People & Opinions

Inchcape is launching a new Centre of Cruise Excellence (CoCE) in Q1 2021, based in Mumbai.

British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will serve as the godmother for Viking Venus, Viking's seventh oceangoing cruise ship.

TECO 2030, an engineering and equipment development company focused on reducing maritime pollution, hired Erling Hoftun as VP special projects.

Royal Caribbean Group appointed Amy McPherson, former president and managing director of Europe for Marriott International, to its board of directors.

‘Technology is not a silver bullet, but it can help,’ claims Inmarsat Senior VP Peter Broadhurst on the subject of ways to improve the mental health of seafarers.

Adam Goldstein could have stepped down from the Cruise Lines International Association chairmanship in early March when he left Royal Caribbean after 32 years.

ShipMoney is launching its Universal Scheduler, an application that will enable crew members to schedule in advance wire payments to bank accounts, cash pay-outs with remittance services, card-to-card transfers and more.

Holland America Line promoted Michelle Sutter, a 20-year travel industry veteran, to VP North American sales.

Bob Binder, president and CEO of Oceania Cruises and vice chairman, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, sold 91,484 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings shares for $2.265m.

Before the British Virgin Islands reopened to tourism Dec. 1, the government needed to ensure frontline workers were trained in new health protocols and ready to make visitors feel welcome despite masks and distancing.