Jess Peterson
Global Traveler|November 2018

Director, Itinerary and Revenue Planning, Windstar Cruises

Jess Peterson

Name: Jess Peterson

Title: Director, itinerary and revenue planning

Company, city: Windstar Cruises; Seattle, Washington

Number of employees: 1,800 (140 at the Seattle headquarters)

Recent project: Launch of Wind Surf’s Grand Caribbean voyage, a 56-night voyage to every corner of the Caribbean. Our flagship will visit many places for the first time, including a partial transit of the Panama Canal, ports in Central America and Cayman Brac.

First job: Product manager, Imgur Technologies

Little-known fact about you: I studied computer science and thought I would work in Silicon Valley after college.

YOUR BUSINESS

What innovations/initiatives do you foresee in the industry over the next years?

Small-ship cruising and expedition cruising are increasing in popularity. Windstar has always been a great small-ship cruise line, and we’re really excited about expanding our expedition offerings from Alaska to other parts of the world.

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