Cruise line CEOs earn $10-20 million per year

Meanwhile they bill passengers for crew member tips the lines should be paying

Cruise lines automatically bill passengers for crew member tips the lines should be paying. Meanwhile they’re paying big bucks to their CEOs.

Mainstream cruise line CEOs receive $10-20 million in annual compensation. Here are the details.

• Royal Caribbean Group (RCL): CEO Jason Liberty’s compensation was $10.7

  million in 2022, $17.2 million in 2023, and $19.5 million in 2024.

• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH): Incoming CEO John Chidsey has a $1.7 million annual base salary, plus a $2.9 million bonus for 2026 and equity awards totaling $48 million over four years. Outgoing CEO Frank Del Rio made $8.7 million in 2022.

• Carnival Corporation (CCL): Past CEO compensation packages were typically valued over $13 million.