Holland America Line announced that its sister company, the Yachts of Seabourn, will be relocating its headquarters in Seattle, along with Holland, which will give parent company, Carnival Corporation, a strong foothold in the Pacific Northwest. The two companies, although they will maintain separate brands and management teams, will operate at a joint headquarters site. Holland stated that this will increase efficiency with both cruise lines by using shared resources.
The transition from Seabourn's current headquarters in Miami to Seattle will take some time as you could imagine. The transition will be a change in management at the top of Seabourn as well. Current president Pamela Conover has elected not to move to Seattle at this time, and once the transition to Seattle is complete, Ms. Conover will assume a new role as special advisor and brand ambassador. Richard Meadows, who has 25 years of experience throughout Carnival Corporation, will assume the role of president at the time when the move to Seattle is completed. He will also continue to be an executive vice president of marketing, sales and guest programs for Holland America.
For those of you unfamiliar with Seabourn, the company operates ultra-luxury cruises on smaller, more intimate ships than the traditional cruise lines. Because the ships are smaller, they have the opportunity to go to places in the world that passengers desire to see that the big ships cannot reach because of their size. Seabourn's fleet includes Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit, Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Odyssey and Seabourn Sojourn. The company plans to sail its newest ship, the Seabourn Quest, beginning in June 2011.
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