Alvin Materi is the Regional Director of Cruise Asia by Destination Asia. A Canadian national, Alvin has an extensive travel background, from Shore Excursion Manager with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, to a year with Destination Asia in Vietnam, to a senior sales and operational role with a major New Zealand inbound DMC, as well as the first to open our San Francisco sales office back in 2008.
Alvin works with our key markets to identify new business opportunities, and directs the Cruise Asia regional sales and operational departments. With a personal involvement of over 20-years in the cruise industry, many of those in the Asia-Pacific region, Alvin heads our product development, port consulting, itinerary planning, and directs the ongoing ‘branding’ of Cruise Asia by Destination Asia.