Lisa Lutoff-perlo

Vice Chairman of External Affairs, Royal Caribbean

Search every verified Lisa Lutoff-perlo interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Vice Chairman of External Affairs at Royal Caribbean and former CEO of Celebrity Cruises, discussed her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic in a podcast episode published July 13, 2026. She described navigating the shutdown of a $3 billion cruise line while also facing a personal loss in her family. Lutoff-Perlo stated that she shifted from being a "hard driving results performance driven" CEO to being "empathetic hopeful building confidence" for her employees. She also said she learned that "20,000 crew members were counting on me and my family was counting on me to get us all through as best we could." Lutoff-Perlo attributed her ability to adapt to having previously "unlearned a lot" and "evolved a lot" throughout her career. She described her coping mechanism as disconnecting and being introspective, stating that she needs "space and time to process" and "come up with my solution." She noted that she practices this daily to gain clarity on how to move forward.