Walter Littlejohn departs SeaDream a month after joining

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Updated on: Feb 09, 2024
SeaDream said Walter Littlejohn departed to pursue other opportunities and left on good terms.
SeaDream said Walter Littlejohn departed to pursue other opportunities and left on good terms. Photo Credit: SeaDream Yacht Club

SeaDream Yacht Club said Walter Littlejohn has left the company as chief sales officer a month after joining the company.

Littlejohn left to pursue other opportunities and departed the company on good terms, according to the line.

SeaDream is now searching for a senior executive to oversee field sales and national accounts. 

Also, SeaDream has hired Bob Becker to be vice president of guest development, a new role focusing on inside sales. Becker most recently had a six-month stint at Celebrity Cruises as vice president of consumer outreach. Becker had a similar role at Norwegian Cruise Line for 12 years. 

Littlejohn had taken the position with SeaDream as the line changed the role of SeaDream president Bob Lepisto,  who recently stepped away from overseeing the line's global sales to focus on its charter business. 

The line has now split its sales duties into three positions: one filled by Lepisto, one by Becker and another to be hired.

A new VP of marketing

The yacht club has also appointed Kari Tarnowski, a 30-year cruise industry veteran, as the line's vice president of marketing. She will head up the line's global marketing efforts, brand positioning and market strategy. 

Tarnowski was most recently CMO of Life at Sea Cruises, a residential cruise line that canceled its first voyage in November when executives said the line couldn't afford a ship.

She has also served as senior vice president of marketing for American Queen Voyages and held senior roles at Crystal Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Silversea. She was also part of the team that rebranded and relaunched Hotel Reservations Network as Hotels.com in 2002. 

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This report was updated on Feb. 9 to add news of Kari Tarnowski's hiring.

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