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Tim Gallagher, vice president of public relations at Carnival Cruise Lines, has left the company. His long-time deputy, Jennifer de la Cruz, has been promoted to senior director of the department.

“In a reorganization of the public relations department, Tim Gallagher will be moving on to pursue other opportunities,” said Jim Berra, Carnival’s chief marketing officer. “I know I speak for the entire organization in thanking Tim for his leadership and contributions in helping to build the Carnival brand.”

For more than 30 years he has been an indispensable aid, resource and friend to hundreds, if not thousands, of journalists around the world. He taught a generation of reporters, including myself, how the cruise industry worked, and he ran the travel industry’s most professional and responsive public relations department. Without his unhesitating assistance global cruise industry coverage would be less robust, accurate and timely.’

No other cruise line does public relations as well as Carnival, and Tim Gallagher has been the driving force behind that. His departure is a great loss for the company.

Of de la Cruz, Berra said: “She has demonstrated impressive energy, drive and the ability to work effectively across the organization and our roster of marketing agencies and will do a great job of continuing to strengthen our brand.”