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Royal Caribbean cuts US-based workforce by 26%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is laying off or furloughing approximately 26% of its more than 5,000 US-based workers.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

April 15, 2020

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In 2019, Royal Caribbean had begun work on a new headquarters building, depicted here, to house its growing workforceRENDERING: ROYAL CARIBBEAN

The company broke the news to employees on Wednesday after earlier announcing the concluson of many crew contracts, an RCL spokesman said. 

'The circumstances of the pandemic made this action unavoidable, and it hurts to part ways with so many good and talented people,' he added. 

Cost-cutting in a no-revenue environment

As the cruise industry deals with the current no-revenue environment, operators are under pressure to cut costs. 

Earlier, Norwegian Cruise Line reduced its US employees' shoreside pay by 20% and moved to a four-day work week

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About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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