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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD

Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/royal-caribbean-cruises-ltd

Entity: Public listing published
Primary listing: NYSE: RCL
Verification: Partially verified
Last reviewed: 2026-10-16T04:45:18.541654+00:00

Overview

Alpha's canonical identity and public leadership record for Royal Caribbean Group.

Canonical AEGIS identity graph

Executive leadership

Current, confirmed roles are shown only when both the person Profile and supporting source record satisfy the public projection boundary. A missing role is not evidence that it does not exist.

Executive team

6 public records

Harri U. Kulovaara

Executive Vice President, Maritime

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

Jason T. Liberty

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

Laura Hodges Bethge

President, Celebrity Cruises

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

Michael W. Bayley

President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Caribbean

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

Chief Financial Officer

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

R. Alexander Lake

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 11, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: RCL 10-K executive officersFeb 11, 2026

Governance leadership

Boards & Committees

Board and committee assignments appear only when the canonical public projection retains a current role and supporting source. Unpublished records are not interpreted as absence.

Record as of Oct 16, 2026. Chair, executive office, Lead Independent Director and committee appointments retain their separate source roles. A complete board composition denominator and committee charters are not established by a partial roster.

Board roles

16 public records

Director

Independence not statedTalent and CompensationNominating and Corporate Governance

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen

Director

Independence not statedNominating and Corporate GovernanceSafety, Environment, Sustainability and Health

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Christopher Wiernicki

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Apr 17, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: RCL DEF 14A director slateApr 17, 2026

Donald Thompson

Director

Independence not statedTalent and CompensationSafety, Environment, Sustainability and Health

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Director

Independence not statedNominating and Corporate GovernanceSafety, Environment, Sustainability and Health

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Jason T. Liberty

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Director

Independence not statedTalent and CompensationNominating and Corporate Governance · Chair

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Maritza G. Montiel

Director

Independence not statedAuditTalent and Compensation

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Michael O. Leavitt

Director

Independence not statedSafety, Environment, Sustainability and Health · Chair

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Richard D. Fain

Director

Independence not statedSafety, Environment, Sustainability and Health

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Stephen R. Howe Jr

Director

Independence not statedAudit · ChairNominating and Corporate Governance

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Vagn O. Sorensen

Independent Director

IndependentAuditTalent and Compensation · Chair

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 85%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. DEF 14A 2026-04-17Apr 17, 2026

Vagn O. Sørensen

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

William L. Kimsey

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: Date not stated
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. director board sourceApr 18, 2025

Committees

4 public records

Membership and chair roles are projected from current board seats. A chair is shown only when a stored chair flag says so.

Audit

Chair: Stephen R. Howe Jr
Members: Stephen R. Howe Jr (Chair); Maritza G. Montiel; Vagn O. Sorensen

Nominating and Corporate Governance

Chair: John F. Brock
Members: John F. Brock (Chair); Amy McPherson; Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen; Eyal M. Ofer; Stephen R. Howe Jr

Safety, Environment, Sustainability and Health

Chair: Michael O. Leavitt
Members: Michael O. Leavitt (Chair); Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen; Donald Thompson; Eyal M. Ofer; Richard D. Fain

Talent and Compensation

Chair: Vagn O. Sorensen
Members: Vagn O. Sorensen (Chair); Amy McPherson; Donald Thompson; John F. Brock; Maritza G. Montiel

Source record

Alpha canonical company public projection

Supports Company identity, Published leadership, Entity status boundary

Reviewed 2026-10-16T04:45:18.541654+00:00

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-11)

Supports Official website

Reviewed 2026-08-29T22:22:03Z