It comes after TTG learned last week that McKenna had joined the Norwegian team.
The line has also appointed Jacqueline van de Stadt as marketing and PR manager, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA).
The company said the addition of both new staff members showed its commitment to the UK market. Next year, it will begin offering ex-UK cruises for the first time since 2010.
McKenna will be responsible for leading the company’s business development managers and specialists for UK and Ireland. He joins from Carnival UK, where he was head of sales, managing key relationships with travel agents.
Van de Stadt will be part of Norwegian’s larger Europe, Middle East and Africa marketing team. Prior to joining Norwegian Cruise Line, she led the NEC, Birmingham’s marketing team.
Christian Boell, NCL’s managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “We have set ourselves ambitious targets and the appointment of both Jacqueline and Jeremy will enable us to keep up the momentum of 2015 and drive growth across our European markets.
“The UK market is especially important and we want to build on the record breaking guest numbers of 2015 and prepare the market for 2017, where we will not only be back in Southampton but offer a fantastic summer deployment that will feature a phenomenal five ships sailing in European waters."
