Luis de Carvalho has an extensive career in the cruise, tourism, and travel industry spanning over 35 years
Luis de Carvalho will join Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP), as the new commercial cruise director, starting effective November 1, 2022.
de Carvalho has an extensive career in the cruise, tourism, and travel industry spanning over 35 years. For the past ten years he has been managing Europe’s division of AEP firm Bermello Ajamil & Partners successfully managing port and destination development in Northern Europe, Baltic, Mediterranean, Atlantic Islands, Africa, Middle East, and Asia regions.
Cruise line jobs
He started his career in the cruise industry in 1986 with Premier Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in Miami, later spending 12 years with then Los Angeles based Crystal Cruises.
CMP is a full-service port operating in Copenhagen, Malmö and Visby welcoming around 500 cruise ships and one million passengers yearly.
CMP has the ambition to become one of the most sustainable ports in the world and is well underway to become CO2 neutral by 2025 by amongst other things focusing on an effective and sustainable cruise service.
Environmental impacts
‘We are looking forward to welcoming Luis de Carvalho to CMP. We continuously strive to improve and to be a leader within cruise, which also means reducing environmental impacts, being closer to our customers, strengthening collaboration with the destinations and pushing for an even better guest experience. Luis’ skills and background make him very suitable to propel us forward as we continue to develop the cruise business with great ambitions,’ says Barbara Scheel Agersnap, CEO, Copenhagen Malmö Port.
de Carvalho will work closely with CCO Sune Norup Christensen as part of a dedicated team which oversees commercial cruise activities for all destinations at CMP.
