Royal caribbean, eastward ho!

Top cruise line's chief optimistic about more opportunities in the China market

Unlike most Harvard law degree holders who spend most of their time in the courts, Adam Goldstein chose to lead a maritime life 27 years ago. Now, he is navigating Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd into the promising China market.

After working for two years as a lawyer in New York, Goldstein met the turning point in his career - an opportunity to work in a shipping company in London. Later, he took an MBA course in France before joining the cruise industry and working side by side with Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of the Miami-based company. His brilliant work won him his current position - president and COO of the world's second-largest cruise line operator.