Few, if any, cruise industry leaders can say they began their careers at sea sweeping crew corridors late at night – Laura Hodges Bethge’s journey to the top at Celebrity Cruises has been far from conventional.
Born and raised in Miami, Hodges Bethge was just 18 months old when her father, a police officer, was killed in the line of duty. Aged two, attending pre-school early, she would plead to stay longer when her mother came to pick her up, and this lust to learn saw her become the first person from her family to go to university.
