Margaritaville at Sea creates new sales team led by Celebrity veteran Ron Gulaskey

Margaritaville at Sea has hired six new sales executives and additional support staff as it continues to expand.

Led by Senior Vice President of Sales Ron Gulaskey, formally of Celebrity Cruises, and vice president of sales Preston Caddell, the newly-appointed team cruise experts promises to provide dedicated coverage to key-producing accounts, online travel agents and partners, international agents, and group sales.

Also joining the team is Ashley Chaney, BDM - online Partners; Maria Whitehorn, BDM - International – Europe; Nadia Hasan, trade inside sales and Nora Little, trade marketing coordinator. 

“Our relationships with trade partners are a growing priority, especially as we introduce new itineraries and ports of call,” said Christopher Ivy, CEO of Margaritaville at Sea, in a statement. “As veteran cruise industry professionals, Ron, Preston and the rest of this team bring a wealth of contacts and industry knowledge which will help support and grow our trade business with existing partners and those who are new to Margaritaville at Sea.”

Gulaskey returns to cruise following a brief tenure as the U.S. vice president of sales and strategy at Club Med, where he oversaw trade leisure sales and corporate group business.

His extensive career includes more than 20 years at Celebrity Cruises, where he served as AVP for national/strategic accounts and trade relations in North America, in addition to leading global corporate group and charter sales.

Before entering the travel industry, Gulaskey held various senior sales and marketing positions at Polaroid Corporation in both consumer and commercial sectors. 

Caddell was most recently Midwest sales director and key accounts manager with Aurora Expeditions, where he was responsible for building and developing partnerships with travel advisors in the Midwest and South-Central states.

Prior to this, he was the central sales director for PONANT Explorations.

Margaritaville at Sea is a colourful cruise experience inspired by the works of late singer, songwriter and author Jimmy Buffett. 

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