Douglas Prothero, CEO of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, has decided to step away from his current position and will be succeeded by Executive Chairman Jim Murren.

Mark Conroy, one of cruising's most respected leaders, will transition from Silversea's managing director, the Americas, into a senior advisor role supporting the sales team.

Orfila Salazar, who was the smiling face of cruising for the Dominican Republic over decades, died in Santo Domingo after a brief hospitalization.

Cruise Lines International Association Australasia joined forces with Technical and Further Education (TAFE) New South Wales to launch a traineeship to help students fast-track their careers in the cruise sector.

Oceania Cruises' Vista was named in emotional festivities at Valletta, Malta that paid tribute to company founder Frank Del Rio and the many people he credited for helping along the way.

Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO of Variety Cruises, has weighed in on the benefits, as well as the challenges, of operating small cruise ships.

Coral Expeditions appointed Jarrod Zurvas to the newly created role of sales and distribution manager Asia Pacific.

Joe Maloney, who has 20 years of C-suite cruise and travel industry experience, was named VP sales, North America at Swan Hellenic. 

Katie McAlister, who has a strong background in marketing, is to become Cunard’s new president and will commence the role in August.

Celestyal aims to expand its presence in key markets, appointing Tobias Klitsch VP of global market development and Beth Hulett as global market development manager.