Princess Cruises has appointed Tony Roberts as VP UK and Europe, travel Weekly reports on its website. He succeeds Paul Ludlow who joined P&O Cruises as senior vice president, sales and marketing as part of a recent commercial restructure at Carnival UK.

Roberts, 40, has worked for Carnival UK for 15 years, initiating and launching a number of major projects alongside the commercial, sales and digital teams, the report said.

Princess Cruises is part of the Carnival Corp & plc group.