Royal Caribbean Group number of employees

Royal Caribbean Group reported 108,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, up 2,000 (1.9%) on the year before. That compares with 85,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $166,065.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	108,000	+2,000 (1.9%)	$166,065	10-K, filed February 11, 2026
December 31, 2024	106,000	+7,800 (7.9%)	$155,509	10-K, filed February 14, 2025
December 31, 2023	98,200	−4,300 (4.2%)	$141,548	10-K, filed February 21, 2024
December 31, 2022	102,500	+17,500 (20.6%)	$86,244	10-K, filed February 23, 2023
December 31, 2021	85,000	—	$18,024	10-K, filed March 1, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, our three global cruise brands employed approximately 108,000 employees spanning across our shipboard fleet and shoreside locations. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, our three global cruise brands employed approximately 106,000 employees spanning across our shipboard fleet and shoreside locations. 2024 annual report
As of December 31, 2023, our three global cruise brands employed approximately 98,200 employees spanning across our shipboard fleet and shoreside locations. 2023 annual report
As of December 31, 2022, our three global cruise brands employed approximately 102,500 employees spanning across our shipboard fleet and shoreside locations. 2022 annual report
As of December 31, 2021, our three global cruise brands, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, employed approximately 85,000 employees spanning across our shipboard fleet and shoreside locations. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Royal Caribbean Group's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Royal Caribbean Group.