INNOVATIVE SHIPS
TO BE EXPECTED
Mr. Kulovaara has noted that when ships
$1.62 million in 2012, including his base
salary of $500,000. The sum is up from
$1.5 million in the previous year.
are built longer and wider than their pre-
He also has more responsibilities than
decessors, there are obvious advantages
before. They now include environmental
of scale: passengers will have more space
and safety issues, and strategic planning.
for various kinds of gadgets and other entertainment.
This philosophy is particularly apparent in RCCL’s first Quantum-class ship
On the ship front, RCCL’s ’Quantum
of the Seas’ and ’Anthem of the Seas’ will
be delivered in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
’Quantum of the Seas’ that is currently un-
The company’s third Oasis-class
der construction in Germany. That cruise
cruise ship is expected to be delivered in
ship is reported to include even a skydiv-
middle to late 2016. The contract with STX
ing simulator.
France has an option for building a fourth
”I like challenges that involve taking
Oasis-class ship to be delivered in 2018.
something that has not been done before
and doing it,” Kulovaara stated in an interview with Avid Cruiser.
MERJA KIHL
ARI MONONEN
Having now become one of eight
board members on the Management
For the background information for this
Board at RCCL, Kulovaara has made it to
article, we are thankful to: Avid Cruiser;
the South Florida Business Journal’s Top
Equilar Atlas; South Florida Business Jour-
Ten list of highest-paid South Florida cruise
nal; Vapaa Sana; and Royal Caribbean’s
executives. He received compensation of