RCL (Royal Caribbean Group) Moat Score : 6/10 (As of Jul. 04, 2025)

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What is Royal Caribbean Group Moat Score?

Royal Caribbean Group has the Moat Score of 6, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Royal Caribbean Group has Narrow Moat: Royal Caribbean Group benefits from strong brand strength and customer loyalty in the cruise industry. It has durable cost advantages through economies of scale and a superior distribution network. However, the industry is highly competitive, limiting its pricing power, resulting in a strong narrow moat.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Royal Caribbean Group might have Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide.

Competitive Comparison of Royal Caribbean Group's Moat Score

For the Travel Services subindustry, Royal Caribbean Group's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Royal Caribbean Group's Moat Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Royal Caribbean Group's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Royal Caribbean Group's Moat Score falls into.

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Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Royal Caribbean Group Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL, USA, 33132

Website

https://www.royalcaribbeangroup.com

Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 67 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021 and plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027.

Executives

Richard D Fain	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD, 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Maritza Gomez Montiel	director	C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Naftali Holtz	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Jason T Liberty	officer: President and CEO	GATE NO 4, PLANT 10 / 11 GODREJ & BOYCE, PIROJSHANAGAR, LBS MARG, VIKHROLI (WEST), MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA K7 400079
Laura H Bethge	officer: President, Celebrity Cruises	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael W Bayley	officer: EVP, International	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen	director	ANDERS WILHELMSEN & CO. AS, BEDDINGEN 8, AKER BRYGGE, OSLO Q8 NO-0118
Harri U Kulovaara	officer: EVP, Maritime	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Henry L Pujol	officer: Vice President, Controller	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Vagn O Sorensen	director	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Robert Alexander Lake	officer: SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO	C/O WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, 9800 N.W. 41ST STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
Rebecca Yeung	director	205 CROSSPOINT PARKWAY, GETZVILLE NY 14068
Lisa Lutoff-perlo	officer: EVP, Operations, RCI	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132
Michael O Leavitt	director	LEAVITT PARTNERS LLC, 299 SOUTH MAIN STREET STE 2300, SALT LAKE CITY X1 84111
Bradley H Stein	officer: SVP, GC & Chief Compliance Off	1050 CARIBBEAN WAY, MIAMI FL 33132