I’m sure all cruise fans know Captain Kate McCue. In recent years she has become very famous on social media, particularly on TikTok where she has more than 3.5 million followers.
What we see on social media is mostly the public side of the captain. Through the “Captain’s Logs” she tells about everything that happens on the ship.
What we will see in this article, however, is mostly the private side of Kate McCue.
We are going to look at how much she earns from her job, how old she is, and whether she has a husband and children.
The ship she is in command of
At the moment, Kate McCue is the captain of Celebrity Beyond, a large cruise ship owned by Celebrity Cruises.
It’s the third ship in the Edge class, with a tonnage of 141,420 GT and a maximum passenger capacity of about 4,000 people.
It’s interesting to note how McCue was the first woman to command a large ship. It represented a historic moment for the American nautical world, as it was predominantly a male-dominated industry.
In addition, she also led the first-ever entirely female bridge, and can therefore be considered a woman who revolutionized the world of large ships.
Captain Kate McCue’s husband
Many of you probably don’t know this, but Kate McCue is happily married.
In 2006 she married Nikola Petrovic, a man she met on board.
Nikola is a Fleet Chief Engineer for the Royal Caribbean Group, but he doesn’t always work on the same ship as his wife.
They spend more time together during the “break period”. Usually, these kinds of workers (captains, engineers, and officers) work for a few months on ships and then have several months of rest on land.
They do not have children but consider their cat as such (he usually travels on the ship with them).
How old is she?
Although it is not very polite to ask a lady about her age, some of you may still be curious.
Captain Kate McCue is 46 years old. She was born on 6 January 1978 in San Francisco, USA.
As you can see she is still very young. But how then did she become a captain?
She started working in the maritime world when she was young, at about 18 years old. After 19 years of experience, she became captain when she was 37 years old.
That’s quite a record, many of her colleagues reached this title when they were much older. She can therefore also be considered one of the youngest captains of a cruise ship.
Captain Kate McCue’s Salary
Captain Kate McCue earns about $200,000 annually, the upper end of a usual cruise ship captain’s salary.
She is in command of a very large ship and has many years of experience, so it is a figure that should not be surprising.
However, her net worth is probably much higher. This is due to the earnings that should come from social networks since, as we mentioned, she has several million followers.
According to our calculations, she should have a net worth ranging from $3 million to $6 million, although there is no official confirmation.
It would be impossible to have a certain figure since we do not know her financial situation and the types of monetization she uses.
