| Cheers to a decade, RSSC

REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) invited VIPs and partners to a celebration at the InterContinental Sydney on Wed night marking 10 years of Asia Pacific operations.

On 01 Apr 2016, the luxury cruise brand officially switched from a GSA model to a corporate operation, with long-standing local chief Lisa Pile last night regaling guests with what life was like in those early stages.

“The first booking we ever took was at 6.27am [via] Cruise World from New Zealand…a $225,000 world cruise,” Pile recalled.

“I knew we were going to have good karma from that moment, and it has been an absolute superb ride from then on.”

Another executive who was key to the brand’s growth in Australia was Steve Odell, who flew back to the country only a few nights ago to take up his new ambassador position representing both the RSSC and Oceania Cruises brands for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (CW 09 Mar).

Speaking in front of guests, Odell said he felt honoured to be part of the genesis story for RSSC, reminiscing about the fledgling office team and how it has since grown to become a cruise powerhouse in Australia.

Odell also said that he was excited to be part of RSSC as it continued to make big gains Down Under.

“My role is really to participate in B2B and B2C events to be the face of the company, but also to advise on the international business as well.” AB