One of Australia’s most celebrated cruise industry leaders, Sarina
Bratton, has stepped down from the board of Cruise Lines International
Association (CLIA) in Australasia after almost three decades.
Bratton is a past chairman of CLIA in Australasia and founder of its
precursor, the International Cruise Council of Australasia, which she
helped establish in 1996.
She is a recipient of CLIA’s Hall of Fame award and a Member of the
Order of Australia (AM) for her significant services to tourism,
particularly the cruise industry, and to business.
Bratton is the global strategic advisor and honorary chairwoman Asia Pacific for luxury exploration line, Ponant.
“Sarina has been a standard-bearer for the Australasian cruise
industry in ways that will have a lasting legacy for our community,”
said CLIA managing director in Australasia, Joel Katz.
“She is a genuine pioneer of cruising in this part of the world, a
highly respected businesswoman, and the first woman to be a cruise line
founder.”
Bratton has previously been founder and managing director of Orion
Expedition Cruises, founder and managing director of Norwegian Capricorn
Line, and vice president and general manager Asia Pacific for Cunard
Line.
In other CLIA news, Carnival senior vice president and country
manager Peter Little is the new chairman in Australasia. He takes over
from Norwegian Cruise Line APAC vice president and managing director Ben
Angell, who has ended his two-year term as the head of CLIA’s
Australasian board.