Meadows to retire from Carnival

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

By the end of May, Richard Meadows will be retiring from the role of president with Carnival Corporation-owned Seabourn which will end his 35-year career with Carnival.

The luxury line recently announced it was extending its pause in global cruise operations until mid-October through late November and this depends on the ship.

Meadows is currently president of Seabourn and in this role has overall executive responsibility . He leads all business and global operations.

He has held this position since 2011 during  the company moved its headquarters to Seattle from Miami.

 Meadows said that he had so many amazing opportunities throughout  his career, passionately leading a number of global cruise brands as well as working with so many talented team members, travel advisors and other stakeholders around the world.

He felt that it was a true honour to help craft those lifetime memories and special moments for their  guests, through the profound power of travel, which brings people and cultures together.

He was looking forward to the day when we they can once again welcome their guests back on board.

Between 2014 and 2016, Meadows also served in an additional leadership role as president of Cunard – North America.

 Before appointment at Cunard, Meadows was in a dual-capacity role, serving as both president of Seabourn and executive vice president of marketing, sales and guest programs for Holland America Line, where he had global revenue responsibility.

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