Former Carnival sales head joins Norwegian
Norwegian Cruise Line appointed former Carnival UK sales head Jeremy McKenna to head of sales for UK.
At the same time, Jacqueline van de Stadt has been appointed marketing and PR manager, Northern Europe and MEA.
"These new hires demonstrate Norwegian’s commitment to the market, following the return to offering regular cruises from the UK in 2017 for the first time since 2010," said the cruise line.
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Christian Boell, managing director, Europe Middle East and Africa, added: "We have set ourselves ambitious targets and the appointment of both Jacqueline and Jeremy will enable us to keep up the momentum of 2015 and drive growth across our European markets.
"The UK market is especially important and we want to build on the record breaking guest numbers of 2015 and prepare the market for 2017, where we will not only be back in Southampton but offer a fantastic summer deployment that will feature a phenomenal five ships sailing in European waters."
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Nick Wilkinson, managing director NE/ME at Norwegian Cruise Line, said: "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Jeremy to head of sales for UK and Ireland.
"Jeremy has a tremendous amount of experience and his knowledge of the industry enhances the team to better serve our partners, whilst focusing on driving business growth."
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