Royal Carribean Cruise Line

"Like no vacation on earth"

    One of the world's biggest and richest cruise lines, offering mainstream, mass market, modestly upscale cruises on huge cruise ships. Wide variety of middle to moderately high income passengers. After twenty years of focusing primarily on the Caribbean market, the company has expanded the itineraries to Bermuda, the Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Europe and Hawaii. In 1997 Royal Caribbean purchased Celebrity Cruises, but wisely left Celebrity to operate as a separate brand. Royal Caribbean International history - in 1969 an idea suddenly struck Arne Wilhelmsen and Edwin Stephan (Arne was a Harvard-educated investor and Edwin a famous Floridian businessman). The idea was that there was a large community of extremely wealthy Americans in Florida, and that this community would put down top dollar for a short, relaxing luxury cruise to the nearby Caribbean. Arne and Edwin marketed this brainwave to some of the shipping magnates in Norway who readily bought it and came up with large investments. After a short gestation period, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (and an entire new industry) was born. The line's first newbuild, Song of Norway, entered service in 1970, and today, RCI operates a fleet of modern super- and megaliners including the largest cruise ship afloat, the Freedom of the Seas. Royal Caribbean International is the second largest cruise ship operator in the world with revenues in excess of $4 billion. It owns 28 ships with more than 65,000 berths on them and is growing.

Needless to mention that the company is offering a huge number of shipboard job positions to prospective crew and staff members. RCI is also offering competitive salaries, provides great working conditions and is highly recommended cruise line to work for.

Fleet and itineraries:

Liberty Of The Seas: Bahamas registered, built 2007, 160.000 gross tons, 4.300 passengers, 1.360 crew members. Itineraries: Western Caribbean, Eastern Caribbean.

Freedom Of The Seas: Bahamas registered, built 2006, 158.000 gross tons, 3.600 passengers, 1.360 crew members. Itineraries: Western Caribbean.

Jewel Of The Seas: Bahamas registered, built 2004, 90.090 gross tons, 2.100 passengers, 860 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska, West Coast, Hawaii.

Serenade Of The Seas: Bahamas registered, built 2003, 90.090 gross tons, 2.100 passengers, 860 crew members. Itineraries: Canada/New England, Southern Caribbean, Panama Canal, Alaska.

Mariner Of The Seas: Bahamas registered, built 2003, 138.000 gross tons, 3.114 passengers, 1.181 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean.

Navigator Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 2002, 142.000 gross tons, 3.114 passengers, 1.181 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean.

Brilliance Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 2002, 90.090 gross tons, 2.950 passengers, 859 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean, Europe, Canada, New England.

Radiance Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 2001, 90.090 gross tons, 2.950 passengers, 859 crew members. Itineraries: Pacific Northwest , Alaska, the Southern Caribbean, Hawaii and the Panama Canal.

Adventure Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 2001, 138.000 gross tons, 3.114 passengers, 1.181 crew members. Itineraries: Southern Caribbean year-round.

Explorer Of The Seas:  Liberia registered, built 2000, 142.000 gross tons, 3.114 passengers, 1.181 crew members. Itineraries: Eastern and Western Caribbean year-round.

Voyager Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 1999, 142.000 gross tons, 3.114 passengers, 1.181 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean.

Vision Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 1998, 78.491 gross tons, 2.435 passengers, 765 crew members. Itineraries: Panama Canal, Hawaii, Alaska and Mexican Riviera.

Rhapsody Of The Seas: Norway registered, built 1997, 78.491 gross tons, 2.435 passengers, 765 crew members. Itineraries: Western Caribbean year-round.

Enchantment Of The Seas: Norway registered, built 1997, 74.000 gross tons, 1.950 passengers, 760 crew members. Itineraries: Eastern and Western Caribbean year-round.

Grandeur Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 1996, 74.000 gross tons, 1.950 passengers, 760 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, California Coast and Panama Canal.

Legend Of The Seas: Liberia registered, built 1996, 69.150 gross tons, 2.076 passengers, 720 crew members. Itineraries: Alaska, Mexican Riviera, Hawaii and Australia.

Splendor Of The Seas: Norway registered, built 1996, 70.000 gross tons, 1.804 passengers, 720 crew members. Itineraries: Caribbean, Mediterranean and South America.

Sovereign Of The Seas: Norway registered, renovated 1997, 73.192 gross tons, 2.274 passengers, 840 crew members. Itineraries: Bahamas year-round.

Majesty Of The Seas: Norway registered, built 1992, 73.941 gross tons, 2.354 passengers, 827 crew members. Itineraries: Bahamas year-round.

Monarch Of The Seas: Norway registered, built 1991, 73.941 gross tons, 2.354 passengers, 827 crew members. Itineraries: Western Caribbean year-round.

Empress Of The Seas:  Liberia registered, built 1990, 48.563 gross tons, 2.020 passengers, 685 crew members. Itineraries: Bermuda, Southern and Western Caribbean.