Bonner departs

CELEBRITY Cruises has a new regional chief, with the appointment of Tim Jones as its new Managing Director for Australia, NZ and Asia.

Jones will take the place of Susan Bonner, who is leaving the company after 12 years with the Royal Caribbean Group.

Bonner became Celebrity’s local MD in Jan this year, but is now returning to her family in the USA to pursue other opportunities.

Jones joins Celebrity from National Geographic Partners, with his career also including a decade with Tourism Australia more from Celebrity in today’s issue of Cruise Weekly.

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