Michael Bayley compensation by year
Royal Caribbean Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $696,154 | $792,308 | $870,769 | $941,923 | $866,346 | $1,000,000 | $1,046,849 | $1,082,890 | $1,120,077 | $1,154,385 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,113,227 | $5,626,478 | $3,086,742 | $4,061,696 | $4,943,887 | $14,999,980 | $5,000,029 | $7,000,026 | $4,999,919 | $5,499,924 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $938,428 | $1,519,461 | $1,577,143 | $1,803,361 | $1,435,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,590,035 | $2,585,374 | $2,733,685 | $2,372,340 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $11,630 | $121,223 | $0 | $110,190 | $74,355 | $18,969 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| All other | $107,334 | $135,123 | $187,432 | $140,711 | $116,244 | $132,217 | $128,847 | $141,325 | $156,373 | $407,578 |
| Total | $3,866,773 | $8,194,593 | $5,722,086 | $7,057,881 | $7,435,832 | $17,551,166 | $7,765,760 | $10,809,615 | $9,010,054 | $9,434,227 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Royal Caribbean Group DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0000884887-26-000017, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Royal Caribbean Group filed document, accession 0000884887-26-000017. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 246,332 | $68,706,921 | — |
| PSU | 168,936 | $47,119,629 | — |
| RSU | 49,612 | $13,837,779 | — |
| RSU | 27,784 | $7,749,513 | — |
| RSU | 7,480 | $2,086,322 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Royal Caribbean Group's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 17, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Sale | — | 12,811 | $315.99 | 45,297 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Royal Caribbean’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Liberty | President and Chief Executive Officer | $23,978,813 |
| Michael Bayley · this page | President and CEO, Royal Caribbean | $9,434,227 |
| Naftali Holtz | Chief Financial Officer | $7,114,208 |
| Laura Hodges Bethge | President, Celebrity Cruises | $5,952,209 |
| Harri Kulovaara | EVP, Maritime | $4,907,645 |
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