People & Opinions

Ambassador Cruise Line appointed Naomi Harper as its corporate communications manager last month, bringing with her ‘a wealth of knowledge and experience, and a tremendous passion for the industry’ according to the line’s Christian Verhounig.

Robert Halfpenny will become director of sales Australia for Quark Expeditions on October 1.

Hurtigruten Expeditions’ Fridtjof Nansen was christened in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, today at what's touted as the northernmost cruise ship naming ceremony.

Kristian Anderson joined The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection in a new role, VP global sales.

MV Werften appointed a new supervisory board and additional managing directors with Carsten Haake taking over as CEO, succeeding Peter Fetten.

Hurtigruten Expeditions appointed Canadian Sunniva Sørby and Norwegian Hilde Fålun Strøm as Fridtjof Nansen's godmothers.

Seatrade Cruise Global is taking place Sept. 27-30, with 500 cruise line executives registered to attend so far.

Destination development at Royal Caribbean Group now involves an integrated, holistic approach in places like Alaska.

Ponant Chairman Asia Pacific Sarina Bratton announced the appointment of media personality Andrew Daddo as the company’s first brand ambassador for Australasia.

More than 97% of the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network that sold over $1m in 2019 have remained affiliated with Avoya throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.