Mario Salcedo, aka "Super Mario," the ultimate cruise legend who’s been living on Royal Caribbean ships for the past 25 years, just hit an incredible milestone — his 1,000th cruise aboard the Explorer of the Seas! 

Cruise Director Mitch broke the news on social media, hyping up the celebration:
"Congratulations to 1,000 CRUISES FOR SUPER MARIO!
He’s been cruising full-time with Royal Caribbean since 1999 and unofficially has over 1,000 cruises with us. This week, we’re celebrating onboard Explorer with crew, guests, Captain, Cruise Director Aysy, and even Ken Rush flew in to honor him! My interview with him drops this week — Super Mario is a certified LEGEND!"

Photos from the celebration show Super Mario rocking a custom jacket featuring captain’s epaulets and “Super Mario’s 1000th Cruise” embroidered on the back. Talk about style!

According to Wikipedia, Mario has lived continuously on Royal Caribbean ships since 2000, spending just about 15 days a year on land (and a 15-month break during the COVID-19 pandemic). That’s more time on the ocean than most of the crew members ever clock in!

Photo credit: Cruise Director Mitch