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Jaco Gouws, Senior Manager, Port Adventures, Disney Cruise Line
As senior manager of Port Adventures and Recreation for Disney Cruise Line, Jaco Gouws is responsible for global shore excursion operations, overseeing research, product development and implementation. He also leads the Recreation department, which includes aquatics, lifeguarding and sports facilities both onboard the Disney Cruise Line fleet and at Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay. Currently Jaco serves on the port strategy team and is also a core member of the group focused on the fleet expansion.
He joined Disney Cruise Line in November 2007 as part of the Recreation team at Castaway Cay. In 2008, he joined the Port Adventures team, where he worked aboard all four ships prior to moving to the corporate offices in Celebration, FL. Upon joining the team in Celebration, he served in the roles of Port Adventures Manager and Manager of Port Adventures R&D, before being promoted to his current role.
