Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has promoted Richard Wager to regional sales executive for the north of the UK
Wager joins the team from the NCL Partner Contact Centre, where he worked as a cruise specialist after joining the business in October 2021.
In his new role, Wager will be responsible for broadening and expanding NCL’s brand awareness in the north of England and Scotland, as well as supporting travel agents and partners in the region. He will be reporting into Nigel Rankin, senior business development manager, retail.
Wager brings a wealth of knowledge and a strong customer focus to the new role, having had a lengthy career in the travel and tourism sector. Before joining NCL, he worked as cabin crew for both Monarch Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
“It’s an honour to step into this role at NCL,” said Wager. “This year has some great things in store for the brand, including the launch of our new ship Norwegian Aqua, the third vessel in the Prima class, and I am excited to expand awareness in the north of the UK, which is a very important area to NCL.”
Trade partners ‘critical’ to Norwegian Cruise Line’s success
Rankin added: “Trade partners are critical to our success in the UK, and we are delighted to be developing our trade sales team with Richard’s appointment. He will be an asset to the NCL sales team and in supporting frontline agents in the Northern region.”
The appointment comes after parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) placed the most comprehensive new build order in its history, ordering a total of eight vessels, with new classes of ships for each of its three brands – NCL, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.