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Pullmantur's Vogel joins speaker lineup at Seatrade Cruise Med opening

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Pullmantur's new chief Richard Vogel
Richard Vogel, the new president of Grupo Pullmantur, has confirmed his participation as a speaker at the Seatrade Cruise Med 2016 opening conference session entitled: 'The way ahead for cruising in the Med'.

Pierfrancesco Vago - chairman, CLIA Europe, and executive chairman, MSC Cruises and Kristijan Pavić – president, MedCruise and deputy general manager, Dubrovnik Port Authority will present the keynote addresses at Seatrade Cruise Med, which takes place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife September 21-23, 2016 at the International Trade Fair and Congress Centre.

Vogel will join Vago, Kyriakos Anastassiadis, chief executive officer, Celestyal Cruises; Stuart Leven, managing director, UK & Ireland, Royal Caribbean International, and Michael Thamm, chief executive officer, Costa Group, in a session focussing on what is driving deployment decisions for the region, the fluctuating balance between East and West Med itinerary offerings and prospects for 2017 and beyond.

The high-ranking cruise executives will also touch on year-round deployment in the Med and discuss can more be done to attract new cruisers from the emerging markets of Asia; the cruise industry’s engagement with port communities in the Med and with a record order book, what are the new ship designs for the Med fleet?