Capt. William Wright was appointed senior vice president, Marine Operations, in January 2005. He previously served as Royal Caribbean's senior vice president, Safety, Security & Environment, for the fleets of both Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International, and once was master of Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas.

Wright began his career at the age of 16, working as a deckhand on a commercial dive ship during summer vacations. Fluent in Norwegian, he received his Master Mariner's license in Norway in 1991. In 1992, Wright earned a master's degree in marine engineering from Vestfold College in Norway. He delivers lectures on navigational systems and advanced ship handling at maritime colleges and institutions worldwide.

Wright sits on the Board of Directors of the Florida Ocean Alliance and is a member of the U.S. Navy Oceanographic Research Advisory Panel (ORAP).