"Going outside is sometimes a good move, and for a company like Carnival it says a lot." "Christine brings in new, fresh perspective and totally understands the importance of travel agents," said Vicky Garcia, COO and co-owner of Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative headquartered in Coral Springs. "This is significant as far as the diversity of a maturing industry goes," Chiron said. 30 after 20 years with the cruise line."She's a true friend to the travel agent community," said industry specialist Stewart Chiron, president and CEO of Miami-based industry website. "It's great to see more diversity at the senior levels," and to have more women running cruise lines is a good thing for the industry."ĭuffy will replace former Carnival president and CEO Gerry Cahill, who retired Nov. "The name Carnival is truly synonymous with cruising, and I look forward to joining this talented team." "It feels pretty incredible," Duffy said when reached by phone Wednesday of her appointment as Carnival's first woman president. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me to be part of a dynamic organization with a long history of innovation and industry firsts," Duffy said of her appointment. CLIA has more than 13,000 travel agency members representing over 50,000 travel agents. She has more than 30 years of travel industry experience and began her career as a travel agent at McGettigan Partners in Philadelphia.Īs CEO of CLIA, Duffy led several advancements, including the globalization of cruise industry associations around the world to create a unified voice, Carnival Corp. Before joining CLIA in February 2011, Duffy was president and CEO of Maritz Travel, one of the largest meeting, event and incentive travel management companies in the world. Miami-based Carnival Corp., which bills itself as the world's largest travel and leisure company, has nine cruise brands, including Carnival, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Cunard, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).Ĭarnival, with 24 ships that include the Carnival Conquest, Carnival Breeze and Carnival Splendor, is the largest of the cruise company brands. That same diversity of thinking is a powerful advantage." "Having people from different backgrounds and different cultural experiences who are organized around a common objective are far more likely to create breakthrough innovation than a homogeneous group. "The key to innovation is diversity of thinking," Donald said. said it embraces and values diversity and inclusion as part of its corporate strategy.
Some cruise industry specialists say Duffy's appointment reflects increasing diversity in cruise lines' upper leadership. Carnival Corp. "She brings a wealth of experience to Carnival Cruise Line that will help the cruise line continue to deliver unmatched vacation experiences to millions of guests each year." CEO Arnold Donald said Wednesday in a statement announcing Duffy's appointment. "Christine is one of the most respected and dynamic leaders in the travel industry," Carnival Corp.
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