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Delta Queen Names Nierenberg President!
Hi Everyone,
I received this press release from Delta Queen and thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com Delta Queen Names Bruce Nierenberg President Cruise Industry Veteran Leads New Orleans-based Company NEW ORLEANS, July 14 The Delta Queen Steamboat Company, Inc., (DQSC), owned and operated by hospitality giant Delaware North Companies, has named cruise industry veteran Bruce Nierenberg as its president. In his position, he will oversee the operations of company and provide leadership for the three authentic paddle wheelers that comprise the company's fleet, the American-flagged Delta Queen, Mississippi Queen and American Queen. Nierenberg replaces former president Rick Abramson, who was recently promoted to president of Delaware North Companies Sportservice, the company's flagship subsidiary. For the past year, Nierenberg has served as executive vice president overseeing organization's sales and marketing efforts as well as strategic planning. Former President of DQSC and newly appointed Sportservice President, Rick Abramson, said he's excited to pass his leadership on to Nierenberg. "Bruce has a long history of bringing success, innovative thinking and visionary leadership to each position that he fulfills. I feel the utmost confidence in him as he begins his new role as president and delivers the sterling reputation and performance that DQSC has come to consider second nature," Abramson said. From 1983 to 1991, Nierenberg was a founding partner of Premier Cruise Lines (The Big Red Boats), which became the largest cruise line in the three- and four-day cruise market and the Official Cruise Line of Walt Disney World. He is credited with bringing American families with children into the cruise market with his Premier Cruise line project. Prior to his starting Premier, he served as executive vice president of U.S. Operations for Norwegian Caribbean Cruise Lines (NCL) and was CEO of Scandinavian World Cruises/Seacape from 1979 to 1982. He was president and CEO of Costa Cruise Lines/American Family Cruises from 1992 to 1994, and later rejoined NCL as executive vice president where he implemented the first year round cruises from Houston to the western Caribbean. During his career, Nierenberg pioneered many successful products widely used within the cruise industry today. While with NCL in the 1970s, Nierenberg was responsible for the acquisition and conversion of the SS France into the SS Norway, the first mega cruise ship. He also originated year round seven- day cruise service to the western Caribbean and created the first cruises to the out islands of the Bahamas. In addition, he was responsible for the creation of NCL's national air-sea package program, which brought packaged cruise-and-air vacations to all markets for the first time. At Scandinavian World Cruises, he started the one-day "Cruise to Nowhere" ("Seascape") market in Florida. Nierenberg attended the University of Miami. He began his career in tourism at Eastern Airlines, working in various capacities before entering the cruise industry with NCL in 1973. He served on the Brevard Community College Foundation's Board of Governors and also served on the Florida Commission on Tourism, including two years as chairman. The Delta Queen Steamboat Company traces its roots back to 1890 and is the oldest cruise line in America. It offers 3- to 11-night cruises aboard the legendary Delta Queen, the magnificent Mississippi Queen and the grand American Queen through the American Heartland, Old South and Wilderness Rivers. All Delta Queen cruises can be booked by contacting your travel agent. About Delaware North Companies-owner and operator of The Delta Queen Steamboat Company About Delaware North Companies Delaware North Companies, Inc. is one of the world's leading hospitality and food service providers. Its family of companies includes Sportsystems, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, CA One Services, Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International, the FleetCenter and the newly acquired Delta Queen Steamboat Company. Delaware North is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States with $1.6 billion in annual revenue and 30,000 associates serving millions of customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. |
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