Explora Journeys bulked up its commercial team with six appointments in global and regional roles. All are luxury cruise veterans.

Messaging on safety, continuous engagement via multimedia outlets and training support for the travel agent community will continue to be key focusses for European-based cruise brands as they hone in on a full fleet resumption.

Karen Shiers joined The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection as senior director of meetings, incentives, charters and events sales.

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.

 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.

David Herrera was appointed chief consumer sales and marketing officer at Norwegian Cruise Line, while CMO Isis Ruiz is leaving and Christine Da Silva was promoted to SVP.

Variety Cruises’ newly created role of director of global sales goes to Jarrod Zurvas, who was formerly Quark Expeditions’ director of sales Asia Pacific and who has previously worked for both Scenic Cruises and Tours and Carnival Corp.

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