Christine Duffy named president of Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Corporation & plc. today announced that Christine Duffy has been named president of Carnival Cruise Line.

Duffy, currently president and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), will assume the role on Feb. 1, reporting to Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc.

Duffy has more than 30 years of experience in the travel industry and started her career as a travel agent in Philadelphia at McGettigan Partners. As CEO of CLIA, she led many advancements including the globalization of cruise industry associations around the world to create a unified voice promoting cruising to key stakeholders from policy makers to consumers through CLIA's more than 13,000 travel agency members representing over 50,000 travel agents.

Before assuming her role with CLIA in 2010, she served as president and CEO of Maritz Travel.