We have five ships here this summer, that's a lot more capacity here in China (16,500 berths) in 2016 than the entire company had (9,200 berths) when I joined in 1988. Second, to understand how we are doing in building demand in the market for our products and services. One of them is to interact with our constantly growing team and people. When I come to China, I usually have three missions. The following are edited excerpts from the interview. Goldstein spoke to China Daily during his latest trip to the country. The total capacity in China this year will be more than the entire company had in 1988, when Goldstein first joined Royal Caribbean. This summer, Royal Caribbean will have five ships homeporting in four Chinese cities - Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong and Xiamen - including two 168,000-ton Quantum-class vessels, each costing about $1 billion to build. Just like his career move, the brand also broke routines by bringing the largest cruise ships to the world's most promising cruise market. The quick development of Royal Caribbean International, which accounted for two-thirds of the Royal Caribbean Cruises' revenue, coincided with the appointment of Goldstein as CEO in 2004. His brilliant work won him his current position - president and COO of the world's second-largest cruise line operator. Later, he took an MBA course in France before joining the cruise industry and working side by side with Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of the Miami-based company. Now, he is navigating Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd into the promising China market.Īfter working for two years as a lawyer in New York, Goldstein met the turning point in his career - an opportunity to work in a shipping company in London. Unlike most Harvard law degree holders who spend most of their time in the courts, Adam Goldstein chose to lead a maritime life 27 years ago.

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