Award-winning actress and performer Hannah Waddingham will serve as the godmother for Sun Princess during naming festivities April 23 at Port of Barcelona.

Following robust bookings growth in the region, Norwegian Cruise Line promoted Damian Borg to director of sales strategy and operations for Asia Pacific.

Maëlysse Guibourt was appointed president at CFC-Compagnie Française de Croisières, succeeding Philippe Mahouin, who had been hired in October.

Oceania Cruises tapped Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur and Emmy award-winning food personality Giada De Laurentiis as its brand and culinary ambassador.

Jessica Hoppe is stepping in as interim CEO for The World, Residences at Sea, following Tom Wolber's departure, for personal reasons.

Former CFC-Compagnie Française de Croisières co-founder Clément Mousset joined Accor's Orient Express Silenseas as chief strategy officer.

Having conquered the big screen ('Mean Girls'), the small screen (Hallmark Channel) and Broadway ('Spamalot'), actor Jonathan Bennett is ready to take on his next big role: Carnival Firenze godfather.

Isabel Galvan, a luxury cruise veteran most recently with Oceania Cruises, joined Atlas Ocean Voyages as VP business development.

The noted US broadcast journalists Joel Seidman and Kerry Sanders are scheduled to lecture aboard two Sea Cloud Spirit cruises.

HX’s expedition pre- and post-manager, Mary Schmoll, will rejoin PWL Group as head of ground and tour operations from April 8.