Northside Consulting Company Limited (NCCL), one of Asia-Pacific’s leading hospitality consulting firms, announces the appointment of Angelo Balbi as Special Advisor â€" Cruise Ships.
Angelo has more than 30 years of hospitality experience. In 1989 he entered the cruise industry and joined Princess Cruises, serving for 15 years and rising to the rank of Hotel Director.
After a short stint as hospitality consultant in Zanzibar, Tanzania and Papua New Guinea, Angelo boarded once again and joined MSC Cruises, where he is currently serving as Hotel Director.
Angelo’s focus will be on providing pre-opening assistance for cruise ships, and assisting the team to lead cruise line companies to improved new cruise ship launch project performance, enabling them to launch cruise ships more effectively and efficiently.
In his 25-year cruise industry career, Angelo has been involved in the launch of 5 new cruise vessels. In 1989 he was part of the launch and maiden voyage of the Crown Princess, a 70,000-ton vessel for 2,000 passengers and 670 crew, the world’s largest cruise ship ever built at the time.
Presently residing in Italy, Angelo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts from the Marco Polo MIB School of Hotel Management in Genoa, Italy. He frequently contributes articles on the cruise industry to tourism magazines in Italy.
“We are delighted to welcome Angelo to the team,” said Gert Noordzy, Managing Director, Northside Consulting. “The cruise industry is expanding globally. Angelo is a proven leader in his field of expertise. His vast expertise and complementing skillset will further strengthen delivery of the value proposition to our clients.”
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Northside Consulting Company Limited (NCCL) is a boutique consulting firm, specializing in new hotel opening processes, and Organizational Project Management for the hospitality industry. Services provided include pre-opening support for new hotel projects, and new hotel opening project performance improvement.
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