Passat Cruises has named Andreas Kesslau director of sales and marketing. He will be focusing his efforts on the German, Austrian and Swiss markets. Kesslau was most recently working for the German branch of Ponant Cruises.

Headquartered in Hamburg, Passat sailes the Delphin, offering German-language cruises. Managing Director Yogesh Gupta commented that he was looking forward for Kesslau to put his experience and vast ranging network of travel agency contacts to work.