CUNARD Line has made a raft of new key appointments in Australia spearheaded by a new National Sales Manager, the cruise line’s Commercial Director Katrina McAlpine told CW. Amy Williams has been hired in the key sales role, which will see her relocate from Cunard’s UK office to be based...
CUNARD Line has made a raft of new key appointments in Australia spearheaded by a new National Sales Manager, the cruise line’s Commercial Director Katrina McAlpine told CW.
Amy Williams has been hired in the key sales role, which will see her relocate from Cunard’s UK office to be based in Sydney, bringing with her more than 12 years of experience working with Cunard Line.
The hiring spree will also see a new Business Development Manager for Queensland added to the local team, new PR and marketing people, as well as a range of back of house roles including a new Pricing Analyst and a new Sales Analyst.
McAlpine said the beefing up of Aussie operations follows a very successful period in the market for the cruise line.
“The brand is growing significantly in Australia and we’ve got our biggest ever cruise season of 101 days starting in Dec and the following year we have 118 days homeporting so we’re growing with homeport, and at the same time, growing our demand for international fly cruise as well,” she said.
“The three Queens down here in 2018 was huge for us with our ships full of Australians and New Zealanders, so we’re seeing a massive amount of local demand for Cunard, so it’s really important to build out the team to support this demand”.
Cunard is also on the hunt for a Partnerships Manager to nurture relationships with global brands.
