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Virgin, Ritz-Carlton leaders join Seatrade Cruise Global keynote session

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Ritz-Carlton's Doug Prothero, left, and Virgin's Tom McAlpin
Seatrade Cruise Global's keynote 'State of the Global Cruise Industry' session will feature a bonus panel with the leaders of two dynamic new cruise brands: Virgin Voyages and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.

Tom McAlpin, president and CEO of Virgin Voyages, and Doug Prothero, managing director of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, will speak on a special March 6 panel titled 'Innovation, Disruption and Setting the Course for the Future.' It will immediately follow a previously announced panel with the leaders of Carnival Corp. & plc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and MSC Cruises.

Both sessions will be moderated by Peter Greenberg, CBS News travel editor and PBS's 'The Travel Detective.'

The 'State of the Global Cruise Industry' session is sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

More than 25 panels are scheduled over four days at Seatrade Cruise Global, delivering the event's most wide-ranging program to date.

Seatrade Cruise Global will take place March 5-8 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

Full conference information is here, along with sections on registration details and deadlines for attendees, exhibitor and media resources, travel information and a contact section for UBM, owner of the Seatrade Cruise Portfolio.