On 3 February Josephine Grech, born and raised in Rabat, Malta, was awarded Employee of the Year 2006 by Royal Caribbean cruise lines. Josephine began her career at sea in 1989 on board Cunard cruise lines. In pursuit of greater opportunity, she switched companies to the world renowned Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) where she worked her way up from Front Desk Guest Relations to Concierge. Her meteoric ascent was hastened by service in the following capacities: Group Coordinator, Social Hostess and Loyalty Ambassador. The Voyager of the Seas, a 142,000-ton cruise ship, was launched in 1995 and carries 3288 passengers. It currently sails out of the port of Miami Florida (USA) for seven-night cruise itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. The summer of 2006 she will be visiting the Maltese harbor on a seven- night cruise out of Barcelona.