People & Opinions

José Negron left Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings after nearly five years in strategic port development and private island operations.

Arnold Donald, who turned over his CEO role to Josh Weinstein in August, is leaving the Carnival Corp. & plc boards after more than two decades as a director.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings appointed Zillah Byng-Thorne as a member of the board, increasing its size to eight.

Betsy O’Rourke is joining Windstar Cruises full time as chief commercial officer and Dianna Rom is promoted to VP sales.

Isis Ruiz joined Virgin Voyages as chief growth officer, reporting directly to President Nirmal Saverimuttu.

New yacht entrants Four Seasons Yachts, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and Aman Resorts have cruising abuzz and Ron Kurtz pleased that a concept he helped originate is surging.

Australian adventurer Greg Mortimer, the founder of Aurora Expeditions, will be expedition leader aboard his namesake, the 126-passenger Greg Mortimer, on a 15-day ‘Across the Arctic Circle’ voyage from Scotland to Norway next year.

Ocean and river cruise veteran Stuart Perl is the newly appointed managing director of Riverside Luxury Cruises and will oversee development and sales & marketing activities in the UK, Ireland and parts of Europe.

Erika Tache, who recently left Carnival Cruise Line after more than two decades in shore excursions, looks back with pride in contributing to numerous initiatives.

Luxury travel consortium Virtuoso appointed Cory Hagopian SVP sales & partnerships to oversee member relations and partner teams, including cruise, hotels & resorts and destinations & experiences.