Media reports say that Royal Caribbean Cruises Chief Operating Officer (COO) Adam Goldstein sold 42,152 shares of his cruise company’s stock yesterday.

The shares were sold at an average price of $61.68 for $2,599,935.36.

COO Goldstein still owns 370,724 shares of Royal Caribbean stock, valued at $22,866,256.

Royal Caribbean announced its earnings results on Thursday. The cruise line reported revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2%.  

Royal Caribbean We last reported on Mr. Goldstein in February when he sold 44,256 shares of Royal Caribbean stock at an average price of $52.96, for a total transaction of $2,343,797.76.  

What do the hard working crew members and the loyal shore-side cruise employees think of all of the money Mr. Goldstein is raking in? 

The cruise line pays a minimal salary to Royal Caribbean waiters and cabin attendants of only $50 a month; the cruise passengers pay tips to the waiters and stewards but the cruise line is scooping up much of the tips to pay other crew member’s salaries. Employees like utility cleaners earn a pittance of around $550 a month (with no tips) working around 11-12 hours a day, every day of the month during contracts that are 6-8 months long.

In September of last year, Royal Caribbean fired over one-hundred employees in its corporate offices in order to increase profits. You can read about that here: Loyal to Royal? Royal Caribbean Axes 100 Jobs in Corporate Headquarters.

What’s the saying? The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.