After a ten-month listening tour, Carnival Corp. CEO Josh Weinstein has reorganised the world's largest cruise company.
Weinstein said in an internal memo that the changes, which were
effective 1 June, have removed layers between the corporate office and
cruise lines.
Carnival Corp. has dissolved Holland America Group, which had
included Princess, Holland America Line, Seabourn and P&O Australia.
Princess and Holland America Line now lead separate units in the new
structure.
Jan Swartz, previously president of Holland America Group, is now
executive vice president of strategic operations for Carnival Corp.
Swartz will continue oversight of the company's Alaska land operations
and will oversee Carnival Corp.'s ports development and operations.
The restructuring redivides the company's cruise lines into six
groups, providing six direct reports to Weinstein. Each unit will have a
standalone brand or a large brand supporting a smaller brand for scale
efficiency. The units are:
- Aida, led by president Felix Eichhorn.
- Carnival Cruise Line, led by president Christine Duffy. Underneath
CCL is Carnival Australia and P&O Australia, which are both led by
president Marguerite Fitzgerald, who will report to Duffy.
- Carnival UK, which includes P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard. The
unit will be led by P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow. Cunard
president Katie McAlister, who begins in August, will report to Ludlow.
- Costa Cruises, led by president Mario Zanetti.
- Holland America Line, led by president Gus Antorcha, includes
Seabourn Cruises. Natalya Leahy, Seabourn's president, will report to
Antorcha.
- Princess Cruises, led by president John Padgett.
The move increases direct reports to Weinstein. Previously, the cruise lines were split into four operating units.
Source: Travel Weekly