Royal Caribbean International
today announced that it has named seasoned retail executive Steve Shaiken
as vice president of Onboard Revenue. Shaiken will be responsible for
enhancing and promoting Royal Caribbean's onboard revenue products,
including casino operations, retail boutiques, art auctions, and the
ShipShape Day Spa and salon, in addition to multiple other onboard revenue
streams.
Shaiken will join the team on December 18.
Most recently, Shaiken served as president of museum retail operations
for Smithsonian Business Ventures for the Smithsonian Institution. Before
that, Shaiken spent 17 years in senior leadership positions in retail and
merchandising for Fortune 1000 companies such as GE's Universal Parks &
Resorts; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide; and Hilton Hotels
Corporation.