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Younger travelers are making waves on Royal Caribbean Group cruises, steering the company’s post-pandemic growth.
Some cruise stereotypes are going overboard as Royal Caribbean Group executives witness a boost in younger travelers.
During Royal Caribbean’s first-quarter earnings call, President and CEO Jason Liberty said nearly half of the company’s cruise guests are millennials or younger. The demographic gained 11 percentage points of share compared to 2019.
Liberty attributed some of Royal Caribbean’s exclusive destinations — like Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas — to this growth.
“One of the incredible things that we're seeing out of destinations like Perfect Day — and we'll see this in the Royal Beach Clu