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Carnival Cruise Line Announces 2018 Executive Partner Advisory Board
MIAMI (April 17, 2018) – Carnival CruiseLine has announced members of its 2018 Executive Partner Advisory Board,including the addition of two new consortia partners, Signature Travel Networkand Ensemble Travel Group. Now comprised of 16 travel executives, the boardprovides feedback and shares input on various trade initiatives with the line'ssenior sales leadership team.
"We rely on the valuable feedback of these accomplished travel industry leadersand look forward to their ongoing and impactful advice throughout the year,"said Carnival's Senior Vice President of Sales & Trade Marketing AdolfoPerez. "This group represents a rich diversity of agency model types, whichhelps us implement strategies that more broadly benefit all agents sellingCarnival."
Members of the 2018 Executive Partner Advisory Board are:
·David Crooks, Sr. Vice President, Product & Operations , WorldTravel Holdings
· MatthewEichhorst, President, Expedia CruiseShipCenters
· Michelle Fee,CEO, Cruise Planners
· Jackie Friedman,President, Nexion
· Anthony Hamawy,President, Cruise.com
· Emerson KirkseyHankamer, President & CEO, Vacations To Go
· Sarah Henshall,Sr. Vice President, Travel & Branch Operations, AAA Carolinas
· Ashley Hunter,Vice President of Sales Development , Avoya
· KathrynMazza-Burney, Executive Vice President, Sales, TRAVELSAVERS
· Koreen McNutt,Sr. Director Global Cruise, Expedia Group
· Libbie Rice,Co-President, Ensemble Travel Group
· John Rowley,Co-Founder & CEO, International Cruise & Excursions Inc. (ICE)
· Marcia Rowley,Co-Founder & COO, International Cruise & Excursions Inc. (ICE)
· Alex Sharpe,President, Signature Travel Network
· Don Walker,Co-Owner, WMPH Vacations
· Rick Zimmerman,President, KHM Travel
Carnival's ExecutivePartner Advisory Board meets annually with the line's sales leadership team aswell as certain executive team members. They also provide ongoing feedbackthroughout the year as needed on decisions impacting trade programs andstrategies. Members were selected by Carnival's sales leadership team.
About Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 shipsoperating three- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera,Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba, Australia, NewZealand and the Pacific Islands. The line currently has three new shipsscheduled for delivery – the 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama in 2019 and twoas-yet-unnamed 180,000-ton ships in 2020 and 2022.
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