Drew Madsen joins the Miami-headquartered cruise line from Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant company.

Madsen, who had the same twin titles at Darden, joins the executive team as New York-listed Norwegian works to complete an acquisition of rival Prestige Cruise International.

“It is the opportune time to add such a talented individual to our already diversified leadership team to focus on the core day-to-day business,” said Norwegian chief executive officer Kevin Sheehan.