IN THE HOT SEAT

What is your career highlight? Christening the Silver Discoverer in Singapore earlier this year. It’s the first Silversea ship to be operating in the Asia Pacific year round.

Top travel tip? Give yourself time to recover from long haul flights. As Silversea Cruises’ GM and director of sales & avid cruiser. But she’s also not afraid to venture travelbulletin discovers. What is your favourite holiday spot?

One thing you can’t leave home without? My Bose headphones to cut out noise.

What’s the item you most commonly leave at home? My family, too often.

Most embarrassing travel story? Trusting a friend in a local restaurant in Shanghai… It really wasn’t chicken!

Favourite piece of luggage? Anything Tumi. Tuscany.

Most exotic destination you’ve visited? The Taj Mahal; it’s a unique travel experience.

choosing a hotel? Luxury, location and delivery of superior customer service. Who is one person you wish you could sit next to on a plane? Helen Mirren.

to an airline menu? Toasted ham and cheese sandwiches.

Favourite childhood memory? Watching the ocean from our caravan on my first family holiday to Shellharbour.

And the worst? Budgets.

What’s next on your travel agenda? Monaco for meetings.

Best part of your job? My team and perhaps the Silversea brand.