10 Royal Caribbean operations leaders
Senior vice president of hotel operations, vice president of port services, vice president of marine technical operation and vice president of global contact centers are among the roles held by these ten Royal Caribbean operations leaders. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Royal Caribbean from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris Karavos
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Hotel Operations · Royal Caribbean International
Chris Karavos has been Associate Vice President, Hotel Operations at Royal Caribbean International since February 2025, and the profile headline lists Head of Greece & AVP Hotel Operations at Royal Caribbean Group from December 2025. Chris Karavos was Senior Director Hotel Operations (2022–2025) and Director Hotel Operations (2018–2022) at Royal Caribbean International.
Daniel Gura
LinkedInExperience: VP, Gaming Operations · Royal Caribbean International
Daniel Gura has been VP, Gaming Operations at Royal Caribbean International since February 2025 and was AVP, Gaming Operations there from 2022 to 2025. Daniel Gura was Director of Slot Operations (2016–2022) and Director of Casino Marketing (2014–2016) at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.
David Rouse
LinkedInExperience: AVP CAM Operations · Royal Caribbean Group
David Rouse has been AVP CAM Operations at Royal Caribbean Group since December 2023. David Rouse was Senior Vice President Operations (2023) and Director of Network Control Center (2021–2023) at Western Global Airlines, and Managing Director, System Operations Control Center at Hawaiian Airlines from 2018 to 2021.
Jaime Castillo
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Port Services · Royal Caribbean Group
Jaime Castillo has been Vice President, Port Services at Royal Caribbean Group since July 2022 and was Associate Vice President, Worldwide Port Operations (2022) and Director Worldwide Port Operations (2018–2022) there. Jaime Castillo was Executive Director at SANSOUCI Port of Santo Domingo from 2012 to 2018 and describes expertise in strategy deployment, operations management and finance.
John Foulk
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Contact Centers · Royal Caribbean International
John Foulk has been Vice President Global Contact Centers at Royal Caribbean International since July 2022 and describes leading global contact center organizations and transforming service operations. John Foulk was Senior Vice President Operations (2019–2022), Division Vice President, Operations (2013–2019) and Director, Operations (2011–2013) at Alorica.
Keith Lane
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations at Royal Caribbean · Royal Caribbean Group
Keith Lane has held the title Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations at Royal Caribbean since July 2026 and was Senior Vice President, Hotel Operations at Celebrity Cruises, Inc. from 2022 to 2026. At Royal Caribbean Group Keith Lane was Vice President of Sales, The Americas (2007–2022), Director, Trade Support and Service (2006–2007) and Director of Sales, Mid-Atlantic Region (2004–2006).
Linken D'Souza
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Food & Beverage Global Operations · Royal Caribbean Group
Linken D'Souza has been Senior Vice President - Food & Beverage Global Operations at Royal Caribbean Group since February 2024 and was Vice President, Food & Beverage there from 2017 to 2024. Linken D'Souza has served on the Advisory Council at Johnson & Wales University since 2026 and was a Board Member at Women's Foodservice Forum (2022–2025) and Slow Food (2018–2023).
Michael McCarthy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations and Brand Optimization · Silversea
Michael McCarthy has been Vice President, Operations and Brand Optimization at Silversea since April 2024, and the profile also lists Vice President, Investor Relations at Royal Caribbean Group from 2021 to 2024. At Royal Caribbean Group Michael McCarthy was Vice President, Onboard Revenue (2019–2021) and Associate Vice President, Revenue, Gaming, Shore Excursions, BI, Data and Analytics (2015–2019).
Raimund Gschaider
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Hotel Operations · Royal Caribbean Group
Raimund Gschaider has been Vice President Hotel Operations at Royal Caribbean Group since March 2015, and the profile also lists Vice President at Royal Caribbean International from the same date. Raimund Gschaider was Hotel Director at Royal Caribbean International from 2010 to 2015, Hotel Director - Newbuild and Start Up from 2005 to 2010 and Hotel Director from 1997 to 2005.
Stig Eriksen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Marine Technical Operation · Royal Caribbean Group
Stig Eriksen has been Vice President Marine Technical Operation at Royal Caribbean Group since February 2026 and was Associate Vice President Marine Technical Operation there from 2024 to 2026. Stig Eriksen was Chief Engineer at Royal Caribbean Group from 2002 to 2024, a span that also lists Ship Manager from 2015 to 2017, and held staff, first and second engineer roles there from 1996 to 2002.
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Match the person's operations area, whether hotel and food and beverage, ports, marine technical, gaming or contact centers, to the decision you face. Check each role's start date to see how long the person has held it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current operations role?
- 02How do you keep service standards consistent across many ships and ports?
- 03What have you learned about planning operations around a ship's turnaround day?
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