Adam Sharp has been promoted into the role of head of cruise specialists, reporting directly to Ben Bouldin, sales director for UK & Ireland.

Joanna Guest will be joining the UK sales team, taking on the role of regional sales manager for the south west of England.

Both start their new roles at the end of September.

Sharp has already spent five years with Royal Caribbean International as head of port operations and guest port services EMEA, and prior to this at Carnival Corporation.

Reporting directly into Sharp will be David Hearn, strategic account manager for tour operators, and UK account managers Andrea Keeble, Angela Hall and Stephen Joyner.

Joanna Guest will also join the Royal Caribbean sales team as RSM for the south west region, having previously worked as a cruise expert for Tui Group.

Hayley Thompson, is relocating to cover London and the south east.

Ben Bouldin, sales director for UK & Ireland, Royal Caribbean said: “Both Adam and Joanna have a huge amount of expertise within the

industry and are excellent additions to the UK and Ireland sales team, which continues to go from strength to strength.

“We are committed to providing the best support and value add to our agency partners and with Adam as the final addition to my senior leadership team, combined with Joanna’s deep knowledge of the south west region, I’m confident that we have the right team in place to keep delivering exactly what they need.”