People & Opinions

The keel-laying ceremony for the first of Swan Hellenic’s two new ice-class expedition cruise ships took place at Helsinki Shipyard on Thursday morning.

Bob Binder will be continuing at the helm of Oceania Cruises at least through 2021, according to his updated employment agreement.

Knut Kloster, a pioneer of the modern cruise industry as a founder of Norwegian Caribbean Lines, which became Norwegian Cruise Line, died Sunday. He was 91.

Confusion around crews’ status as critical workers and the set up of some consulates in their ability to make decisions is a ‘hassle’ and ‘really frustrating’, says CLIA’s director of partner relations, Joost van Ree.

Brendan O'Meara, maritime marketing manager, is the new main cruise contact for the Port of San Francisco.

Abercrombie & Kent founder Geoffrey Kent will host a Northeast Passage trek in 2021, the company's 30th year of luxury expedition cruising.

Susan Bonner, Celebrity Cruises’ MD Australia, New Zealand and Asia, is returning to the United States to join her family and pursue other opportunities.