Managing a single site can be challenging enough; handling 10 sites can be downright daunting. StarVista LIVE is home to several unique, music-themed cruises, each with its own dedicated website. From Country Music Cruises to Ultimate Disco Cruises, Malt Shop Memories, 70s Rock & Romance and Flower Power Cruises, there’s certainly something for every music lover.
StarVista LIVE brings together some of the greatest artists with bona fide music lovers in a luxurious cruise ship environment. They promise to provide a unique entertainment experience with 24/7 excitement and activities. With non-stop fun and new seasons of cruises constantly happening, it’s important they can easily manage and update their many sites.
When Chris Basnight, our talented project manager, joined the team, he brought StarVista to Hop. Having previously assisted with managing their sites, it was a smooth transition for him to continue delivering excellent results alongside Hop Studios.
To streamline the continual updates and improve multisite management, Hop began upgrading the content management system on StarVista’s primary site. Upgrading ExpressionEngine from EE2 to the newest version, EE7, gave StarVista a modernized user interface and performance improvements such as site speed and additional security. The best part of EE7 for StarVista’s needs is the improved multisite management, which helps save time and energy when making those continuous updates across their sites.
In addition to the ExpressionEngine upgrade, we implemented several add-on and plugin upgrades, including Deeploy Helper, Freeform Next, Structure, and Stringer. Keeping their site’s software up-to-date gives StarVista LIVE the most reliable and efficient performance for all of their sites. The finishing touch was migrating their server to Liquid Web, which complemented the improved performance upgrades of the CMS, add-ons and plug-ins.
With a new cruise season closing in on the horizon, Hop Studios is full steam ahead with the latest updates to the StarVista LIVE family of sites. We’re riding the waves and are excited to navigate the next cruise season with StarVista LIVE! We fully recommend that any music lovers check out the wide range of cruises offered so you can set a course for your own world-class adventure.
