H-1B sponsorFLFEIN 98-0081645Updated Jun 2026

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.. Filed 137 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a FL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

70.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a cruise line operator headquartered in Florida that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized roles. In FY2026, the company filed 10 H-1B petitions with a 70% certification rate, showing strong approval success in recent filings.

Since 2010, Royal Caribbean has filed 137 H-1B petitions across 16 years, with a long-term certification rate of 43.8%. The company's H-1B activity has grown notably in recent years: filings remained low and sporadic through 2019 (1–11 per year), then accelerated significantly from 2023 onward (7 filings in 2023, 20 in 2024, 37 in 2025). This upward trend reflects expanding demand for specialized talent.

The company's H-1B hiring concentrates heavily in technology occupations. Software Developers lead with 54 filings, followed by Computer Occupations, All Other (16 filings) and Data Scientists (9 filings). Management and finance roles round out the mix: Computer and Information Systems Managers (7 filings) and Accountants and Auditors (6 filings). Overall, fewer than 2% of petitions were withdrawn or denied.

Royal Caribbean H-1B
cruise line H-1B sponsorship
H-1B software developers
H-1B certification rates
Florida H-1B employer

Outcome breakdown

Share of ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified80.0%

Cert-withdrawn16.0%

Withdrawn2.7%

Denied1.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	54
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	16
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	9
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	7
5	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	6
6	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	6
7	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	6
8	17-2121	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	4
9	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	4
10	11-2021	Marketing Managers	4

Software Developers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Accountants and Auditors

Operations Research Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Marketing Managers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	1
FY2011	9
FY2012	5
FY2013	11
FY2014	7
FY2015	3
FY2016	6
FY2017	5
FY2018	4
FY2019	11
FY2022	1
FY2023	7
FY2024	20
FY2025	37
FY2026	10

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