Swan Hellenic Appoints Lisette Martinez Rusian As Senior Director Of North America Sales To Drive Growth In The Region

Thursday, July 17, 2025

 Swan Hellenic is delighted to denote nan assignment of Lisette Martinez Rusian as Senior Director of North America (NAM) Sales. In nan cruise manufacture since 1995, pinch complete 3 decades of activity experience in sales, operations, and strategical management in nan cruise and hospitality industry, Lisette brings a move blend of strategical vision, operational expertise, and heavy waste and acquisition relationships that will play a pivotal domiciled successful expanding Swan Hellenic’s beingness successful nan North American market.

Lisette has held elder roles astatine immoderate of nan industry’s astir respected brands, including Princess Cruises, American Queen Voyages, Atlas Ocean Voyages, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Her accomplishments see launching high-impact income support teams, starring award-winning charter and inducement programs, and successfully led charter operations for globally recognized events such arsenic the 2016 Rio Olympic Gamesand The Big Game XLVIII (American Football Final).

As Senior Director of NAM Sales, she will lead Swan Hellenic’s location income strategy, partner engagement, and maturation initiatives crossed North America.

“We are thrilled to invited Lisette aboard Swan Hellenic,” said Patrizia Iantorno, Chief Commercial Officer. “Her extent of experience, innovative mindset, and passionate activity make her a cleanable fresh for our squad arsenic we proceed to turn and redefine nan world of luxury expedition cruising. Welcome onboard, Lisette!”

Swan Hellenic besides wishes to widen its sincere acknowledgment and champion wishes to Joe Malony, who held this position pinch dedication and occurrence for respective years. We wish him a superb continuation of his profession connected his caller path.

Lisette’s assignment underscores Swan Hellenic’s committedness to exceptional work and strategical maturation successful nan North American market, 1 of nan world’s starring trades.

ENDS

About Swan Hellenic

Swan Hellenic was relaunched successful July 2020 to proudly beforehand nan tone of taste expedition cruising nan institution pioneered successful nan 1950s. Building connected its British roots, nan caller institution has a distinctly cosmopolitan civilization dedicated to providing guests pinch world opportunities to see what others don’t.

Swan Hellenic’s purpose-built boutique ships characteristic elegant Scandi-design interiors, extended outdoor spaces and dedicated expedition facilities. SH Minerva and SH Vega, two 5-star Polar Code PC 5 expedition cruise ships pinch ice-strengthened hulls, were launched successful December 2021 and July 2022. Both accommodate 152 guests successful 76 freely suites and staterooms, nan mostly pinch ample balconies. SH Diana is simply a somewhat larger PC 6 ice-class alloy launched successful April 2023. She accommodates 192 guests successful nan aforesaid unique comfortableness and style successful 96 staterooms and suites.

While sharing nan unsocial creation features of her sister ships, SH Diana besides introduces definite cardinal enhancements, including a dedicated position and speech theatre overlooking nan lounge, and on-board Tender boats to return guests ashore successful summation to and successful greater comfortableness than nan customary expedition Zodiacs. Like her siblings, SH Diana features a state-of-the-art gym, spa, panoramic sauna, nine room and swimming excavation pinch poolside grill.

All 3 ships characteristic 3 eating venues – nan Swan Restaurant, Club Lounge and Pool Bar & Grill – and are built successful afloat compliance pinch SOLAS Safe Return to Port requirements. Dedicated to guests pinch a passion for escapade and taste exploration, nan company’s meticulously planned itineraries research nan chaotic landscapes, wildlife, peoples and cultures of nan world’s little travelled and astir historical regions.

The crews each see a squad of 12 seasoned expedition guides, master speakers and lecturers, for a full complement of 120 and 140 persons respectively, offering outstanding staff-to-guest ratios to present nan highest standards of attentive individual service.

Swan Hellenic’s taste expedition cruises person ever been distinguished by nan company, guidance and master lectures of celebrated explorers, seasoned expedition guides and starring authorities successful their fields. Now, galore of nan cruises are besides enriched by partnerships pinch unsocial organizations to bring very different experts connected committee successful nan aforesaid way, including JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs and the SETI Institute.