Carnival Corp & PLC Names Roger Frizzell SVP of Corporate Communications

MIAMI (June 18, 2013) — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has appointed Roger Frizzell to the newly created position of senior vice president of corporate communications, effective June 24, 2013. 

Frizzell will report to Carnival Corporation & plc Chairman and CEO Micky Arison and Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Howard Frank. In his new role, Frizzell will serve as Carnival Corporation & plc’s chief communications officer, handling all corporate-level communications and public relations activities for the world's largest cruise vacation group, which is the parent company of 10 cruise lines.

“We are extraordinarily fortunate to have an individual of Roger’s talents and background join our company to lead this critical function,” said Frank. “His extensive experience will be a tremendous asset to our organization.”

Frizzell most recently was vice president and chief communications officer for Pacific Gas & Electric in San Francisco, Calif. During the course of his 30-year career, Frizzell served as a top public relations executive at American Airlines for nearly a decade, as well as held high-level communications positions at Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies and AT&T.
 
He was inducted into the PR News Hall of Fame in 2011 and named by the Holmes Report as one of the top chief communications officers in the industry.


Source: Carnival Corp

Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 17, 2013

* Under New Management
When Cunard decided to recreate the ambiance of The Verandah restaurant that was on the original Queen Elizabeth for the new Queen Elizabeth, the specialty restaurant became an immediate hit. They’ve now brought The Verandah to Queen Victoria.


* Celebrity Suspension Lifted
The suspension of Celebrity Xpedition’s license to enter the Galapagos National Park has been lifted.

The ship will return with the June 30 sailing. The bad news is that means one additional sailing, June 23, must be canceled.


* Costa President DepartsCosta Crociere today announced their president, Gianni Onorato, has resigned his position effective immediately.


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Gianni Onorato Leaves Costa Crociere

GENOA (June 17, 2013) -- Gianni Onorato, president of Costa Crociere S.p.A., has announced his decision to leave the company, effective immediately, to pursue a new career direction.

"I regret Gianni’s decision," said Costa Crociere S.p.A. Chief Executive Officer Michael Thamm. "He has played an important role in the development and growth of Costa Crociere. Personally and on behalf of the whole company I want to express my gratitude to Gianni for having contributed to the success of Costa. I wish him the very best for his personal and professional future."  

Source: Costa Crociere

Cruise News Daily Headlines for June 14, 2013

* Dance, Fountains, Dance!
One of the unique new entertainment features aboard Royal Princess is the Dancing Fountains on the ship’s top deck.

This isn’t a fountain in the traditional sense that babbles constantly day and night and invites vandals to drop detergent into it. This is truly an entertainment feature aboard Royal Princess that is unique on cruise ships, and will perform for passengers several times during each cruise.


* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND readers also read about a new place to “land” in Hong Kong ... and the Banana Coast is moving forward.


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RCI Names New SVP of Marketing

MIAMI, June 14, 2013 – Royal Caribbean International today announced the appointment of Carol Schuster to Senior Vice President of Marketing. Ms. Schuster joins the global cruise line with a proven track record and extensive background in building global brands, as well as new market entry, and will oversee all aspects of marketing for Royal Caribbean including brand strategy and positioning; consumer and trade advertising; digital and social media; and one-to-one and loyalty marketing.

 “We are thrilled to welcome Carol Schuster to Royal Caribbean’s leadership team and look forward to her building on the success that the brand has already achieved,” said Lisa Bauer, Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Royal Caribbean International. “Carol’s extensive global marketing experience will play an integral role in our continued growth into established and emerging cruise vacation markets around the world.”

Most recently, Ms. Schuster ran a global marketing and brand consultancy and spearheaded the launch of U.S. women’s luxury apparel company, Lafayette 148 New York, in China. Prior to that, she held the position of worldwide managing director, Global Brand Management at the advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather. She also held senior executive level positions at D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles in New York. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1991, she was one of the first business and marketing leaders to enter Central and Eastern Europe to start-up the global network for the advertising agency.

Ms. Schuster graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in German language and literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her MBA in Global Marketing/Advertising and Chinese from Thunderbird School of Global Management. Ms. Schuster has won numerous awards and recognitions for her contribution to the advertising and marketing industry and was named one of “25 Women to Watch” by Advertising Age.  She has lived in North America, Europe and Asia and speaks English, Chinese, German and French.

Source: Royal Caribbean International