After service at sea, Capt. Hernan Zini held several key shoreside roles
Capt. Hernan Zini, a highly respected Royal Caribbean Group veteran who brought out Allure of the Seas then held key roles shoreside, is leaving.
He’s accepted a new position with Amazon in Seattle.
Jaime Castillo
His successor is Jaime Castillo, who becomes AVP worldwide port operations after serving as director of worldwide port operations for nearly four years.
As VP worldwide port operations, Zini has been at the epicenter of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic port shutdowns globally, along with the massive ports-related work to get the fleet restarted globally.
‘The captain you wanted shoreside as well’
‘It was a heavy job he had, with many long nights,’ a company spokesperson said. ‘He’s extremely well-respected. He’s the captain you wanted shoreside, as well.’
Previously Zini was VP talent management for Royal Caribbean Group.
Earlier the company sent Zini to Shanghai for two years where he was chief operating officer for SkySea Cruises, its joint venture with China’s Ctrip.
Capt. Zini at Seatrade Cruise Global this week with Royal Caribbean’s Ana Karina Santini, left, and Seatrade’s Anne Kalosh
In a dozen years at Royal Caribbean International, he was AVP nautical operations – fleet captain for the last three. This followed being the captain in charge of the newbuilding and start-up of Allure of the Seas, the second Oasis-class ship. Zini also oversaw the building and start-ups of Brilliance of the Seas, Independence of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas.
