Royal Caribbean, Goldstein promoted

Genoa - Royal Caribbean welcomes its new helmsman: Adam Goldstein is no longer the CEO of Royal Caribbean International (RCI), one of the six cruise brands of the group. He was promoted to a new, tailor-made role for him: that of the president and chief operating officer (COO) of the parent company, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCC). He is to join the current chairman and CEO of CCR , Richard D. Fain, handling the strategic direction of the group. Goldstein’s new areas of responsibility, according to a company statement, are among others the coordination of human resources, information technology, corporate communications, safety, environment, government authorities’ relations, port operations and commercial development. Goldstein joined Royal Caribbean twenty-five years ago and for the last twelve he has been CEO of the group’s main brand, RCI. Royal Caribbean controls five other brands in the cruise industry, i.e. Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Croisières de France and, in a joint venture with Germany’s TUI AG, TUI Cruises. Now, with this promotion Goldstein is going to be in charge of all six companies alongside Fain. “Adam,” said Richard Fain, “has played a key role in growing Royal Caribbean International, step by step, into a global leader. We believe,” added Fain, “it’s important for our brand to have its own personalities and business plans. But it is also important to pursue the best practices and remain confident that the experience we have gained within the individual lines can be applied to the benefit of the entire group. When we do so we are a stronger business.”

Fain said that Goldstein will assume his new role immediately. The company, however, is still looking for the manager who will replace him at the helm of RCI, so Goldstein will be assisting with this transition. “When I first started working in Royal Caribbean,” said Goldstein, “the company had five ships; today it is many times larger than that. Now we have 60 thousand employees accompanying our guests in all continents of the world. At the same time we have launched the most technologically advanced vessels. We now have the opportunity to make the best of our size and global experience to obtain even better results, always at the service of our guests’ satisfaction which is what has helped us grow to the point we are today.” In Italy, Royal Caribbean has grown in recent years, but 2014 is a year of transformation with the concentrated use of Civitavecchia and Venice as home ports and the first arrival of the Oasis of the Seas (the world’s largest cruise ship with a capacity of 5,400 passengers) in September for five nights. 2015 is expected to follow up with the arrival of the Allure of the Seas, another Oasis class giant, which will spend the entire summer season in Civitavecchia. The Allure will make 23 port calls carrying 145.000 cruise passengers. A few days ago in Rome, Dominic Paul, vice president of RCI, presented the 2015 season.