Radiantfleet, a globally renowned maritime software solution provider, is proud to announce the successful implementation of its state-of-the-art digital platform at Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, a global leader in luxury river cruises.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is the world’s most luxurious all-inclusive river cruise line that features distinctively designed ships with an average capacity of 120 guests, exclusive excursions, gourmet cuisine, and one of the highest staff-to-guest-ratio in the river cruise industry. Based in Los Angeles, California, Uniworld offers truly all-inclusive itineraries in Europe, as well as voyages in Vietnam and Cambodia, India, Peru and Egypt—a total of 18 rivers in 26 countries worldwide. Uniworld is a member of CLIA and is highly regarded by discerning travelers, media, and cruise industry experts, having most recently been named the #1 river cruise line in the world in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2021. Uniworld is a member of The Travel Corporation (TTC) family of companies, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020. 

The Challenge

Prior to working with Radiantfleet, Uniworld was utilizing disconnected, and in some cases very old systems, that required multiple entries of the same data. This resulted in tedious and repetitive manual processes, a significant loss of efficiencies and an increased risk for mistakes. In addition, the complexity of having multiple employer entities in different countries, with different labor laws and rules, was proving to be a challenge. Every company has slightly different practices in the river cruise business, and Uniworld reached a pivotal point where finding a solution to their challenges was critical.

The Solution

It has taken Uniworld many years to find a system that fulfills its requirements in the way that Radiantfleet does. The decision to go ahead with the implementation of the HRIS system was taken in October 2022, and at the beginning of February 2023, Uniworld went live with the solution. The implementation and set up remains ongoing. This includes getting all ships up and running, training of the crew, and the ironing out of any queries that arise regarding system functionalities. Through Radiantfleet’s HRIS solution, it has now become possible for Uniworld to operate in a live environment in which the office, crew and vessels share information. Consequently, this has freed up critical time and boosted efficiencies in daily work routines.

What does Uniworld say ?

“We are very happy to now have a working HRIS system in place that can handle the specific complexities in crew scheduling and administration of our industry. This has enabled us to make a real step forward in the digitalisation of our operation and improve communication and availability of information with employees and the management. It has also allowed us to spend even more time looking after our valued crew “, says Ben Wirz, Managing Director.

“I am very impressed by the support of Radiantfleet in this project, and by the speed at which we were able to roll out this implementation”, shares Karin Pape, People & Culture Information System Manager.

“Special thanks to the Project Manager of RadiantFleet, George Papathomas for  being so patient and listening to our needs, he was always available and ready to fix small or bigger issues to make the payroll set up accurate”, says Johanna Starck, People & Culture Senior Manager.

Sofoklis Papasofokli, CEO of RadiantFleet Ltd says

“I appreciate the trust in our company and the willingness of the Uniworld team to partner with us. We continuously strive to improve our products and services, and all feedback and insights are invaluable in helping us achieve this goal. Our client’s satisfaction, timely project delivery and premier ongoing support remain our top priority.”