Crew Profiles

Captain Martino Bianco
Captain Martino Bianco is 49 years old and was born in Catania, Sicily. Martino has grown up very close to the sea. His grandfather was a fisherman and Martino started rowing his fishing boat at a very young age. Soon enough he attended the IVF sailing courses in La Maddalena – Sardinia. In 1993 Martino graduated at the Aeronautical Technical Institute and subsequently achieved the pilot’s licence of 1st and 2nd degree while enriching his cultural background with the attendance of the Naval Academy of Marina Military of Livorno as a cadet. Whilst sharpening his knowledge by attending courses and obtaining certificates, Martino started working at the Aicon shipyard where he was responsible for the production and after-sales technical assistance until 2005. Martino then opened his own company as a Nautical Services Center dealing with technical assistance and charter services. Martino also travelled a lot in this period between England, Egypt, Tunisia, Montenegro and Russia . From 2007 until now Martino was in charge of several pleasure and charter yachts, combining a great passion for Mediterranean cuisine. Captain Martino is looking forward to welcoming you on board MY NYLEC ensuring your safety and sharing with you and your loved ones his passion and enthusiasm for cooking delicious local meals made with the freshest ingredients and the most authentic passion. Martino speaks Italian as his native language and English.


Stewardess Francesca Russo
Francesca Russo is Italian and she was born in Messina, Sicily in 1996. She gained great linguistic skills in Spanish and English whilst attending the Palermo Secondary school which she has improved by working closely with clients from all over the world on board different cruise ships. Francesca has now one season under her belt on board MY NYLEC and proven the excellent service and deck skills, she has been confirmed for the second season as well as deck stewardess. Francesca speaks Italian as her mother tongue and she is fluent in English and Spanish. She is also very good at French! No matter which language you speak, Francesca is looking forward to welcoming you on board and making sure all your wishes come true.