Engage in conversation with Gloucester's own, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Vice Chairman, External Affairs for the Royal Caribbean Group.

Lutoff-Perlo is recognized for her work on broad strategic initiatives with industry organizations and key external stakeholders for the Royal Caribbean Group. Prior to that, she served as President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises from 2014 to 2023, the first woman to take the helm of a Royal Caribbean Group brand and one of the few women then leading a multi-billion dollar brand.

Lutoff-Perlo is a recognized trailblazer in the global hospitality industry. She was the driving force behind transforming and re-defining today’s relaxed luxury cruise experience with a bold, innovative approach to ship design and service for both the industry and the Celebrity Cruises brand. Launching Celebrity’s Edge Series in 2018, the ships were immediately hailed as game-changing for the industry and recognized on TIME Magazine’s annual “World’s Greatest Places” list. She also led the Celebrity brand through a digital transformation, tapping into new market opportunities, customer trends, a robust digital marketing focus and increasing guest loyalty.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune 500 company AutoNation (NYSE: AN) and actively lends her expertise to numerous international and regional nonprofit organization boards.

Lutoff-Perlo shares her powerful career stories and lessons learned in her leadership book, “Making Waves: A Woman’s Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart and Courage,” available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at The Bookstore of Gloucester. "Making Waves" will be released on February 20th. Please bring your copy of "Making Waves" with you to have your booked signed immediately after the Fireside Chat here at Beaport Hotel by Lutoff-Perlo.

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