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.
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.
In 1990, Stensby became the founder of Premier Cruises and acted as Chairman and CEO up until 1997.
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.