Carnival Cruise Line Names New Sales & Trade Marketing Executive

Janet Wygert, a 37-year veteran of Carnival Cruise Line, has been named as Carnival’s new senior vice president of sales and trade marketing. She succeeds Adolfo Perez, whose upcoming retirement was previously announced.

Wygert has previously held various positions across inside sales and business development, among others, and most recently led the line’s strategic partnership sales team.

“Janet’s broad and deep knowledge of Carnival and the trade sales channel assures a smooth transition as we continue to work across all parts of the travel advisor community,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line. “We have announced an ambitious agenda of new ships, new deployment plans, and investments in our exclusive destinations we are calling our ‘Innovation Itinerary’ that will drive growth for Carnival and our trade partners. Janet will be leading a strong team to promote all that is happening at Carnival to drive more demand both for Carnival and the services of travel advisors.”

Wygert will lead the overall sales team, which includes:

• Mike Julius, vice president, trade sales, who will continue to lead the field sales team.
• Kirk Neal, vice president, strategic partnerships, who is succeeding Wygert to lead the strategic partnerships portfolio.
• Ann Sedgwick, vice president, charters, meetings, and incentives.
• Meegan Broussard, associate vice president, trade marketing and sales development.

These changes are effective immediately. Perez will remain with Carnival as a special advisor during this transition.