Celebrity Cruises is thrilled to announce the promotion of Allan Brooks to director of Market Sales, Canada. He will be replacing Ken Brooks who will be retiring on March 31, 2020. Brooks has been with RCI for over 20 years. During that time, he has successfully held positions onboard their ships, in corporate headquarters and ultimately in field sales.

Born and raised in Montreal, Brooks came to the Celebrity Cruises sales team from Hotel Operations (Entertainment), a background that gives him a 360-degree perspective of how the cruise industry operates. He has led large and small teams over the course of his career and his ability to motivate and support has led to his continued success.

He will lead his team that consists of Brenda Yeomans (Strategic Market Manager), Jennifer Barker (Regional Marketing Manager), Chad Kowalenko (Market Sales Manager), Sandra Pennington (Market Sales Manager), Maxine Gundermann (Market Sales Manager), Mathieu Robert (Market Sales Manager) and Vanessa Brousseau (Market Sales Manager). Along with Keith Lane (VP of Sales North America), they strive to be a driving force in the travel industry.

“Celebrity Cruises is the best kept secret in the cruise industry, but that secret is getting out and people are taking notice,” says Brooks, “Our continued success comes from partnerships with our amazing travel advisors and we couldn’t do it without them.”