Oceania Cruises has promoted Jason Worth to the newly established
role of vice president, international sales, reporting directly to Nikki
F. Upshaw, senior vice president of global sales.
Worth, most recently vice president, sales & general Manager, Asia Pacific,
has been with the company since 2011, holding several key positions,
including vice president of sales for Australia and New Zealand from
2019 to 2022, as well as vice president of finance and accounting, Asia
Pacific, at parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH).
In his new capacity, Worth will oversee sales teams across multiple
regions, including the UK, Europe, Latin America, Brazil, and the Asia
Pacific. His leadership extends to several Oceania Cruises executives,
including Louise Craddock (director of sales, UK and Ireland), Maik A.
Schlüter (director of business development, DACH), Riet Goetschalckx
(director of sales, CEMEA), James Sitters (director of sales, Australia
and New Zealand), and James Thomas (sales operations manager).
Also reporting to Worth are Frank Medina, vice president, LATAM and
Brazil, responsible for all three NCLH brands (Norwegian Cruise Line,
Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises) in the region; as well as
Constance Seck, director of sales, Southeast Asia; Holly Kong, director
of sales, East Asia; and Chisato Morita, general manager, Japan, with
the latter three being dual-branded, overseeing both Oceania Cruises and
Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
This promotion for Worth leads to the advancement of James Sitters,
who now takes on the role of director of sales, Australia and New
Zealand, having previously served as business development manager.
Worth commented: “I am honoured to take on this new challenge and
look forward to working closely with my global colleagues as we chart a
course in the next phase of the evolution of Oceania Cruises.”
Worth expressed his excitement about the new challenge, stating, “I
am honoured to take on this new challenge and look forward to working
closely with my global colleagues as we chart a course in the next phase
of the evolution of Oceania Cruises.”
Frank A. Del Rio, president of Oceania Cruises, added: “I am proud to
have the best sales team in place for the best-in-class cruise brand in
the world. With a vibrant and dynamic future ahead for Oceania Cruises,
the revitalised international sales team, coupled with the invaluable
support from our global travel partners, will ensure our award-winning
brand continues to go from strength to strength.”