Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) operating KPIs
RCLNYSEWater TransportationFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 11/3035% above fair value
$307.18−3.36 (-1.08%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $82.16BP/E 19.0Yield 1.14%
Royal Caribbean Cruises total Global Workforce — Shipboard & Shoreside (headcount)
Seastainability / Sustainability Reports (FY2019–FY2025)
Latest, 2025
108,149
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+2.0%
106,006 in 2024
History
7 years
Since 2019
Sources
2
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Total Global Workforce — Shipboard & Shoreside (headcount) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 108,149 | +2.0% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2025) ↗ |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 106,006 | +7.9% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2025) ↗ |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 98,200 | -4.2% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2025) ↗ |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 102,500 | +21.0% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2022) ↗ |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 84,700 | -0.8% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2022) ↗ |
| 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 85,396 | +3.7% | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2022) ↗ |
| 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 82,319 | – | Royal Caribbean Seastainability Report (FY2022) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up total global workforce — shipboard & shoreside (headcount)
- Shipboard Crew — Seafarers (ESG Report)96,620 · 2025
- Shipboard Crew — Seafarers (Form 10-K Item 1)96,500 · 2025
- Shoreside Employees — Total (ESG Report)11,529 · 2025
- Full-Time Employees108,097 · 2025
- Part-Time / Seasonal Employees52 · 2025
- Independent Contractors6,084 · 2025
- Workforce by Gender — Male81,051 · 2025
- Workforce by Gender — Female27,069 · 2025
- Workforce by Region of Origin — Asia-Pacific72,182 · 2025
- Workforce by Region of Origin — Europe, Middle East & Africa18,678 · 2025
- Workforce by Region of Origin — North & Central America / Caribbean12,941 · 2025
- Workforce by Region of Origin — South America4,346 · 2025
- Employee Nationalities Represented (countries)135 · 2025
- Shipboard Crew Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) (%)87.0% · 2025
- Total Shipboard Crew Training Hours1,639,240 · 2025
- Total Shoreside Employee Training Hours45,846 · 2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Royal Caribbean Cruises Total Global Workforce — Shipboard & Shoreside (headcount), annual 2019–2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Royal Caribbean Cruises SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/rcl/kpis/esg_emp_total
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