Steve Odell has made a somewhat surprising return to Regent Seven Seas Cruises, taking on the newly created role of Chief Sales Officer.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced the appointment of Steve Odell to the position of Chief Sales Officer, effective 15 January.

A week after the announcement of the early-retirement of Steve Odell as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises, LATTE spoke with the cruise veteran about his decision, career highs, passing on the baton, and what he plans to do next.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has this morning confirmed Steve Odell will step down from the role of Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Asia Pacific region for Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, after a seven-year tenure with the company.

Australians are locking in close-to-home ultra-luxury sailings with Regent Seven Seas Cruises in 2022/23, bucking the usual trend that tends to be long-haul destinations.

“Strategic organisational enhancements” for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd’s Asia Pacific division have been announced, with Ben Angell elevated to the position of Vice President and Managing Director NCL APAC for the company’s contemporary brand, Norwegian Cruise Line.

The classic Australian song, ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’, has long captured the inherent spirit of antipodean travellers. With longer annual holidays, higher disposable income and a keener sense of adventure than many other nationalities, Australians are widely considered among the world’s most prolific travellers.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) is giving Australian and New Zealand retail trade partners an opportunity to win an exclusive luxury experience hosted by Steve Odell, Senior Vice President and Managing Director Asia Pacific at NCLH, and Lisa Pile, Vice President Sales Australia and New Zealand at RSSC.

Senior officials at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings are hopeful the NSW Government will urgently redress the cruise infrastructure crisis in Sydney, insisting the topic must to be put back on the agenda.In Sydney yesterday at NCLH’s local headquarters, President of International for Regent Sevens Seas Cruises, Oceania Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines, Harry Sommer, was blunt in saying the Task Force established to analyse the capital city’s cruise port shortage and recommend a viable solution had achieved “zero”.

“The warning bells are ringing ever louder. We talk about it every year, but now for the first time we are able to see the impact of it. We’ve been warning this for years,” Odell told CLIA members in Sydney.