Kristian Stensby

Kristian Stensby is a Norwegian-American entrepreneur and businessman involved in the marine and particularly the cruise line industry. Kristian Stensby is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Group.

Background

Stensby spent 18 months in the Royal Norwegian Air Force (1975–76), before completing Section I of Norwegian Law Studies at the University of Oslo in 1978. In 1980, he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Denver, and subsequently completed a foreign student program at San Francisco State University, earning him a Siviløkonom degree from the Norwegian School of Management (Handelshøyskolen BI) in 1982. Stensby first became involved in the cruise industry in an investor/investment banking capacity with a Norwegian investment company owned by Den norske Bank and later with Merrill Lynch.

Career

In 1990, Stensby became the founder of Premier Cruises and acted as Chairman and CEO up until 1997.[1] Stensby also served as Treasurer of Kloster Cruise Limited (KCL), the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Viking Line, and Royal Cruise Line.

In 2002, Stensby was the founding partner of Ocean Group and has been involved in development projects within the passenger ship industry both on behalf of Ocean Group and related entities. Stensby was also the founder and promoter of the Ocean Residences ship, which together with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts was planning to build and operate a unique ultra luxurious fully private residence ship[2] - scheduled to circumnavigate the globe.[3] This floating residential community[4] would be owned and occupied by its residents and consist of 100 private residences ranging in sizes from 1,250 sq ft (116 m2) to more than 7,000 sq ft (650 m2). The Ocean Residences ship would be the second residential ship in the world following the introduction of The World, which initially was planned as a combined cruise and residential ship but later converted to become fully residential as well through the acquisition by its resident owners in 2003.[5] In May 2020 Mr. Stensby launched MY Njord,[6] a private super yacht with a philanthropic purpose, equipped to undertake scientific and oceanographic research everywhere she travels. M/Y Njord will be home to a discerning community of apx 100 individual families from around the world, sharing a passion for travel, adventure and discovery. Every dimension and each detail of MY Njord is meticulously crafted by icons of the design world, including renowned superyacht architect Espen Øino[7] who also designed REV Ocean. MY Njord is home-from-home living and one of the most exclusive clubs in the world.[8]

References
  1. Business Wire. March 25 1997
  2. Times Online Services. May 6, 2007
  3. CurtCo Robb Media, LLC. November 01, 2005
  4. "The Real Deal, Inc. July 01, 2007". Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  5. "Hawaii Luxury Magazine. April-May 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  6. Springer, Bill. "Exclusive First Look At The 954-Foot-Long Ship Touted To Be The 'Ultimate Private Superyacht'". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  7. London, Luxury (2020-02-04). "Espen Øino: Superyacht Designer Extraordinaire | Yachts & Jets | Drive". Luxury London. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  8. "The Luxury Channel – NJORD – A Superyacht With A Purpose: By The Luxury Channel". Retrieved 2020-09-27.
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