S.
East Coast before heading for
the Caribbean and concluding
the voyage in Miami.
“We developed this
voyage in response to
travelers’ and agents’
increasing demand for mid-
Atlantic embarkations,” says
Paul Girouard
, Crystal’s
Director of Sales for the
eastern United States.
“Baltimore has been so
welcoming to us each time
we’ve visited. We’re excited
to expand our offerings
there for those who want to
minimize air travel and start
their Crystal experiences as
quickly as possible.”
Last year, more than
212,000 passengers sailed
on 90
cruises from
the Port of Baltimore.
“We are very pleased that
Crystal Cruises has recog-
nized this tremendous cruise
market here in Maryland and
offered a sailing from the Port
of Baltimore,” said
Governor
Martin O’Malley
, who added
that Crystal’s
presence “helps ensure
that the 500 family-support-
ing jobs generated by cruise
activity remain in one of the
most in-demand cruise ports
in the U.S.”
COURTESY OF CRYSTAL CRUISES
Panelists who
addressed “Engaging
the Next Generation
of Port Workers”
were, from bottom
left, Lorraine
Andrews-Warnick,
Lt. Commander
Stephanie Morrison
and Diane Young.
