In her role as Chief Operating Officer, Carol is responsible for the full range of operations of the cruise line including Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Finance, Deployment and Shipboard Operations. But we wanted to dive deeper and get to know the more personal side. Scroll through for our Q&A.

A: Azamara is a brand with a purpose–to enable connection with other people and cultures. We celebrate what is beautiful about our differences and, in doing so, create understanding and appreciation for others. Also, I feel privileged to work alongside such dedicated, creative and resilient shipboard and shoreside colleagues, as they are as passionate about our purpose and give everything they have to see this special brand succeed.

A: That’s hard to decide given the abundance of options and how much each has to offer! If I could only pick one, it would have to be the Amalfi Coast. The people, food, music, history, architecture–it’s the whole package. The pace of life, the warmth of the people, the beauty of the terrain, I enjoy all of it.

A: I would love to do a back to back on the 22 and 29 May voyages aboard the Azamara Quest. It has a great mix of old favorites (Venice, Dubrovnik, Amalfi and more) with some new places I haven’t had the opportunity to visit yet including Montenegro and Lisbon. Lisbon is a classic and it’s overdue on my list!

A: My goal is to return to the water in a way that ensures health and safety while maintaining the aspects of the Azamara experience our Circle members know and love. Some things will need to be different, but the feeling of home away from home is what we intend to preserve.

A: When I’m not working, I’m spending time with my family. Whether it’s going to the beach, working out or dreaming about the next place we will visit together. We consider travel an aspect of education and have made it a point to grow our kids’ perspective by visiting different countries. What better to expand someone’s mind and appreciation for the world around us than seeing the differences firsthand?

A: There is a training course (based on a book) about working with others which I took many years ago that impacted my career deeply. Sometimes lessons seem intuitive, but until you really think about the concept and make a conscious choice to adapt your behavior you don’t reap the benefit of the lesson. The lesson that resonated was as follows: there are several personalities and no one personality leads to success more than another. What makes you successful is your versatility to work with any of those personalities.

A: I love Mediterranean food. Hummus, shawarmas, tabbouleh, moussaka–all of it is delicious.

A: This will sound repetitive, but I have to go with Italy. There is so much to learn, see and do–cooking lessons, biking the Tuscan hillsides, swimming in spectacular grottos. I could spend years there and still have things on my list.

A: I’m sure they are tired of hearing me say it–but I don’t get tired of telling them: Never, never, never give up. When times are tough, we are being tested and if we don’t give up and stick together great things will be achieved.