Royal Caribbean International

This article is about the cruise line. For its parent holding company, see Royal Caribbean Group.
Royal Caribbean International
FormerlyRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
(1968–1997)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTourism
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968) in Norway
Headquarters25°46′31″N 80°10′42″W / 25.7752°N 80.1784°W / 25.7752; -80.1784,

Miami, Florida
,
U.S.
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
Michael Bayley
(President & CEO)
ServicesCruises
ParentRoyal Caribbean Group
Websitewww.royalcaribbean.com Edit this at Wikidata

Royal Caribbean International (RCI), formerly Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), is a cruise line founded in 1968 in Norway and organized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group since 1997.

Based in Miami, Florida, it is the largest cruise line by revenue and second largest by passengers counts. In 2018, Royal Caribbean International controlled 19.2% of the worldwide cruise market by passengers and 14.0% by revenue.[1]

As of August 2024, the line operates 28 ships; four additional ships are on order and two ships are planned but do not have a launch date.

  1. ^ "2018 Worldwide Cruise Line Market Share". cruisemarketwatch.com. Cruise Market Watch. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.