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Jo Rzymowska: 'I'm not retiring – I want to give back'

Cruise
Tom Parry
6 June 2023

After a 40-year career in travel, Jo Rzymowska is ready for her next challenge – and still has much on her to-do list. TTG’s Tom Parry sits down with Celebrity Cruises’ managing director EMEA as she prepares to leave Royal Caribbean Group after nearly 20 years.

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Ryzmowska: 'It’s evolving, not retiring – I want to give back!'

Jo Rzymowska was just 10 years old when she flew by herself to Nigeria. At 20, during her first season as an overseas rep, she helped the family of a murdered guest and delivered a customer’s unexpected baby.

Aged 40, she came out, conquering long-held anxieties and going on to become a fierce champion for diversity, equity and inclusion within travel.

Next month, Rzymowska faces her latest challenge as she departs a company – and an industry – she has led, called home and held dear for almost two decades.