Lis Lauritzen

Lis Lauritzen is a Danish cruise ship Captain for Royal Caribbean International. She previously worked in the cargo ship industry.

Lauritzen was born in 1971 in Denmark, to a Japanese mother and a Danish father. Her father had been a sailor for Maersk Line, but gave up that career when Lauritzen and his daughters were born. His stories inspired Lauritzen to pursue a maritime based career. She attended a navigation school in Fanø, Denmark.

Career Lauritzen's first role on board a ship was while working for J. Lauritzen A/S in June 1989 as a junior seaman. She worked on the gas tanker Kosan for seven months. Afterwards, Lauritzen worked on ships in South America and on the Danish Great Belt ferries. After ten years in the industry, she had completed her Master Mariner certificate and was looking for a fresh challenge. At the time of her promotion, Lauritzen was one of four female cruise ship captains then employed. She has since been made Captain for Jewel of the Seas. When not at sea, Lauritzen lives in Portugal.