In his role he is responsible for sales, marketing, guest services, finance, human resources and revenue management for the North American headquarters of Europe's Number One Cruise Line. Prior to his role with Costa, he spent nearly 40 years with sister company Carnival Cruise Lines.

Zarmati began his cruise industry career in 1970 with Arison Shipping, which was the general managing agent for a Miami-based cruise line. Two years later, he worked with the legendary Ted Arison as part of the original team that formed Carnival Cruise Lines, eventually becoming vice president of sales in 1987, a position in which he was responsible for the largest field sales force in the cruise industry.

Active in travel industry associations and the South Florida community, Zarmati is also fluent in five languages and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Miami.


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