People & Opinions

Carnival Cruise Line's Adolfo Perez, SVP global sales and trade marketing, was inducted into the Cruise Lines International Association 2022 Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement.

Veteran communications/marketing expert Susan Robison joined Paul Gauguin Cruises as GM sales and marketing, while longtime team member Liz Coleman moved up to VP sales.

The godmother of Ambassador Cruise Line’s first ship, Ambience, is former British athlete, Sally Gunnell OBE.

Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corp. & plc, and Kelly Craighead, president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association, are among the World Travel & Tourism 2022 Global Summit speakers.

Robert Kritzman is a corporate and transactional lawyer who has represented cruise lines and related businesses both in private practice and as a general counsel for more than 25 years. He provided this expert analysis to Seatrade Cruise News.

Sally Andrews signed on with inCruises as public relations director, a new role created specifically for her.

Aiming to show more diversity in travel marketing materials, Celebrity Cruises created an open-source image library with acclaimed photographers including Annie Leibovitz.

Frank Del Rio Jr. is joining Oceania Cruises as chief sales & marketing officer, responsible for all sales and marketing activities across the globe and leading the teams in the brand’s offices in Miami, Southampton, Sydney and Sao Paulo.

Cal Almaguer and Carmen Roig, veterans of Disney and Crystal Cruises respectively, joined Princess Cruises in top sales roles as SVP John Chernesky steps down.

Retail giant Starboard Cruise Services appointed John McGirl as chief people experience officer to lead the LVMH company's worldwide employee experience.