| Carnival Commodore is confident

Ann Sherry is edging closer to
her two career-defining goals of
shared use of Garden Island and
1 million passengers by 2020.
INTRODUCED by Carnival Australia’s new
corporate affairs director and Partnership
Summit MC Peter Taylor as “Commodore” Ann
Sherry, the CEO was upbeat about the local
cruise industry’s progress.
“We’ve worked together to make cruising a
state of mind – it’s almost become a mass
movement,” she said.
According to Sherry, Australia can continue
its world-leading growth, which last year grew
at a faster rate than in the US, UK and
Germany.
“Merely equalling their market penetration is
not our end goal – the sky’s the limit,” she
said.
Sherry said her goal for Australian cruise
passenger numbers to reach 1 million by 2020
would be achieved “more than likely much
earlier than that”.
Sydney’s infrastructure problems were also
looking closer to a positive outcome.
Although she defined the progress as
“glacial”, Sherry believes next year will be the
year that the Australian Navy agrees to allow
cruise ships to dock at its base on Garden
Island.
“I am pleased to report progress in relation
to Sydney, with White Bay in the west, an
upgraded Overseas Passenger Terminal in the
east, and hopefully shared use of Garden
Island – we wait for that with much
anticipation.”
Speaking privately to media on Tuesday
afternoon, Sherry said she had two main
Carnival Commodore is confident
objectives for 2012.
“We’re seeing greater confidence in agents
selling cruises and selling the right cruises, so
the first thing I want to see is more cruising
sold better by more agents.
“And number two – to sort Garden Island out.”