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n costa cruises plans double ship expansion



Costa Cruises is looking for a shipyard to expand two of its two ships, Costa Romantica and Costa Classica, for $20m each. The cruiseline wants to lengthen and add a deck on both ships, raising capacity from 650cabins on each to more than 1,000. Five shipyards have been approached.



n holiday autos names call centre manager



Holiday Autos has named Claire Alston as call-centre manager for its Surrey headquarters. Claire was previously call centretelesales manager atinsurance company Eagle Star for four years. She replaces Steve Hilton who moves to the company’s commercial department.



n kent joins father with top A&K postion



Abercrombie and KentInternational has appointed Joss Kent, the son of chief executive officer Geoffrey Kent, to the new position of chief operations officer, from July 1. He previously worked as a financialanalyst on Wall Street.


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