Company data
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. employees and revenue per employee
RCL · Travel Services · $74.5B market cap
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. had 108,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 1.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $17.9B, up 8.8% from a year earlier, or $166K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
108,000
+1.9% YoY
Revenue
$17.9B
+8.8% YoY
Revenue / employee
$166K
Peer median $921K
Rank in industry
6 of 7
Travel Services
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
Hover a year for the numbers.
| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 108,000 | $17.9B | $166K | +1.9% | +8.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 106,000 | $16.5B | $156K | +7.9% | +18.6% |
| Dec 2023 | 98,200 | $13.9B | $142K | -4.2% | +57.2% |
| Dec 2022 | 102,500 | $8.84B | $86K | +20.6% | +477.0% |
| Dec 2021 | 85,000 | $1.53B | $18K | +1131.9% | -30.6% |
| Dec 2020 | 6,900 | $2.21B | $320K | -91.9% | -79.8% |
| Dec 2019 | 85,400 | $11.0B | $128K | +10.9% | +15.3% |
| Dec 2018 | 77,000 | $9.49B | $123K | +16.7% | +8.2% |
| Dec 2017 | 66,000 | $8.78B | $133K | +0.0% | +3.3% |
| Dec 2016 | 66,000 | $8.50B | $129K | — | — |
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Travel Services.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | 5,300 | $9.83B | $1.85M | Efficient growth |
| ABNB Airbnb, Inc. | 8,200 | $12.3B | $1.50M | Hiring ahead |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | 24,300 | $26.9B | $1.11M | Leaner |
| EXPE Expedia Group, Inc. | 16,000 | $14.7B | $921K | Leaner |
| CCL Carnival Corporation & plc | 101,000 | $26.6B | $264K | Efficient growth |
| RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 108,000 | $17.9B | $166K | Efficient growth |
| GBTG Global Business Travel Group, Inc. | 27,000 | $2.72B | $101K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- How many employees does Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. have?
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported 108,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 11, 2026. That is up 1.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s revenue per employee?
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brought in $17.9B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $166K per employee. That ranks 6 of 7 companies we track in Travel Services, where the median is $921K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 11, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell RCL.