Arthur "Art" Rodney is a cruise line executive known for launching two new cruise lines. Rodney joined the cruise industry at

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in 1970. He eventual became chairman at that cruise line. He then went on to launch

Crystal Cruises Crystal Cruises is an American cruise line owned by A&K Travel Group. It was founded in 1988 by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and sold to Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate Genting Hong Kong in 2015. Following insolvency in 2 ...

in 1988. Rodney was selected in May 1994 to serve as the first president of the

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. He resigned on August 31, 1999, as cruise line president. Senior operating officer

Matt Ouimet Matthew Anthony Ouimet (born 1958) is a retired tourism industry executive. Over his 40-plus-year career, Ouimet held leadership positions at both The Walt Disney Company and Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. Early life Ouimet was born in 1958 i ...

was named as his replacement.

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