Roger Blum ~ Vice President, Cruise Programming

?Roger Blum joined Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972 as a bar waiter aboard the Mardi Gras during a summer break from high school. After working on board during vacations and school breaks and graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in economics/business administration in 1978, Roger began working for Carnival full-time as a junior purser.

In 1979, he was promoted to Executive Chief Purser (now called Hotel Director) and served in this capacity until coming ashore in October 1985 to work in the Operations Department; three months later he was promoted to Operations Manager.

In 1991, the lure of the sea called once again and he returned to travel to Helsinki for the Ecstasy's final stages of construction during which he served as hotel manager. Roger then continued at sea to establish many of the on-board procedures currently used by the line's Hotel Directors.

In 1993, he came ashore to assume the position of Director of Operations and has held the positions of Vice President Hotel & Port Operations, Vice President Cruise Operations, and currently holds the position of Vice President of Cruise Programming. His responsibilities include onboard entertainment, programming, producing all Carnival Productions shows, start up and introductions of all new vessels, as well as activities that involve guests in the ports of call. Roger has spent 35 years in the Cruise Industry, and loves the relationships he has developed both onboard and in all of the destinations. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife Marie, son Max and daughter Ashley.