John Tercek ~ Vice President, Commercial Development

Royal Caribbean International/Celebrity Cruises

John Tercek brings nearly 20 years experience in project investment and development to this position as Vice President of Commercial Development for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. He is responsible for overseeing infrastructure projects and ventures to support the company’s strategic growth objectives, with a special emphasis on port and facilities development to support fleet growth and itinerary expansion.

Tercek’s achievements also include arranging acquisition of twelve shopping centers in Southern California for Burnham Pacific Properties, where he played a key role in creating and implementing that company’s urban infill investment program that grew to $1 billion on the West Coast. Previously, Tercek was Vice President of International Development for SeaWest Energy Corporation, where he developed the first private gas co-generation power plant in Spain and structure project financing for the largest renewable energy project in Europe in the United Kingdom, among other accomplishments. His professional career spans many large-scale projects in the areas of retail, industrial and multi-family real estate development and investment, and co-generation power development and investment; he has been involved in over $1 billion of development transactions.

John is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and Fordham University Law School and is a member of the New York Bar. He and his wife, Linda, have one child and live in Coconut Grove, Florida.