Celestyal Cruises, the Athens based company which focuses on destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean , has appointed Janet Parton as VP Business Development manager for the UK, Europe and Australia, the company said in a statement.

She has worked in the travel industry for more than 20 years, including at the Globus group and MSC Cruises.

Celestyal Cruises is growing its business as it recently acquired a ship that had been built in 1992 as Ryndam of Holland America Line. After a refit, it will join the Celestyal Crystal that is of similar vintage and Celestyal Olympia that dates back to 1982 with a new name of Celestyal Journey. The refit will cost about $20 million and the ship is due to enter service in September.