WATCH: State of the Upscale Cruise Industry at Seatrade

I’m Periscoping live from Seatrade Cruise Global 2016 this week, and you can watch live via Twitter and afterwards on YouTube.At this session, moderator Richard Bradley, editor-in-chief, Worth Magazine chats with Rick D. Meadows, president, Seabourn & president, Cunard North America; Karl J. Pojer, CEO, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises; Edie Rodriguez, president & CEO, Crystal Cruises; Navin Sawhney, CEO, Ponant Cultural Cruises and Expeditions and Enzo Visone, CEO, Silversea Cruises about their brands and the overall market.Pojer reflects on luxury having shifted from “having to being,” and that “high tech does not replace high touch.” Sawhney believes “good things do come in small sizes,” and Visone says “we sell dreams.” Meanhwhile, Meadows touts Seabourn’s new partnership with celebrity chef Thomas Keller, and Rodriguez repeats the Crystal mantra of “ECO: exclusivity, customization and options” as it relates to its plethora of current and upcoming products, including the “maritime Americana” o