Michael Bayley New President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises

Michael Bayley has been promoted to CEO and President of Celebrity Cruises, replacing current CEO Dan Hanrahan who stepped down earlier this month...

Executive Vice President of Operations, Michael Bayley has been promoted to CEO and President of Celebrity Cruises, replacing current CEO Dan Hanrahan who stepped down earlier this month. Michael Bayley has been with RCCL more that 30 years serving as Executive Vice President for  International operations, where he oversaw the worldwide expansion of the company. In a note to investors, Royal Caribbean boss Richard Fain applauded Bayley’s appointment.

The Senior Vice President of Hotel Operations for Celebrity Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo will be promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations for Royal Caribbean International. She will report to President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International Adam Goldstein. Lutoff has served with Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean over 27 years and oversaw highly successful operations such as introduction of the Solstice-class ships and all the hotel operations of the Celebrity brand. In the past Royal Caribbean International engaged her in senior sales roles with Strategic Alliances and Product Marketing.

Mr. Goldstein announced: “I am happy to welcome Lisa back to our team. Given her tremendous accomplishments leading Celebrity’s highly successful hotel operations, I am excited to have her in this expanded role.”