as part of the Tourism Department's cruise-fly campaign, has named new executives to manage the company's growth.

Commodore recently announced plans for a ship from its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line to sail to Bermuda from Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Ronald Kurtz, a cruise industry veteran was selected in May of this year to serve as president of the company's new 41 star cruise brand, Crown Cruise Line. Filling the new position of vice president of International Markets is David M. Stafford, who has considerable experience in developing cruise business from international markets. He has been with Commodore since 1994.