Royal Caribbean President & CEO Adam Goldstein Shares Some Personal Anecdotes
Please pardon me while I temporarily divert from the challenges of daily life to talk about two completely unrelated and enjoyable phenomena. First, I warned our head of marketing Betsy O’Rourke that I...
View ArticleEnhancements at Labadee, Physical Therapy and the Miami Marlins
Labadee is a wonderful destination and it keeps getting better and better. I wish I could visit more often. My colleague John Weis, who has posted many guest blogs in this space, and his team in...
View ArticleFrom Idea to New Cruise Ship: Royal Caribbean’s Newbuild Process
It would be churlish of me to bring up our two Sunshine-class ships just to point out once again that we are not yet ready to divulge their exciting features. Believe me, we would love to talk about...
View ArticleSeasonal Transition at Royal Caribbean
As we cross the fall equinox into October, we enter the period where Royal Caribbean ships on seasonal deployments move from one region to another. This includes ships leaving Alaska, Canada, Europe...
View ArticleHow Royal Caribbean Takes Innovation off the Table and Into the Market
There is a concept called the 30 second MBA. I thought doing my MBA in one year was fast, but Fast Company has reduced the requirement to 30 seconds. I recently had an opportunity to do a taping...
View ArticleAdam Goldstein Reflects on His Journey to Becoming Royal Caribbean’s...
From the “things that were not my idea” category, my ever inventive colleagues have asked me to reminisce about my childhood. I don’t know what secret they have been hoping I would reveal. For the...
View ArticleReflections on 2012 Make Way for 2013 Developments
Here we are at the end of another year that went by in a flash. My 24th year with the company has been one of the most interesting and challenging to be sure. The company and the industry have had to...
View ArticleIn 2013, We Strive to Continue Our Commitment to Our Guests
Every new year at Royal Caribbean International is full of promise and 2013 is no exception. Our shoreside teams have emerged from the vacation period ready for another hectic year. Our shipboard...
View ArticlePersonal Reasons to Look Forward to 2013
Apart from our many Royal Caribbean 2013 goals, I am looking forward to the new year on a personal level as well. The first half of the year will be the last with both of our children in the house full...
View ArticleThe Phenomenon of Being Recognized
With the exception of the late Steve Jobs, being a corporate executive and being famous is not a desirable combination in the 21st century. So the limelight is not a place my colleagues or I seek to...
View ArticleStay Tuned for Some Excitement
Next week I get to talk about Quantum of the Seas. Whoeee! It seems like we have been keeping this a secret forever. Stay tuned for some excitement. As always with a newbuild that is first in its...
View ArticleAround the World: Adam Chronicles His Recent Global Travels
It’s been a while since I chronicled my travels. That doesn’t mean I’ve been glued to Miami. Traveling is part of the job and sometimes my colleagues have to remind me that it is one of the more...
View ArticleComedy LIVE Brings the Laughs Onboard Oasis of the Seas
Greetings from the beautiful Oasis of the Seas! My name is Simeon Kirkiles and I’ve been the host of Comedy LIVE on board since Oasis was launched back in 2009. It still seems like yesterday when we...
View ArticleWhy the Style of Customer Feedback is Important
You can imagine I receive a fair amount of correspondence by letter and email. Our guests like to write about their cruises. Sometimes they tell me how great everything was. Sometimes they tell me...
View ArticleAsk Adam Blog Series – August 2013 Q & A
Thank you for all of the questions submitted to the monthly “Ask Adam” blog series. If you have a question you would like to ask about Royal Caribbean International, table tennis, running or the life...
View Article“The Lord of the Rings”: My Son and I Bonded Over Hobbits
Before recent times when I have seemingly restricted my reading menu to the Economist, I was an avid reader. I can think of many books that arguably changed me, but only one (series) that for sure...
View ArticleTraining for a Half Marathon
My coach saw it coming before I did. I think my occasional training partner and seriously talented triathlete Dominic Paul who oversees our international sales and marketing did as well. They knew I...
View ArticleWhy We Needed Bumper Cars to Go Head to Head
Guest post by Nick Weir I’m Nick Weir, the Vice President of Entertainment at Royal Caribbean International. As usual we’ve been hard at work and are very focused on Quantum of the Seas in...
View ArticleHow to Connect with a Colleague When You Have Conflicting Interests
We are not all the same. Not in life and not in business. As a consequence, maintaining a healthy perspective on differences among people is a critical success factor in a business career. Some years...
View ArticleHave You Cruised on 30 Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships?
By Adam Goldstein, President & COO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Less than four months to Quantum of the Seas! As one of my law professors like to say, the “relentless march of the calendar” has...
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