Edie Rodriguez
Edie Rodriguez is an American businesswoman and travel industry executive. She has held executive or board member positions with various travel industry corporations, particularly in the cruise lines and luxury products sectors.
Early life and education[edit]
Rodriguez grew up in New York[1] and New Jersey.
Career[edit]
Rodriguez began her career as a travel consultant, rising through the ranks to manage travel agencies before joining Amadeus, an IT provider for the global travel industry.[2]
Rodriguez has held senior executive roles with major cruise line operators, including Carnival Corporation, the operator of Carnival Cruise Lines,[3] and RCL. At RCL, she served as the senior vice-president of marketing and sales for Azamara Club Cruises.[4] At Carnival Corporation, she was vice president of business development and strategic partnerships, also working for Carnival Cruise Lines and the Cunard and Seabourn brands.[5]
Rodriguez served as CEO and President of Crystal Cruises from autumn 2013 until September 2017.[6][7] During her tenure, she negotiated the sale of Crystal Cruises to Genting Hong Kong in May 2015 and announced significant brand and fleet expansions for the company.[8]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Rodriguez was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Florida in 2017 and was recognized as a "Wave Maker" by AFAR Magazine in 2016.[9] She was also selected as one of the most influential people in travel in 2016 by TravelPulse.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Golden, Fran (January 15, 2015). "Girl Power: Edie Rodriguez brings passion and drive to her life — and Crystal Cruises". Porthole.
- ↑ Green, Marilyn (November 9, 2013). "Crystal Welcomes Edie Bornstein". Travel Age West.
- ↑ Mathisen, Angela Reale; Mathisen, Oivind (2002). Cruise Industry News: Annual. Nissen-Lie Communications. Search this book on
- ↑ Reimer, Phil (October 7, 2013). "Cruise veteran Edie Bornstein on the move and Silversea customers soon expected to feel impact". Ports And Bows. Canada.com.
- ↑ "Edie Bornstein – Senior VP: Azamara Club Cruises". ETB Travel News. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Stieghorst, Tom (May 15, 2015). "Genting completes Crystal Cruises acquisition". Travel Weekly.
- ↑ "Edie Bornstein Replaces Gregg Michel as President of Crystal Cruises". Travel Agent Central. October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Submarines and Jets May Well Be the Future of Cruising". Bloomberg Pursuits. February 5, 2016.
- ↑ "The Woman Who Could Convince Anyone to Cruise". Afar. November 1, 2016.
- ↑ KAUFMAN, BARRY (December 23, 2016). "The Most Influential People in Travel 2016". TravelPulse.
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