WHY IT RATES: Cris De Souza will convey many years of expertise working with Royal Caribbean and AmaWaterways to Windstar Cruises. – Lacey Pfalz, Affiliate Author, TravelPulse
U.S. headquartered Windstar Cruises has employed Cristienne (Cris) De Souza because the small ship cruise line’s director of income planning.
The brand new place studies to Windstar’s Vice President of Income and Itinerary Planning Kristin Badgett and relies in Miami, Florida – Windstar’s official new headquarters starting June of 2022.
De Souza will work with Badgett to find out technique and implement pricing for the Windstar fleet, together with all six yachts. She’s going to collaborate intently with Windstar’s father or mother firm, Xanterra Journey Assortment, to evaluate methods for reaching optimum pricing on all of Windstar’s itineraries and for all on-board facilities. She additionally will help with analytics and suggestions on new deployment for future Windstar crusing locations and choices.
Most not too long ago De Souza was head of enterprise improvement at Advance Your Attain, an organization that helps individuals develop their companies and unfold their message by means of levels. Earlier than that, she was vp of gross sales and advertising at Nexion Journey Group. Different notable positions/employers all through her profession embrace director of nationwide account gross sales and advertising at Ama Waterways; 14 years at Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd, together with roles as director of nationwide accounts for Movie star and Azamara and senior income administration analyst; and a monetary analyst with Coca-Cola Enterprises.
De Souza holds a bachelor’s and grasp’s diploma of enterprise administration from Florida Atlantic College, in addition to a grasp of liberal arts in sustainability and environmental administration from Harvard College. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and is a three-time nationwide barefoot waterski champion who was as soon as ranked eighth on the planet. Her Windstar colleagues can’t wait to see her waterski as a part of the road’s distinctive actions obtainable on the yachts’ Watersports Platform.
For extra particulars on Windstar Cruises, go to www.windstarcruises.com.
SOURCE: Windstar Cruises press launch.
Supply: Journey Plus
