Anne Kalosh,Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review reports “Frank Del Rio, former president/CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, is suing the company and four past directors over lost consulting compensation. Del Rio claims he was induced to take early retirement, in [Read more...]

Hurtigruten named Danielle Radford as a new UK Account Manager, focusing on key accounts and trade engagement. Photo courtesy of Cruise Trade News. Cruise Trade News reported: " Starting mid-December, Radford joins from Celestyal, where she most recently served as key account and tour operator manager, overseeing [Read more...]

Following Bunker One’s decision to pull out of physical LNG bunkering for the time being, Michael Behmerburg, for former LNG Managing Director, has joined Royal Caribbean. He was appointed Senior Director for LNG operations and started his new employment on 1st October and is based [Read more...]

Norwegian-based ship designer HAV Design has appointed Richard Schofield as its new Managing Director. Schofield has had 20 years’ management experience in the maritime sector, including leadership roles at maritime suppliers, Kongsberg Evotec and Vard Electro, at aquaculture industry supplier, Optimar, and at ship designer [Read more...]

Mitsui Ocean Cruises has announced the appointment of travel executive, Joe Maloney, as the of head of sales for its general sales agent partner in North America. This appointment comes, as the Japanese Cruise Line continues to grow in the US and Canadian markets, MOL said. Maloney brings [Read more...]

Princess Cruises has promoted Carmen Roig to Senior Vice President of Sales. This strengthens her leadership role in driving consumer demand and reinforcing trade relationships, the Carnival brand said. Roig, who joined Princess in 2022 as Vice President of Sales, has overseen North America trade [Read more...]

Finnigan takes over as General Manager of Prince Rupert (BC) cruise operations Global Ports Holding (GPH) has appointed Steve Finnigan (pictured) as General Manager of Canada’s Prince Rupert Cruise Port (PRCP), effective 1st September, 2025. He is a resident of Prince Rupert, British Columbia and [Read more...]

Marcus Risberg is to become Viking Line’s new CEO. He will take up his new post on 3rd November, 2025.

Hurtigruten, operator of the iconic Norwegian coastal voyages, has announced the appointment of Lisa Warner as Chief Marketing & Digital Officer (CMDO). She joins Hurtigruten with over 20 years of experience in the travel industry, having held senior leadership positions with Saga Travel Group, Abercrombie [Read more...]

MSC Group’s luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand, Explora Journeys, has appointed Justin Poulsen as Head of Itinerary Planning, Destination Experiences & Ground Handling, effective last month. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he oversees the development of distinctive itineraries, destination experiences, and ground handling operations for the [Read more...]