Anne Kalosh, a respected cruise industry journalist whose career has taken her around the world reporting on the people, destinations and developments shaping global cruising, will be recognized at the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards and Fundraiser in Miami on Sunday, Dec. 6.
A freelance journalist and longtime editor of Seatrade Cruise News, a leading global business-to-business cruise news platform, Kalosh has spent decades documenting the evolution of the cruise industry. She also serves as senior associate editor of Seatrade Cruise Review, covering breaking news, industry leadership, ship developments, destinations and emerging trends.
Beyond her reporting, Kalosh has become a familiar voice at major international cruise conferences, moderating high-level discussions with industry executives. Her work includes CEO panels at the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s annual conferences and State of the Industry and presidential panels at Seatrade Cruise Global.
Kalosh’s expertise has extended beyond industry publications to mainstream media. In 2025, she appeared as a cruise industry expert on Netflix’s live program “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney.” She has also served as a cruise columnist for AFAR.com, guest editor of USA Today’s Cruise Log and chief news contributor to QuirkyCruise.com.
Her reporting has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, the Miami Herald, the Los Angeles Times, BusinessWeek, AARP The Magazine, Travel Weekly and Cruise Week.
Her international perspective was shaped early in her career when she worked as a shipboard newspaper editor while sailing around the world. She subsequently lived and worked as a journalist in the United Kingdom, Venezuela and Sweden.
The 2026 CMEx Leadership Awards and Fundraiser is powered by platinum sponsor the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, with gold sponsors the Anguilla Tourist Board, Caribbean Tourism Organization, Carnival Corporation and Tropical Shipping.
Major sponsors include the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission, Marketplace Excellence Corporation, Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board and the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.
Additional sponsors supporting the cause include Coco Palm (St. Lucia), Comfort Suites Paradise Island (Bahamas), Fond Doux Eco Resort (St. Lucia), Grupo Puntacana (The Westin Puntacana Resort in the Dominican Republic), Jade Mountain (St. Lucia), Ladera Resort (St. Lucia), Mount Cinnamon Beach & Wellness Resort (Grenada), Round Hill Hotel and Villas (Jamaica), Secret Bay (Dominica), The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Tortuga Rum Company, Tropical Attractions and Vanessa James Media.
Proceeds support educational programs, youth development initiatives and professional training designed to empower the next generation of Caribbean tourism and media leaders.
For more details, visit cmexmedia.org.
