Terry L. Thornton ~ Vice President, Marketing Planning

Terry Thornton’s background in the cruise industry spans more than 20 years beginning with financial and marketing positions at Norwegian Cruise Line from 1977 to 1982. He then moved on to spend five years at Sea Goddess, where, as co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Thornton played an integral role in launching that operation. Thornton then served as Vice President of Finance for Windstar Cruises for two years until joining Carnival.

In 1989, Thornton joined the Carnival marketing team as Manager of Special Projects. He was promoted to Vice President, Marketing Planning in 1992 and is responsible for Carnival’s marketing and revenue planning functions. Terry represents Carnival Cruise Lines in the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association as Chairman of the Marketing Committee.

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