Brendan Corrigan ~ Sr. Vice President, Marine Operations

Prior to joining Carnival, Corrigan was a marine and fumigation surveyor for the British company, Rentokil Limited. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Glasgow University in 1976.

Corrigan joined Carnival in 1978, working aboard several ships as a sanitation officer until 1982, when he became shoreside ship supervisor of the Festivale. He has since served as Operations Manager and Director of Operations. In 1992, he was promoted to Vice President, Operations and subsequently promoted, in 2000, to the position of Senior Vice President, Cruise Operations. In August 2006, he was appointed to his current position of Senior Vice President, Marine Operations. He is responsible for fleet technical operations, including safety, environmental and quality assurance, technical purchasing and budgeting, special projects including hotel superintendents and new building personnel, deck and engine manning and training; fleet port operations, maritime legal and medical services and product quality.

He is the Incident Commander under Carnival Cruise Lines’ Incident Response Plan and Crisis Management Group, Chairman of the Safety Management System Coordination Committee, and member of the New Building Committee.

Mr. Corrigan is a member of the Lloyd’s Technical Committee; the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (F.C.C.A.), serving on the Security/Operations Committee; and Cruise Lines International Association (C.L.I.A.) serving on various committees such as Operations, Department of Homeland Security/Customs Border Patrol, Technical & Safety Matters and Legislative Committees. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Seafarers’ House in Port Everglades, and the Board of Governors for the Brevard Community College Foundation.