The number of passengers carried by Royal Caribbean Cruises worldwide increased by 12 percent in 2024 over the previous year. In 2024, the number of passengers carried by the company reached almost 8.6 million, the highest figure reported to date.
What is Royal Caribbean's annual revenue?
With the remarkable increase in the number of passengers in 2024, Royal Caribbean Cruises' global revenue also experienced significant annual growth, peaking at over 16 billion U.S. dollars. Overall, Royal Caribbean's net income grew by over one billion U.S. dollars in 2024 over the previous year, amounting to almost three billion U.S. dollars.
The three giants of the global cruise market
Royal Caribbean is among the leading players of the cruise industry worldwide, together with Carnival Corporation and Norwegian Cruise Line. In 2024, Carnival Corporation's revenue reached the highest figure in the cruise market, amounting to over 25 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Norwegian Cruise Line's revenue surpassed nine billion U.S. dollars that year.
Number of passengers carried by Royal Caribbean Cruises from 2007 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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