Windstar appoints new VP, travel agency sales

Steven Simao has joined Windstar Cruises as vice-president, travel agency sales.

Simao will oversee domestic and international sales for Windstar’s retail travel agency channel. He will report directly to Joe Duckett, Windstar's VP of marketing and sales.

Simao has spent the last 20 years in the cruise industry, most recently as the director of international sales at Holland America Line and Seabourn Cruise Brands where he oversaw international sourcing for developing markets and managed the worldwide network of GSAs for both brands. During his tenure at Holland America, Simao also served as director of sales for the Western division, where he achieved Sales Division of the Year in each of his last four years, as well as purser for Holland America’s annual Grand World Voyage.

Prior to his tenure with Holland America and Seabourn, Simao acted as chief purser at Norwegian Cruise Line. He started his career as the assistant manager of operations at Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, PA, a regional theme park.