{"id":5434,"date":"2019-04-26T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2020-06-01T00:03:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T05:33:48","slug":"cruising-with-captain-kate-mccue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/cruising-with-captain-kate-mccue\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruising With Captain Kate McCue"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5435\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bt42AFrh0Ze\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue.jpeg\" alt=\"Captain Kate McCue\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captain-Kate-McCue-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bt42AFrh0Ze\/\">@bugnaked<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>McCue has been captivated by sailing since a very young age.<\/h2>\n<p>She knew by the age of 12 that she wanted to work on a cruise ship after her first trip on a liner over Thanksgiving with her family.<\/p>\n<p>Since then she has worked her way over a decade from entry-level positions right up to the top echelon captaining Celebrity Cruises&#8217; new flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritycruises.com\/edge\/\">Celebrity Edge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Captain Kate McCue travels the world alongside her devoted feline companion &#8216;lady&#8217; Bug Naked.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with all things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/captainkatemccue\/?hl=en\">Captain McCue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bugnaked\/\">Bug Naked<\/a> over on IG and check out this video showcasing the sailing duo!<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3281700261001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6004924033001\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCue has been captivated by sailing since a very young age. 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