Steve Riester ~ Vice President, Planning & Analysis

Steve Riester is Vice President, Planning and Analysis for Norwegian Cruise Line and Orient Lines, responsible for strategic planning, ship deployment, strategic pricing, revenue planning, and market research. He was named to this position in December 2003. Riester joined NCL in 1999 as Director, Revenue Planning and has held several positions in NCL's Revenue Management and Revenue Operations areas. Prior to joining NCL, Riester was a business consultant for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.