Luxury network Virtuoso appointed Melissa Araya as senior director, cruise and Michael Goldenberg as director, customer relationship management.

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators hired Ilja Leo Lang as project manager to lead community engagement initiatives.

Carnival Cruise Line's Adolfo Perez was appointed to the board of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Scenic Group USA hired luxury cruise sales veteran Tim Burtch as its new regional sales director - Midwest.

On November 1 Anastasia Kotanidis will take up the role of business development manager for Holland America Line and Seabourn in Victoria and Tasmania.

Passengers donated $21,600 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on board Mardi Gras during the ship's inaugural cruise.

Tom Wolber was appointed CEO for The World, Residences at Sea, effective Jan. 3. He succeeds Pamela Conover, who's retiring after serving as CEO for The World since March 2015.

Carnival Cruise Line presented a $25,000 donation to Niños de Cristo home for girls in La Romana, Dominican Republic, during Mardi Gras' call at Amber Cove.

 Norwegian Cruise Line is further strengthening its team in the UK and Ireland with the appointment of Gary Anslow as senior sales director from November 1, 2021.