CARNIVAL Corporation has appointed Christine Duffy as president of Carnival Cruise Line, the largest of the company’s nine distinct cruise brands with 24 ships.
Currently president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Duffy will assume the role on February 1, 2015, reporting to Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation.
As CEO of CLIA, she has helped globalise cruise industry associations to create a unified voice in promoting cruising through CLIA’s more than 13,000 travel agency members representing over 50,000 travel consultants as well as successfully engaged member cruise lines and industry stakeholders to support CLIA’s expansion into new and emerging markets.
Before assuming her role with CLIA in 2010, she served as president and CEO of Maritz Travel from 2004 to 2010. Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry and started her career as a travel consultant in Philadelphia at McGettigan Partners.
