We live in a celebrity era and both ocean cruise and river cruise operators  seek out high profile names from the world of entertainment and cookery to give their voyages added appeal.

But so many more people are taking big, and maybe small, decisions that keep us cruising again and again.

Read on and discover who are making waves on the High Seas and waterways of the world.

Pierfrancesco Vago MSC Cruises

MSC chief Vago takes helm of CLIA ‘at highly critical juncture’ for cruising

Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises, has been appointed to head up Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) for the next two years at what he described as “a highly critical juncture” for cruising. He assumes the role of CLIA’s the Global Chairmanship with immediate effect. The CLIA president Kelly Craighead today described Mr Vago

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Dame Darcey Bussell

Take your partner please … and Dance down the Danube with Dame Darcey Bussell

Dame Darcey Bussell, the retired ballet star and former Strictly Come Dancing judge, will be pirouetting her way down the Danube this year on a special dance-themed river cruise with Scenic. Dame Darcey, a former Principal with The Royal Ballet and the most famous British ballerina of her generation, will join guests in Budapest on

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Commodore Nick Nash

He ran away to sea aged just 17 … now Nick Nash is the new man at the helm of the entire Princess fleet

He has come a long way since he ran away to sea, aged just 17, to work on cargo vessels. Now, 42 years on, Captain Nick Nash, a 31-year veteran of Princess Cruises, has been named as the new commodore of its global fleet – the seventh in the cruise line’s history. What a shame

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Gus Antorcha of Holland America Line

Carnival top job merry-go-round continues as it prepares for life after Covid

Carnival Corporation has announced another two major moves within its global leadership team as it comes to terms with the pandemic and prepares the organisation for the eventual resumption of cruising. Gus Antorcha, currently chief operations officer for Carnival Cruise Line, has been named president of Holland America Line, and Neil Palomba, currently president of

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The Nolans on MSC Grandiosa pool deck

Singing sisters The Nolans go cruising on MSC Grandiosa in new 8-part TV series

Singing sisters The Nolans are taking to the sea, and our TV screens, in an eight-part series filmed on board MSC Cruises’ newest ship, MSC Grandiosa. The first episode of The Nolans Go Cruising airs on Quest Red and dplay tomorrow (7 July) at 10pm. The series was shot on the 6,300-guest MSC Grandiosa earlier

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Rick Meadows

Carnival exit number two as Rick Meadows retires as Seabourn president

After 35 dedicated years with Carnival Corporation, Richard Meadows will be retiring as president of Seabourn at the end of May. Meadows became president of Seabourn in 2011, with overall executive responsibility, leading all business and global operations for Carnival’s top-end luxury brand. It quickly follows the announcement that Orlando Ashford is leaving his role

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Orlando Ashford

Holland America president Orlando Ashford to leave at end of month

Orland Ashford, the man credited with rejuvenating the brand during his five years a president, has announced he will be leaving at the end of May. Ashford, who heads the premium cruise line within the Carnival Corporation family of brands, has been at the company for nearly five and half years and led a rejuvenation

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Karl J Pojer of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises chief Karl J Pojer named Hotelier of the Year 2020 by German media

Karl J. Pojer, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has been named Hotelier of the Year by the German hotel and restaurant industry newspaper ahgz. Around 1,000 guests attended an awards ceremony in Berlin which brought together leading figures of the hotel industry to honour the year’s outstanding performers. Pojer, who is also chairman of the CLIA

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35,000 tune in as supermodel Christie Brinkley christens ‘gorgeous’ new ship Seven Seas Splendor

Watched by an audience of 35,000 on Facebook and YouTube, supermodel Christie Brinkley has christened Seven Seas Splendor in a glamorous on board gala in Miami. “Seven Seas Splendor is the epitome of luxury perfected,” said Frank Del Rio, president and chief executive officer of Regent Seven Seas parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. “Every

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Cruising With Jane McDonald

How the numbers stack up if you want to cruise in the wake of Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald has become the UK’s TV queen of cruising as we have witnessed see her sailing, and laughing, her way around the world on a wide variety of voyages. The presenter, singer and all-round entertainer, who famously co-captained The Cruise back in the late 1990s, has more recently been seen in her BAFTA winning

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