Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has formed an executive role that is solely responsible for overseeing the construction of ships and performing upgrades to vessels already in the fleet.
Robin Lindsay, who assumed this responsibility as part of his former role, will now focus exclusively on it as executive vice president of newbuildings and refurbishment.
“Having already led the introduction of 10 groundbreaking vessels during his tenure at the company, Robin was the natural choice for this role,” Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings chief executive-elect Harry Sommer said in a statement.
“We would also like to congratulate Robin as he focuses on overseeing our robust newbuild programme — including seven exciting new ships scheduled for delivery across our three brands through 2028 — as well as refurbishment projects across the existing fleet.”
Lindsay had been Norwegian’s executive vice president of vessel operations since 2015 and previously led vessel operations for Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent of Oceania and Regent Seven Seas that Norwegian bought in 2014.
Norwegian, which owns 30 ships and has seven vessels on order to the end of 2028, would not say why it created the new position.
The Miami-based owner has hired Patrik Dahlgren, Royal Caribbean Group’s senior vice president of global marine operations from 2016 to 2022, to assume Lindsay’s former role.
In this position, Dahlgren will oversee marine and technical and hotel operations, entertainment, cruise programmes and security across Norwegian’s three brands.
Dahlgren, who also served as Royal Caribbean’s vice president of technical operations from 2014 to 2016 and director of newbuildings and innovation from 2011 to 2013, will report directly to Sommer.
Dahlgren also served as a member of the Healthy Sail Panel, a group of experts brought together in a collaborative effort between Norwegian and Royal Caribbean to handle Covid-19.
He was a cruise ship captain before assuming roles in shoreside management.
“We are pleased to welcome Patrik and are confident his breadth of experience will greatly complement our executive leadership team,” Sommer said in a statement.
“Patrik is a dynamic and forward-thinking strategic leader with a profound understanding of all facets of cruise operations, developed over the course of an impressive 20-plus-year career in the industry, making him uniquely qualified to assume this role.”
