About Peter G. Whelpton

I am a highly experienced Executive in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry. I was born in New York, raised in Delaware and I moved to Miami to attend the University of Miami. Upon completion of my studies, I held Executive Management positions at several Miami Beach hotels, became a hotelier and continued my studies in Hotel Management.

In 1962, my career began in the cruise industry when I became District Sales Manager and later Operations Manager for Yarmouth Cruise Lines. Subsequently, I joined Pan American Cruise Line, which operated the M/V Nili on three- and four-day cruises out of Miami, as General Manager.

In 1969, I joined Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, a new line created especially for the Caribbean market, and for the next 30 years held the following executive positions:

• Hotel Operations Manager
• Vice President, Hotel Operations
• Executive Vice President

In the latter position, I managed the entire company, reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer. For the last six years, I held the position of Executive Vice President, Hotel Operations, and was a member of the company’s Executive Committee.

I served as Chairman of the Northwest Cruise Ship Association, representing all the cruise lines located in the Pacific Northwest and the west coast of the United States. I am a former commissioner and vice chairman of the Florida State Board of Pilot Commissioners, President Emeritus of the Florida Association of Marine Industries, a director of the Propeller Club’s International Seaman’s Park, a member of the International Committee of Passenger Lines, a member and former chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, a member and former chairman of the Founder’s Board of the MAST Academy, and a member of the American Academy of Restaurant Sciences. I hold the rank of Maitre Hotelier with the Chaine Des Rotissuers Culinary Society and am an advisor to the Cuban American National Foundation’s Board of Governors as well as being a member of the Foundation’s Blue Ribbon Committee for the Reconstruction of Cuba. I am also a Master Knight in The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Vice and a member of the culinary society Les Amis d’Escoffier. Additionally, I am now a licensed Real Estate Agent in the State of Florida.

Upon leaving Royal Caribbean International in 1999, I formed Whelpton Consulting, Inc., a company specializing in passenger cruise ship management, destination development, seaport development and out island development. Please see Clients and Projects for a list of the company’s clients and the projects in which the company has participated.

Married to the former Jeanette Farrell. We have 2 daughters 30, 27 and a son 20. We currently reside in Miami, Fl.