Lynn C. Torrent Named Senior Vice President - Sales and Guest Services at Carnival...

Lynn C. Torrent Named Senior Vice President - Sales and Guest Services at
Carnival Cruise Lines

MIAMI, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cruise industry veteran Lynn C.
Torrent has been named senior vice president of sales and guest services at
Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's largest cruise operator. She
will take on her new role on March 3.
In this capacity, Torrent has overall responsibility for Carnival's
various sales activities, particularly as they relate to supporting our travel
agent partners, who account for the vast majority of the company's bookings.
In addition to overseeing the line's award-winning sales force comprised
of business development managers throughout the U.S. and Canada, Torrent is
responsible for Carnival's call centers in Florida and Colorado Springs,
Colo., as well as embarkation teams in the line's 20 different homeports.
She is also responsible for Carnival's CARE Team, which provides
assistance and support to guests and their families should medical incidents
or other emergency situations arise during their vacation.
"Travel agents are the key component of our distribution system and we're
very happy to have someone of Lynn's caliber leading this effort. She is a
highly talented and respected executive with wide-ranging knowledge and
experience. I have tremendous confidence in her ability to lead the
industry's top sales team," said Gerry Cahill, Carnival's president and CEO.
"I've known Lynn a long time and I have seen her excel in a number of
different roles, including most recently leading Costa Cruises' North American
operations where she did a fantastic job," he added.
Commented Torrent, "I have thoroughly enjoyed the last six years with
Carnival Corporation & plc, particularly the last three years at Costa, and I
am happy to be staying within our Carnival family. I'm very excited about
this opportunity and look forward to working with what is, unquestionably, the
best sales force in the travel industry."
A 13-year cruise industry veteran, Torrent most recently served as
president and CEO - North America of Costa Cruises, a sister company to
Carnival Cruise Lines, where she was responsible for the company's operations
in North and Central America. Prior to that, she served for three years as
vice president of marketing for Carnival's parent company, Carnival
Corporation & plc. She began her career in the cruise industry in 1995 as
executive vice president of sales, marketing and passenger services for
Renaissance Cruises.
Early in her professional career, Torrent was a senior auditor with Arthur
Anderson in New York and later served as chief financial officer with Safecard
Services, where she worked for Gerry Cahill who was then Safecard's chief
operating officer.
Torrent earned a bachelor's degree from CW Post in New York and her MBA
from Florida Atlantic University.
Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 22
"Fun Ships" operating voyages ranging from three to 18 days in length to the
Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, New England, Canada, the Panama
Canal, Europe, Bermuda, and South America. The line currently has three new
ships scheduled for delivery between now and 2011.
Carnival Cruise Lines, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK), is a proud member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise
Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Holland America Line, Princess
Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, and The Yachts of Seabourn. Sharing a
passion to please each guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our
member lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together, we
offer exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable
destinations.
SOURCE Carnival Cruise Lines

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