Adam Goldstein is moving up at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL) with the long-serving executive poised to assume the role of vice chairman in May.

He has served as RCL's president and chief operating officer since 2014 and has been with the company for 30 years, the company said today.

Richard Fain, the company's chief executive, said: "He has exerted a positive influence across the company and provides exemplary leadership in our industry and in the communities we serve.