Bob Dickinson, 58, held positions on the finance staff of Ford Motor Company and in the corporate planning office of RCA prior to joining Carnival Cruise Lines in 1973. Since that time, he has been responsible for all sales and marketing activities. In May 1993, he was promoted to president. In that position he oversees all operations of Carnival Cruise Lines. He also serves on the board of directors of parent company Carnival Corporation.
Travel Trade Readers named Dickinson "Travel Executive of the Year" in 1988 and again in 1999 and his Marketing honors include the ATME Atlas Award and the TIA Hall of Leaders designation. He was named one of the 100 Best Marketers in the Nation by Advertising Age Magazine. He is former vice-chair for the United States National Tourism Organization and the co-author of the book Selling the Sea, An Inside Look at the Cruise Industry. In 1999 he was appointed Honorary Consul of Monaco.
Dickinson's accomplishments and associations include: Chairman of the Camillus House Capital Campaign Cabinet Committee, 1998 Campaign Co-Chairman for the United Way of Miami-Dade County, 1996 Chairman for the Archbishop's Charities & Development Appeal, member of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Miami-Dade County, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) and the National Academy Foundation, and a member of both the Board of Trustees for the Miami City Ballet and the Board of Governors for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Florida.
Dickinson is a former Chairman of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), a trustee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, a fellow of the Institute of Certified Travel Agents, a member of the Board for National Academy Foundation. Dickinson is also past Chairman of the Travel Industry Association, a former Chairman of the Miami Beach Visitor's & Convention Authority and Miami's Academy for Tourism. He is a Certified Travel Counselor and also a member of ASTA and the Association of Travel Marketing Executives.
He received his BSBA in management from John Carroll University and his MBA from Duquesne University. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration Degree from Johnson & Wales University in 1995.
His hobbies include wine appreciation and fine dining. He is a member of numerous wine organizations including Society of Bacchus America, the International Wine & Food Society, the Commanderie de Bordeaux, and the Confrerie de la Chaine de Rotisseurs. He and his wife, Jodi, reside in Coral Gables and have four children and four grandchildren.