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h REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES Doug Prothero, Managing Director
Constantin von Bulow, COO
Airport Corporate Center Victor Cai, CFO
7665 Corporate Center Drive Erik Bredhe, V.P. Marine Operations
Miami, FL 33126 Angela Composto, V.P. Sales and Marketing
Phone: (954) 776-6123 Mark Lockwood, V.P. Cruise Hotel Operations
Fax: (954) 772-3763 Darius Mehta, V.P. Cruise Reservations, Land and Air
Email: firstinitiallastname@prestigecruiseholdings.com; Clinton Bouchillion, V.P. Control
firstinitiallastname@rssc.com Benny Lago, V.P. IT
Website: www.rssc.com Michelle Boyer, V.P. Human Resources
Kris Endreson, Sr. Director Sales
Regent Seven Seas Cruises operates in the luxury segment of the Marcus Salters, Sr. Technical Superintendent
market. The brand can trace its roots back to Diamond Cruises, Richard Karlsson, Sr. Electrical Superintendent
which launched in the early 1990s. When Diamond merged with Sev- Sander Groothuis, Director Maritime Operations
en Seas Cruise Line, Carlson Hospitality took over ownership and re- Lyall Duncan, General Counsel
named the line Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and later Regent Seven Sara Duncan, Director Marketing
Seas. Carlson owned the line from 1994 to 2006, when it was acquired Eileen Sill, Manager Air and Hotel
by Prestige Cruise Holdings, which in turn was acquired by Norwegian Laura Hummel, Manager Reservation Services
in November 2014. (See listing for sister brand Oceania Cruises.) A Brent Sebro, Manager Procurement Newbuild
number of office functions and fleet management functions are shared JP Salazar, Manager Land Programs
between Oceania, Regent and Norwegian.
2020:
Frank Del Rio, President and CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Azora: Built in 2020; 25,000 grt; 298 pax.
Jason Montague, President and CEO
Randall Soy, Exec. V.P. 2021:
Megan Hernandez, Sr. V.P. and CMO Unnamed: Built in 2021; 25,000 grt; 298 pax.
Franco Semeraro, Sr. V.P. Hotel Operations
Frank A. Del Rio, Jr. V.P. Product Development 2022:
Luigi Razeto, Sr. V.P. Marine Unnamed: Built in 2022; 25,000 grt; 298 pax.
Paolo Mele, Sr. V.P. Technical
Katina Athansiou, V.P. Charter Sales h ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL
Shawn Tubman, V.P. National Accounts
Michael Day, Sr. Director Entertainment 1050 Caribbean Way
Nikos Kalamakis, Sr. Director Fleet Hotel Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 539-6000
Seven Seas Explorer: Built in 2016; 54,000 grt; 738 pax. Fax: (305) 374-7354
Seven Seas Navigator: Built in 1999; 28,550 grt; 490 pax. Email: firstinitiallastname@rccl.com
Seven Seas Mariner: Built in 2001; 48,075 grt; 700 pax. Website: www.royalcaribbean.com
Seven Seas Voyager: Built in 2003; 42,363 grt; 700 pax.
2020: Launched in 1970 as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the company
Seven Seas Splendor: Built in 2020; 54,000 grt; 738 pax. went public as Royal Caribbean Cruises in 1993. Meanwhile, the
brand was renamed as Royal Caribbean International.
h RITZ-CARLTON YACHT COLLECTION In 1997, Royal Caribbean purchased Celebrity Cruises and in 2006,
Spanish Pullmantur Cruises.
2601 South Bayshore Drive, In 2007, Royal Caribbean Cruises launched two new company-owned
9th Floor brands and a joint venture: Azamara Club Cruises; a French brand,
Miami, FL 33133 CDF Croisieres de France, which started service in May 2008; and a
Email: firstname.lastname@marriottluxurybrands.com; joint venture with German TUI, targeting the German market.
firstname.lastname@ritzcarlton.com; In 2014, Royal Caribbean announced another joint venture, with Ctrip,
firstname.lastname@theritz-carltonyachtcollec to build up a new Chinese brand, SkySea, which was closed down in
tion.com 2018.
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com/en/yachts In 2016, Royal Caribbean sold a majority interest in Pullmantur, while
CDF was phased out.
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will start service in early 2020 Today, Royal Caribbean International operates 26 ships and sails year-
and plans to grow to a three-ship operation offering boutique high- round in the Caribbean and in Asia-Pacific, and seasonally in Europe,
end sailings globally. The start-up brand has ordered three 298-pas- Alaska, trans-Canal, and to Bermuda, Canada/New England, Hawaii,
senger ships. the Persian Gulf, South America and the South Pacific/Australia.
Also, the Royal Caribbean brand operates the largest cruise ships in
the world, starting with the 225,000-ton, 5,400-passenger Oasis of the
Seas, which launched service in 2009. Subsequent ships in the Oasis
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