Kim Karlsson

Captain at Norwegian Cruise Line

Kim is originally from Finland, and progressed through the maritime ranks, beginning with small craft and eventually running Ocean Liners.

He is the caption of the Norwegian Jade, one of Norwegian Cruise Line’s premiere craft.  

The Jade is a Jewel class ship. Her close sisters are Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem.  The Jewel class ships are medium size ships. They are not small but are not as big as the most recent Norwegian ships such as Norwegian Escape. “This is a fabulous ship, not too big, not too small,” commented Captain Karlson.

In early 2017, the Jade underwent a refit in a dry dock in the Bahamas. As part of the refit the ship was being upgraded technologically. “We got a totally new bridge upgrade. The latest [features] that you can ask for..” the captain said. “It is also interesting, what you see on many other companies is that the ship is done the way she is built, that's the way she stays. But here, they are continuing to monitor and upgrade, not only the public areas but also the technical side, bridge and engines.”

He now lives in the Dallas area.