traded as nyse rcl ose rcl industry hospitality tourism founded 1997 1997 headquarters miami florida united states area served worldwide key people richard d. fain chairman and ceo adam goldstein president and coo 1 services cruises revenue us 8.07 billion 2014 2 operating income us 942 million 2014 2 net income us 764 million 2014 2 total assets us 20.7 billion 2014 2 total equity us 8.28 billion 2014 2 number of employees 64 000 2014 2 subsidiaries royal caribbean international celebrity cruises azamara club cruises tui cruises 50 % pullmantur cruises 49 % cdf croisi res de france 49 % grand bahama shipyard 40 % skysea 35 % wamos air 19 % website www.rclinvestor.com www.royalcaribbean.com royal caribbean cruises ltd. is an american global cruise company incorporated in liberia and based in miami florida . it is the world s second largest cruise line operator after carnival corporation & plc. as of march 2009 royal caribbean cruises ltd. fully owns three cruise lines royal caribbean international celebrity cruises and azamara club cruises . they also hold a 50 % stake in tui cruises and 49 % stakes in pullmantur cruises and cdf croisi res de france . 3 4 previously royal caribbean cruises also owned 50 % of island cruises but this was sold to tui travel plc in october 2008 . 5 contents 1 history 2 cruise lines owned by royal caribbean cruises 2.1 brands & ships 2.2 joint venture with tui ag 2.3 former brands 3 other companies owned by rccl 4 references 5 external links history edit royal caribbean headquarters . royal caribbean cruises ltd. was formed in 1997 when royal caribbean cruise line founded in 1968 and celebrity cruises founded in 1988 was then purchased . the decision was made to keep the two cruise line brands separate following the merger ; as a result royal caribbean cruise line was re branded royal caribbean international and royal caribbean cruises ltd. was established as the new parent company of both royal caribbean international and celebrity cruises . 6 a third brand under royal caribbean cruises ownership was formed in 2000 when island cruises was created as a joint venture with british first choice holidays . island cruises became an informal cruise line on the british and brazilian markets . 7 in november 2006 royal caribbean cruises purchased pullmantur cruises based in madrid spain . from there the company expanded radically with the creation of new cruise lines azamara club cruises was created in may 2007 as a subsidiary of celebrity cruises 8 and cdf croisi res de france aimed at french language customers in may 2008 . 9 another new cruise line tui cruises began operations in 2009 . the brand is aimed at a german speaking audience and is a joint venture with tui ag . 10 tui travel had previously become the owner of 50 % of island cruises following their merger with first choice holidays in 2007 . 11 in october 2008 royal caribbean cruises sold their share of island cruises to tui . 5 cruise lines owned by royal caribbean cruises edit brands & ships edit completion dates below are the dates when ships entered service royal caribbean international empress class all built by chantiers de l atlantique france . empress of the seas completed august 1989 48 563 tons 2 020 passenger berths 685 crew sovereign class all built by chantiers de l atlantique france . majesty of the seas completed april 1992 73 941 tons 2 774 passenger berths 827 crew vision class legend of the seas completed may 1995 by chantiers de l atlantique 69 130 tons 2 076 passenger berths 720 crew grandeur of the seas completed december 1996 by kvaerner masa yards finland 74 137 tons 2 446 passenger berths 760 crew rhapsody of the seas completed may 1997 by chantiers de l atlantique 78 491 tons 2 435 passenger berths 765 crew enchantment of the seas completed july 1997 by kvaerner masa yards finland 81 500 tons 2 730 passenger berths 840 crew vision of the seas completed may 1998 by chantiers de l atlantique 78 491 tons 2 436 passenger berths 765 crew voyager class all built by kvaerner masa yards finland . voyager of the seas completed november 1999 137 280 tons 3 838 passenger berths 1 176 crew explorer of the seas completed october 2000 137 308 tons 3 840 passenger berths 1 181 crew adventure of the seas completed november 2001 137 276 tons 3 838 passenger berths 1 185 crew navigator of the seas completed december 2002 137 276 tons 3 835 passenger berths 1 185 crew mariner of the seas completed november 2004 137 276 tons 3 840 passenger berths 1 185 crew radiance class all built by meyer werft germany . radiance of the seas completed april 2001 90 090 tons 2 542 passenger berths 858 crew brilliance of the seas completed july 2002 90 090 tons 2 500 passenger berths 869 crew serenade of the seas completed august 2003 90 090 tons 2 500 passenger berths 858 crew jewel of the seas completed june 2004 90 090 tons 2 500 passenger berths 858 crew freedom class all built by kvaerner masa yards finland . freedom of the seas completed june 2006 154 407 tons 4 375 passenger berths 1 397 crew liberty of the seas completed may 2007 154 407 tons 4 375 passenger berths 1 397 crew independence of the seas completed may 2008 154 407 tons 4 376 passenger berths 1 397 crew oasis class oasis and allure of the seas built by stx europe finland ; harmony and tba fourth ship in class built by stx france . oasis of the seas completed december 2009 222 900 tons 6 360 passenger berths 2 164 crew allure of the seas completed december 2010 225 062 tons 6 360 passenger berths 2 164 crew harmony of the seas completed may 2016 227 700 tons 6 360 passenger berths 2 164 crew tba to be completed 2018 12 quantum class all built by meyer werft papenburg germany . quantum of the seas completed november 2014 167 800 tons 4 905 passenger maximum anthem of the seas completed april 2015 167 800 tons 4 905 passenger maximum ovation of the seas completed april 2016 167 800 tons 4 905 passenger maximum tba to be completed 2019 13 celebrity cruises millennium class all built by chantiers de l atlantique . celebrity millennium completed june 2000 90 228 tons 2 450 passenger berths 999 crew celebrity infinity completed march 2001 90 228 tons 2 570 passenger berths 999 crew celebrity summit completed november 2001 90 228 tons 2 450 passenger berths 999 crew celebrity constellation completed may 2002 90 228 tons 2 450 passenger berths 999 crew solstice class all built by meyer werft . celebrity solstice completed november 2008 121 878 tons 3 145 passenger berths 1 253 crew celebrity equinox completed august 2009 121 878 tons 3 145 passenger berths 1 253 crew celebrity eclipse completed june 2010 121 878 tons 3 145 passenger berths 1 253 crew celebrity silhouette completed june 2010 121 878 tons 3 145 passenger berths 1 253 crew celebrity reflection completed june 2012 126 000 tons 3 323 passenger berths 1 253 crew ecotourism ships celebrity xpedition completed june 2001 by cassens werft 2 842 tons 95 passenger berths 64 crew pullmantur cruises sovereign completed january 1988 by chantiers de l atlantique as rci s sovereign of the seas and transferred to pullmantur cruises in 2008 73 192 tons 2 882 passenger berths 825 crew monarch completed november 1991 at chantiers de l atlantique as rci monarch of the seas and transferred to pullmantur on april 2013 73 937 tons 2 774 passenger berths 858 crew azamara club cruises azamara journey azamara quest cdf croisi res de france horizon completed april 1990 by meyer werft for celebrity cruises and transferred to island cruises in 2005 and finally transferred to pullmantur cruises in 2009 46 811 tons 1 828 passenger berths 670 crew zenith completed april 1992 by meyer werft for celebrity cruises and transferred to pullmantur cruises in 2007 47 255 tons 1 800 passenger berths 670 crew joint venture with tui ag edit tui cruises mein schiff 1 mein schiff 2 mein schiff 3 mein schiff 4 mein schiff 5 former brands edit island cruises 50 % share owned 2000 2008 other companies owned by rccl edit wamos air formerly air pullmantur 19 % share cruise1st references edit royal caribbean s adam goldstein promoted to new corporate role . miamiherald . a b c d e f annual report 2014 . royal caribbean cruises ltd. retrieved 20 may 2015 . investor relations overview . royal caribbean cruises ltd. retrieved 10 november 2008 . newman doug 30 april 2008 . celebrity galaxy to be tui cruises first ship . at sea with doug newman . retrieved 10 november 2008 . a b royal caribbean cruises ltd. to sell its interest in island cruises to first choice holidays ltd. . royal caribbean cruises ltd. 6 october 2008 . retrieved 10 november 2008 . plowman peter 2006 . the chandris liners and celebrity cruises . rosenberg publishing . p. 219 . isbn 1 877058 47 5 . island cruises ownership pdf . island cruises press material . archived from the original pdf on 2008 02 27 . retrieved 2007 12 11 . celebrity cruises presents new deluxe cruise line azamara cruises . royal caribbean cruise ltd. press release . retrieved 2007 12 11 . cruise business review royal caribbean starts new cruise line dedicated to french market retrieved 14 . 10 . 2007 tui ag and royal caribbean cruises ltd. announce joint venture to serve german cruise market . royal caribbean cruise ltd. press release . retrieved 2007 12 11 . tui travel plc begins trading on the london stock exchange pdf . tui travel plc press release . retrieved 2007 12 11 . royal caribbean orders fourth oasis class vessel . marinelink.com . maritime activity reports inc. retrieved 9 may 2014 . royal caribbean cruises ltd 7 may 2015 . royal caribbean orders fourth quantum class vessel . retrieved 12 may 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to royal caribbean cruises . official website v t e subsidiaries of royal caribbean cruises ltd. fully owned subsidiaries azamara club cruises celebrity cruises royal caribbean international joint ventures with springwater capital cdf croisi res de france 49 % share pullmantur cruises 49 % share wamos air 19 % share other tui cruises 50 % share grand bahama shipyard 40 % share skysea cruise lines 35 % share former joint ventures island cruises formerly 50 % share v t e obx companies of norway aker solutions cermaq dnb dno international fred . olsen energy frontline gjensidige golar lng marine harvest norsk hydro orkla petroleum geo services prosafe renewable energy corporation royal caribbean cruises schibsted seadrill statoil storebrand subsea 7 telenor tgs nopec yara see also companies listed on the oslo stock exchange retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title royal caribbean cruises ltd. & oldid 743550357 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies listed on the oslo stock exchangecruise linescompanies based in miamicompanies established in 1997royal caribbean cruises ltd.hidden categories commons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged 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