Appointments

Carnival Corp has announced Stein Kruse has been appointed to a new role as senior advisor to the chairman, Micky Arison, plus the CEO, Arnold Donald. Kruse moves from his current role as CEO of Holland America Group [Read more...]

Cunard Line has made three key changes to senior leadership roles in its North American operation. This move forms part of the company's continued efforts to strengthen its position and best prepare for the resumption of cruising. Management [Read more...]

Aimilia Papachristou has taken on the role of new Secretary General of the MedCruise Association. Papachristou (pictured) previously served as a senior project manager at MedCruise and, before 2013, was an advisor at the Greek Ministry of Development, [Read more...]

Swan Hellenic has appointed Pierre Thomas as director of expedition operations. He brings 26 years of experience to the new cruise brand, which takes delivery of its first ship, ‘SH Minerva’, next year. “We are excited to welcome [Read more...]

Monique Ponfoort has been appointed CEO of Aurora Expeditions. Ponfoort (pictured) has had more than 25 years of experience in the travel and cruise industry, including with Qantas, Jetset, Helloworld, and most recently, seven years in managing PONANT’s [Read more...]

Hans Heger has joined Swan Hellenic as Vice President of Hotel Operations, effective immediately. Heger (pictured) has worked with several cruise brands and other travel companies, including Abercrombie & Kent, Club Med, Harmony, Pearl, Phoenix Reisen and Seven [Read more...]

Viking Crew, part of the Viking Maritime Group have brought the employment and payroll services in-house. As a result, a new company has been formed in Guernsey, Viking Crew Guernsey Limited (VCGL) which is the dedicated global employment [Read more...]

Valeria Mangiarotti, representing the Port Network Authority of the Sardinian Sea (IT), has been appointed Senior Vice President of MedCruise. Mangiarotti (pictured) will continue to develop the position of Director of Sustainability and Environmental Issues for MedCruise, a [Read more...]

Donna Kurtz has been appointed Director, Charter & Incentive Sales of Scenic USA. She has had more than 30 years experience in the travel industry. "With more than 500 connections in the charter and incentive business, Donna comes [Read more...]

Aris Batsoulis has been elected president of MedCruise, effective immediately. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of the port group representing the port of Corfu. This announcement followed the decision of outgoing President Airam Díaz to [Read more...]