Anne Kalosh
Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor Seatrade Cruise Review
Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She is the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.
Cruise arrivals to Grenada rose 14.5% in 2018, and the Grenada Tourism Authority implemented its Cruise Guest Experience Project last March to improve tourism offerings.
SeaDream Yacht Club, a two-ship brand since its founding in 2001, is expanding with its first newbuild, a 15,600gt luxury mega-yacht that will enter service in September 2021. The order represents a cruise a breakthrough for the Damen Group.
With Basel, Switzerland, serving as party central, Viking ushered in seven new river vessels in multi-city locations on Tuesday.
In 2020, Holland America Line's Amsterdam, Zaandam and Zuiderdam will visit Canada/New England on more than 40 cruises. The April to October season—perhaps the most robust offered by any cruise operator in the region—provides a choice of 10 itineraries ranging from six to 14 days.
Carnival Corp. & plc plans to announce first quarter earnings on March 26.
Norwegian Sky emerged from a three-week drydock at Grand Bahama Shipyard with a new lounge and sushi bar, a Starbucks outlet, refreshed dining venues and upgraded accommodations.
Following on details of Seven Seas Splendor's top-of-the-line Regent Suite, announced earlier, Regent Seven Seas Cruises detailed all 14 other suite categories on the new ship, set to debut in February 2020.
Juneau and Cruise Lines International Association Alaska have reached an agreement that will end long-running litigation over how a $5 head tax and $3 per passenger port development fee are spent.
Steven Cernak, who spurred the growth and development of Port Everglades over the past seven years with new and dramatically renovated cruise terminals and long-term cruise contracts, died after a battle with cancer. He was 63.
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line hired two Norwegian Cruise Line sales veterans for its Deerfield Beach, Florida, headquarters. Francis Riley joins as SVP sales and Clark Reber as director of partner relations.