The International Cruise Council Australasia has appointed Peter Kollar as its new Training and Development Manager.

Mr Kollar brings a combination of teaching and training qualifications to the role as well as a decade of experience working on several Cruise Line member ships.

ICCA General Manager Brett Jardine said Mr Kollar had an ideal background to become the Cruise Council’s newest training manager.

“Peter has extensive geographical knowledge across many cruise regions on top of ten years of experience on deck and will be a valuable member of the team,” Mr Jardine said.

Most recently, Mr Kollar worked with Cruiseabout as a Product Manager looking after training, strategy and development across their retail network in NSW.

He replaces Julie Donaldson who worked at the Cruise Council for six years.

The International Cruise Council Australasia is a not-for-profit organisation formed in 1996, committed to training travel consultants and raising consumer awareness of cruising.