Cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) may soon be aboard cruise ships, according to Hannes Lindthaler, managing director of MarineXchange Software, offering the MXP enterprise software platform for the cruise industry. Celebrating MarineXchange's 20th anniversary this year, the company has played a key role in developing software written specifically for the industry, with a portfolio of software and hardware solutions, managing all office and ship related activities. Today, MarineXchange has offices in Hamburg and Graz, Austria, and has more than 60 employees. The client list counts some 40 cruise lines and approximately 300 ships, including ocean-going ships and river cruise vessels. "We are working very closely with Microsoft to bring cloud computing onboard ships next," Lindthaler said.