Royal Caribbean Group
Operator · HQ United States · est. 1969
Miami-based cruise company operating Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea brands globally.
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Royal Caribbean Group is a United States shipping operator founded in 1969. The company operating a fleet of 60 vessels, with approximately 80,000 seafarers on its books, across cruise.
- Fleet size
- 60
- Seafarer count
- 80,000
- Vessel types
- cruise
- Website
- royalcaribbean.com
Fleet indicators
- Vessels tracked
- 24
- Average age
- 14.3 years
- Average GT
- 198,685
- Top vessel types
- passenger (24)
Aggregated from the vessels tracked in our /ships directory; not a complete fleet census.
Vessels
Owned
- Oasis of the Seas · IMO 9322551
- Icon of the Seas · IMO 9839461
- Wonder of the Seas · IMO 9315575
- Freedom of the Seas · IMO 9241929
- MS Allure of the Seas · IMO 9389519
- Anthem of the Seas · IMO 9725337
- Explorer of the Seas · IMO 9193032
- Harmony of the Seas · IMO 9786008
- Symphony of the Seas · IMO 9641065
- Utopia of the Seas · IMO 9836485
- Adventure of the Seas · IMO 9176470
- Liberty of the Seas · IMO 9127887
Managed
- Oasis of the Seas · IMO 9322551
- Icon of the Seas · IMO 9839461
- Wonder of the Seas · IMO 9315575
- Freedom of the Seas · IMO 9241929
- MS Allure of the Seas · IMO 9389519
- Anthem of the Seas · IMO 9725337
- Explorer of the Seas · IMO 9193032
- Harmony of the Seas · IMO 9786008
- Symphony of the Seas · IMO 9641065
- Utopia of the Seas · IMO 9836485
- Adventure of the Seas · IMO 9176470
- Liberty of the Seas · IMO 9127887
Recruitment red flags — know before you sign
These are warning signs of fraudulent or non-compliant recruitment. They are not accusations against any specific company.
- ⚠Upfront placement fees demanded from you — illegal under MLC 2006 A1.4(5)(b).
- ⚠Payment requested for "visa processing" or "medical" — these costs must be borne by the employer or agency, not the seafarer (MLC A1.4(5)(b)).
- ⚠Pressure to transfer money to a personal or private bank account.
- ⚠Vague vessel details — no IMO number, no flag state, no agent address given before joining.
- ⚠No SEA (Seafarer Employment Agreement) / contract shown before you join or before travel.
- ⚠No official-domain email — "official" communications come from gmail.com, outlook.com, or similar free providers instead of a company domain.
- ⚠No agency licence number visible or verifiable with the issuing authority.
- ⚠Salary offer that seems "too good to be true" compared to published TCC / ITF industry wage surveys for your rank and vessel type.
These are warning signs, not accusations against any specific company. If you suspect a scam, report to the manning-agency licensing authority of the country claiming to issue the agency's licence.
Royal Caribbean Group: FAQ
- Does Royal Caribbean Group hire seafarers?
- Royal Caribbean Group is listed in our directory as operator with around 60 vessels employing ~80000 seafarers. Miami-based cruise company operating Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea brands globally. Beware of any agent who requests payment for a job offer — that is a red flag for a recruitment scam.
- Where is Royal Caribbean Group based and what flags do they operate?
- Royal Caribbean Group is headquartered in United States, founded 1969. Operating flags are not always published — check the vessel-specific flag on our /ships pages for crewing decisions. The HQ country may differ from the flag of registry (open registries like Liberia, Panama, Marshall Islands are common for non-cabotage operators).
- What vessel types does Royal Caribbean Group operate?
- cruise. Vessel type drives day-to-day work content, watch schedule, and pay scale — bulk carrier crews see different routines than container-ship or tanker crews. See /vessel-types for the crew-perspective profile of each.
- How do I file a complaint against Royal Caribbean Group?
- Complaints can be lodged with the flag administration of the vessel, the port-state authority at the next port of call (under MLC 2006), the ITF, and any seafarer welfare organisation (Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Sailors' Society). Keep contract, wage records, and seaman's book ready. For wage theft or abandonment, ITF inspector intervention in port is the fastest practical route.
- Is Royal Caribbean Group MLC-compliant?
- MLC compliance applies vessel-by-vessel based on flag of registry. Most vessels flying flags that have ratified MLC 2006 are required by law to be MLC-compliant. Verify by checking the vessel's MLC certificate (posted on board) when joining. Operators that own ships under non-MLC-ratified flags may still apply MLC standards voluntarily, but the convention-based complaint route is weaker.
High confidence
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.