Hurtigruten Expeditions appointed Alex Delamere-White as chief commercial officer, opened a regional sales office in Shanghai and expanded its APAC team.

Marketing maven Janet Bava was appointed chief commercial officer at Windstar Cruises as Betsy O'Rourke moves to a consultancy role with Xanterra Travel Collection and the Anschutz Corp.

A&K Travel Group's ‘One A&K’ strategy sees a new chief sales officer role and some reporting changes for Crystal executives.

Jack Anderson retired from the Crystal presidency, with A&K Group CEO Cristina Levis to continue overseeing the brand from Monaco and Kim Berman becoming managing director of the Florida office.

Longtime cruise executive Steve Moeller joined Huna Totem Corp. as chief business development officer.

Royal Caribbean Group veteran Crystal Campbell joined Worldwide Cruise Associates in Plantation, Florida.

IB Lolec Sura Kusuma (affectionately known as Pak Lolec), the co-founder of Pacific World in Bali and a passionate promoter of Indonesia’s cruise and travel sector, died peacefully in his homeland last Saturday after a long illness.

Gerry Herrod, who launched multiple travel companies and cruise lines and mentored many, died Friday in Switzerland, where he made his home. He was 96.

Tine Oelmann-Scheel joined Cruise Gate Hamburg as project coordinator for the new HafenCity Cruise Center, currently under construction.

Celestyal Cruises is expanding its senior team with the appointment of Anna Gregori to the new position of VP brand & customer journey.