People & Opinions

Top names in expedition cruising are booked for Seatrade Cruise Virtual's Expedition Cruising keynote session on March 8.

With shipping’s continuing drive to find alternative fuels, hydrogen is high on the agenda.

Birgit Vadlau has assumed responsibility for hotel operations at Silversea Cruises as director, hotel operations and newbuild.

Vikand Solutions appointed Damien O’Connor as EVP and GM for Vikand Testing Solutions, Inc., a cruise terminal testing initiative.

SeaDream Yacht Club tapped Rune Grenager, an executive with more than 20 years of travel industry experience, as VP sales for Europe and Australia.

Once Arctic coastal communities are ready to welcome tourists again, expedition cruise operators can engage with them to plan safe and considerate visits.

Senior officers for Holland America Line's new Rotterdam include Staff Capt. Kevin Beirnaert, Hotel Director Wessel van Oorschot, Chief Engineer Peter Massolt, Staff Chief Engineer Wim Akkerman and Environmental Officer Michael Brown.

After a long career with Mercy Ships that began as a volunteer and culminated in directing corporate development including cruise industry partnerships, Russ Holmes is moving on.

Centricus Acquisition, a newly formed UK-based blank check company led by former Silversea Cruises Executive Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio and a former Deutsche Bank executive, raised $300m in an offering.

Luxury travel network Virtuoso appointed industry veteran Helen McCabe-Young as SVP marketing. And Michael Londregan, who formerly served as the organization’s managing director of Asia-Pacific, was promoted to SVP global operations.