Form 8-K
8-K — ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
Accession: 0001104659-26-099245
Filed: 2026-08-20
Period: 2026-08-20
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SIC: 4400 (WATER TRANSPORTATION)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
To Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 20, 2026
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic of Liberia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11884
98-0081645
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1050 Caribbean Way,
Miami, Florida
33132
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 305-539-6000
Not
Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
RCL
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of
this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company,
indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 20, 2026, Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced offering of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of the Company’s 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of August
6, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup
Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
The
Notes were issued by the Company pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “Base Indenture”), between
the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a Sixth Supplemental
Indenture, dated August 20, 2026, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with
the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by
a shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-277554).
The Company received net proceeds
from the offering of approximately $1.24 billion (after deducting fees, commissions and expenses), which it intends to use to repay a
portion of the outstanding borrowings under its floating rate term loan facilities and any remaining net proceeds to repay or refinance
other existing indebtedness.
Interest on the Notes accrues
from August 20, 2026 at a rate of 5.550% per annum, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 20 and July 20 of each year, beginning
January 20, 2027. The Notes will mature on January 20, 2034, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased.
Further
information concerning the Notes and related matters is set forth in the Company’s Prospectus Supplement dated August 6,
2026, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2026.
The preceding is a summary
of the terms of the Indenture and the Notes, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental
Indenture and the form of the Notes, each of which is incorporated herein by reference as though it were fully set forth herein. The Sixth
Supplemental Indenture and the form of the Notes are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3, respectively.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of
a Registrant.
The information
set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial
obligation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2006, between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-158161) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2009).
4.2
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2026, between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.3
Form of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 (included in Exhibit 4.2 hereto).
5.1
Opinion of Watson Farley & Williams LLP.
5.2
Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
23.1
Consent of Watson Farley & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2
Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 hereto).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Date: August 20, 2026
By:
/s/ Naftali Holtz
Name:
Naftali Holtz
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
EX-4.2 — EXHIBIT 4.2
EX-4.2
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Exhibit 4.2
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.,
as Issuer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of August 20, 2026
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
Supplemental to Indenture dated as of July 31,
2006
This
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of August 20, 2026 (this “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), between ROYAL
CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of Liberia (hereinafter called the “Company”),
and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (as successor to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee under the Indenture
referred to below (hereinafter called the “Trustee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company entered into an Indenture dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “Basic Indenture,” all capitalized
terms used in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and not otherwise defined being used as defined in the Basic Indenture) with the Trustee,
for the purposes of issuing its unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness in one or more series (the “Securities”)
in such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized by or pursuant to the authority granted in one or more resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Third Supplemental
Indenture dated as of November 28, 2017 with the Trustee to provide for the issuance of the Company’s 3.700% Senior Notes due 2028;
WHEREAS,
the Company entered into a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2025 with the Trustee to provide for the issuance of the
Company’s 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”);
WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Fifth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of February 27, 2026 with the Trustee to provide for the issuance of the Company’s 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033
and 5.250% Senior Notes due 2038 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”);
WHEREAS,
the Company proposes to issue a series of Securities denominated as its “5.550% Senior Notes due 2034” (such Securities
being referred to herein as the “Senior Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 901(6) of the Basic Indenture
provides that without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of any series, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution,
and the Trustee may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Basic Indenture to establish the form or terms of Securities
of any series as contemplated by Sections 201 and 301 thereof;
WHEREAS, Section 901(2) of the Basic Indenture
provides that without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of any series, the Company may add to the covenants of the Company
for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of all or any series (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of the Securities
of less than all series, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of the Securities of such series)
or to surrender any right or power therein conferred upon the Company;
WHEREAS, Section 901(5) of the Basic Indenture
provides that without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of any series, the Company may add to, change or eliminate any of the
provisions of the Basic Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination
(i) shall neither (A) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to
the benefit of such provision nor (B) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (ii) shall
become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding;
WHEREAS, the entry into this Sixth Supplemental
Indenture by the parties hereto is in all respects authorized by the provisions of the Basic Indenture; and
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WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to
make this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, when executed and delivered by the Company, the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company,
in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
The parties hereto mutually covenant and agree
as follows:
SECTION
1. There is hereby created and authorized the series of notes entitled “5.550% Senior Notes
due 2034” which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION
2. The Basic Indenture is hereby amended solely with respect to a series of Securities that consists
of the Senior Notes as follows:
(A)
By amending Section 101 to Article One to add new definitions thereto in appropriate alphabetical sequence, as follows:
“Additional Notes” has the meaning
specified in Section 312.
“Attributable Debt” means, as
to any particular lease under which any Person is liable, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest
rate implicit in the lease or, if not known, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate) of the obligations of the lessee of the
property subject to such lease for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such transaction including any period
for which such lease has been extended or may, at the sole option of the lessor, be extended or until the earliest date on which the lessee
may terminate such lease without penalty or upon payment of penalty (in which case the rental payments shall include such penalty), after
excluding all amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water, utilities and similar
charges.
“Change in Tax Law” has the
meaning specified in Section 1108(b).
A
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the consummation of any transaction pursuant to which:
(1) any
“person” or “group” of related persons is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than
50% of the total voting stock of the Company; or
(2) the
Company conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any other person, other than to a Subsidiary
of the Company.
For purposes of this definition, (a) “person”
and “group” have the meanings they have in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; and (b) “beneficial
owner” is used as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all voting stock that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only
after the passage of time.
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For purposes of this definition, any direct or
indirect holding company of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of clause
(1) above; provided that no “person” or “group” beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the
total voting power of the voting stock of such holding company.
“Change of Control Offer” has
the meaning specified in Section 1011(a).
“Change of Control Payment”
has the meaning specified in Section 1011(b)(1).
“Change of Control Payment Date”
has the meaning specified in Section 1011(b)(2).
“Change of Control Triggering Event”
means the occurrence of both (i) a Change of Control and (ii) a Rating Decline associated with such Change of Control.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets”
means the total amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) which under accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States would be included on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after deducting
therefrom, without duplication, the sum of (i) all current liabilities except for (A) notes and loans payable, (B) current maturities
of long term debt, (C) current maturities of obligations under capital leases and (D) customer deposits and (ii) all goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, which in each case under generally accepted accounting
principles would be included on such consolidated balance sheet.
“Fair Market Value” means the
value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress of either party,
determined in good faith by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings
and its successors.
“Funded Debt” means any indebtedness
for money borrowed, created, issued, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, whether secured or unsecured, maturing more than one year after
the date of determination thereof and any indebtedness, regardless of its terms, renewable pursuant to the terms thereof or of a revolving
credit or similar agreement effective for more than 360 days after the date of the creation of indebtedness.
“H.15” has the meaning specified
in Section 1109.
“H.15 TCM” has the meaning specified
in Section 1109.
An
“Investment Grade” rating means, as applicable, a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent
under any successor rating categories of Moody’s), BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories
of S&P), BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch), or if such Rating Agency ceases
to rate the Senior Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating
Agency selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency.
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“Lien” has the meaning specified
in Section 1008.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.
“Par Call Date” has the meaning
specified in Section 1109.
“Principal Property” means any
real or personal property owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary the net book value of which on the date as of which the determination
is being made exceeds 5% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, other than any such real or personal property which,
in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Rating Agencies” means each
of (x) Moody’s, (y) S&P and (z) Fitch (or, if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or all three shall not make a rating on
the Senior Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized rating organization, or organizations, as the case may be, selected by the
Company that shall be substituted for any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch or all three, as the case may be, with respect to the Senior
Notes).
A
“Rating Decline” shall be deemed to occur if during the period (the “Change of Control Period”)
commencing on the date of the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a
Change of Control (the “Public Notice Date”) and terminating on the date that is 60 days after consummation of the
Change of Control (provided that if a Rating Agency announces, after the Public Notice Date and before expiration of the Change of Control
Period, that the rating of the Senior Notes is under review for possible downgrade by such Rating Agency, the Change of Control Period
shall be extended until the first to occur of (x) the date that such Rating Agency announces the results of its review and (y) the date
that is 180 days after consummation of the Change of Control), two or more Rating Agencies downgrade their respective rating of the Senior
Notes, such that after such downgrades, the Senior Notes are not rated Investment Grade by two or more Rating Agencies, and at least two
Rating Agencies do not thereafter during the Change of Control Period restore their respective Investment Grade rating of the Senior Notes;
provided, that a Rating Decline otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred
in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Rating Decline for purposes of the definition of Change of
Control Triggering Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply
do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Company in writing during the Change of Control Period that the reduction was the result,
in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of, or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of
Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Rating Decline).
“Remaining Life” has the meaning
specified in Section 1109.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means
any Subsidiary which owns or leases a Principal Property.
“S&P” means S&P Global
Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and its successors.
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“Tax Redemption Date” has the
meaning specified in Section 1108.
“Treasury Rate” has the meaning
specified in Section 1109.
(B) By adding the following Section 312 to Article Three:
Section 312. Additional Senior Notes.
Senior
Notes in the aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,250,000,000 are being initially issued pursuant to this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
The Company may issue additional Senior Notes from time to time under this Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Additional
Notes”). The Senior Notes and any Additional Notes subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class and, unless otherwise
specified, all references to Senior Notes shall include the Additional Notes for all purposes under the Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental
Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.
(C)
By adding the following Section 1008 to Article Ten:
Section 1008. Limitations on Liens.
The
Company covenants and agrees that it will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
indebtedness for money borrowed secured by any mortgage, security interest, pledge or lien (“Lien”) upon any
Principal Property, whether owned at the date the Senior Notes are issued or thereafter acquired, without providing that the Senior Notes
shall be secured by such Lien equally and ratably with any and all other indebtedness thereby secured, so long as such indebtedness shall
be so secured, unless after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all such indebtedness for money borrowed secured by Liens on
Principal Properties plus all Attributable Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of sale and leaseback transactions
(as defined in Section 1009) involving Principal Properties (other than sale and leaseback transactions permitted by clause (a)(1)
of Section 1009 in reliance upon one of the exclusions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (6) below and clause (a)(2)
of Section 1009) would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; provided, however, that this Section 1008
shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from indebtedness for money borrowed secured by Liens on Principal Properties in any computation
under this Section 1008, indebtedness for money borrowed secured by:
(1) Liens
existing on the date the Senior Notes are issued;
(2) Liens
on any real or personal property of any Person existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary and not incurred in contemplation
of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;
(3) Liens
in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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(4) Liens
existing on any real or personal property at the time it is acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or created within 18 months
of the date of such acquisition, conditional sale and similar agreements;
(5) purchase
money Liens to secure the purchase price or construction cost of property incurred prior to, at the time of or within 18 months after
the acquisition, the completion of the construction or the commencement of full operations of the property; and
(6) any
extension, renewal or refunding (or successive extensions, renewals or refundings) of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (1)
to (5) inclusive; provided the principal amount of such extension, renewal or refunding may not exceed the principal amount of
the Lien being extended, renewed or refunded plus the amount of any premium or other costs paid in connection with such extension, renewal
or refunding.
(D)
By adding the following Section 1009 to Article Ten:
Section 1009. Limitation on Sales
and Leasebacks.
Except for a sale or transfer between a
Restricted Subsidiary and the Company or between Restricted Subsidiaries, the Company covenants and agrees that it will not and will not
permit any Restricted Subsidiary to sell or transfer any Principal Property, with the intention that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
take back a lease thereof, except a lease for a period, including renewals, of less than three years, by the end of which period it is
intended that the use of such Principal Property by the lessee will be discontinued (any such transaction being herein referred to as
a “sale and leaseback transaction”) unless either:
(1) the
Company or such Restricted Subsidiary could incur a Lien pursuant to Section 1008 on the Principal Property securing indebtedness
for money borrowed in a principal amount equal to the Attributable Debt with respect to the sale and leaseback transaction without equally
and ratably securing the Senior Notes; or
(2) (A) the
gross proceeds of the sale or transfer of the Principal Property leased equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of such Principal Property
and (B) within one year after such sale or transfer of such Principal Property shall have been made by the Company or by a Restricted
Subsidiary, the Company applies all of the net proceeds to (i) the voluntary retirement of Funded Debt of the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary or (ii) the acquisition by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of one or more properties which on an aggregate basis
have a purchase price in excess of 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (other than the Principal Property involved in such sale). A
sale and leaseback transaction shall not include any sale and leaseback transactions (x) between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary
or between Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) involving the temporary taking back of a lease for a period, including renewals, of less
than three years in the case where it is intended that at the end of the lease, the use of such property by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary will be discontinued.
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(E) By
adding the following Section 1010 to Article Ten:
Section 1010. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company shall cause all properties
owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or used or held for use in the conduct of its business or the business of any Restricted
Subsidiary to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause
to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company
may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided,
that nothing in this covenant shall prevent the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from discontinuing the maintenance of any properties
if such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Company, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company or the business of
any Restricted Subsidiary.
(F) By
adding the following Section 1011 to Article Ten:
Section 1011. Purchase of Senior
Notes upon a Change of Control.
(a) If
a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs with respect to the Senior Notes, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all
the Senior Notes under Section 1109, each Holder of the Senior Notes will have the right to require the Company, pursuant to a Change
of Control Offer, to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such Holder’s
Senior Notes pursuant to an offer on the terms set forth herein (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price
in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Amounts,
if any, on the Senior Notes repurchased to, but excluding, the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of the Senior Notes on
the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date). No purchase in part shall reduce the
principal amount at maturity of the Senior Notes held by any Holder to below $2,000.
(b) Within
30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall deliver a notice to each Holder of the Senior Notes at such
Holder’s registered address or otherwise deliver a notice in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1104, with a copy
to the Trustee, stating:
(1) that
a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s
Senior Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Amounts, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on a Regular Record Date
to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date) (the “Change of Control Payment”);
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(2) the
repurchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is delivered) (the “Change
of Control Payment Date”);
(3) that
the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 1011 and that all Senior Notes properly tendered pursuant to the
Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment on the Change of Control Payment Date;
(4) the
Change of Control Payment;
(5) the
names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the offices or agencies referred to in Section 1002;
(6) that
Senior Notes must be surrendered on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date to the Paying Agent at the office of the Paying Agent
or to an office or agency referred to in Section 1002 to collect payment;
(7) that
the Change of Control Payment for any Senior Note which has been properly tendered and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the
Change of Control Payment Date;
(8) other
procedures that a Holder must follow to accept a Change of Control Offer or to withdraw such acceptance of the Change of Control Offer;
(9) that
any Senior Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; and
(10) that,
unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, any Senior Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change
of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date.
(c) Upon
receipt by the Company of the proper tender of Senior Notes, the Holder of the Senior Note in respect of which such proper tender was
made shall (unless the tender of such Senior Note is properly withdrawn) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Change of Control
Payment with respect to such Senior Note. Upon surrender of any such Senior Note for purchase in accordance with the foregoing provisions,
the Holder of such Senior Note shall be paid by the Company on the Change of Control Payment Date; provided, however, that installments
of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Senior
Notes, registered as such on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to the terms and the provisions of Section 307. If any Senior
Note tendered for purchase in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1011 shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof, the
principal thereof (and premium, if any, thereon) shall, until paid, bear interest from the Change of Control Payment Date at the rate
prescribed therefor in such Senior Note. Holders electing to have Senior Notes purchased will be required to surrender such Senior Notes
to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the Change of Control Offer at least one Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment
Date. Any Senior Note that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered to a Paying Agent at the office of such Paying Agent (with,
if the Company, the Security Registrar or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar or the Trustee, as the case may be, duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such
Senior Note without service charge, one or more new Senior Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in an aggregate
principal amount equal to and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Senior Note so surrendered that is not purchased.
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(d) On
the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment all of the Senior Notes or portions
of the Senior Notes (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money in same day funds sufficient to pay the aggregate Change of
Control Payment in respect of all of the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000
in excess thereof) which have been properly tendered and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Senior Notes properly
accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes or portions thereof accepted
for payment by the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver (or cause to be delivered) to each Holder of the Senior Notes whose
Senior Notes have been properly tendered and so accepted the Change of Control Payment for such Senior Notes, and the Company shall execute
and the Trustee (or an authenticating agent appointed by the Company) shall promptly authenticate and deliver (or cause to be transferred
by book entry) to each Holder a new Senior Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Senior Notes surrendered,
if any; provided that each such new Senior Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess
thereof. Any Senior Notes so accepted for payment will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date. The Company
will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
Any Senior Notes not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Paying Agent at the Company’s expense to the Holder
thereof.
(e) A
tender made in response to a Change of Control Offer may be withdrawn if the Company receives, not later than the expiration date for
the Change of Control Offer, or if there is no such expiration date, one Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, a written
notice of withdrawal, specifying, as applicable:
(1) the
name of the Holder;
(2) the
certificate number of the Senior Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;
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(3) the
principal amount of the Senior Note (which shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) delivered for purchase
by the Holder as to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;
(4) a
statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have such principal amount of such Senior Note purchased; and
(5) the
principal amount, if any, of such Senior Note (which shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) that remains
subject to the original Change of Control Offer and that has been or will be delivered for purchase by the Company.
(f) Subject
to applicable escheat laws, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any cash that remains unclaimed, together with
interest or dividends, if any, thereon, held by them for the payment of the Change of Control Payment; provided, however, that,
(x) to the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to clause (ii) of paragraph (d) above
exceeds the aggregate Change of Control Payment of the Senior Notes or portions thereof to be purchased, then the Trustee shall hold such
excess for the Company and (y) unless otherwise directed by the Company in writing, promptly after the Business Day following the
Change of Control Payment Date the Trustee shall return any such excess to the Company together with interest, if any, thereon.
(g) If
the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after a Regular Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name a Senior Note is registered at the close of business on such Regular
Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.
(h) If
Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Senior
Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any other person making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company pursuant
to this Section 1011, purchases all of the Senior Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, the Company or such third
party will have the right, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such
purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer pursuant to this Section 1011, to redeem all Senior Notes that remain outstanding following
such purchase at a Redemption Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid
interest, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive
interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.
(i) The
Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations (and
rules of any exchange on which the Senior Notes are then listed) to the extent these laws, regulations or rules are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the Senior Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws
or regulations or exchange rules conflict with the provisions of this Section 1011, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities
laws, regulations and rules and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 1011 by virtue of such compliance.
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(j) The
Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if (i) a third party makes the
Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture and this
Sixth Supplemental Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Senior Notes properly tendered
and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer or (ii) a notice of redemption of all Senior Notes has been given pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1108 or Section 1109, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable Redemption Price. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the
consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control
Offer is made. In such event, the consummation of the Change of Control Offer may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days
after the original notification of the Change of Control Offer was given) the Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, or the Change
of Control Offer may not be consummated if the Change of Control Triggering Event does not occur.
(k) The
provisions of this Section 1011 relating to the Company’s obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived or modified
with the consent of Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding prior to the occurrence of the Change
of Control.
(G)
By deleting the second paragraph of Section 1108 to Article Eleven and restating it as follows:
The Company may redeem the Senior Notes,
in whole but not in part, at its discretion at any time upon giving not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice
to the Holders of the Senior Notes (which notice shall be irrevocable and given in accordance with the procedures set forth under Section
1104), at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but
excluding, the date fixed by the Company for redemption (a “Tax Redemption Date”) and all Additional Amounts (if any)
then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders
of the Senior Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts
(if any) in respect thereof), if on the next date on which any amount would be payable in respect of the Senior Notes, the Company is
or would be required to pay Additional Amounts, and the Company cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures
available (including, for the avoidance of doubt, appointment of a new Paying Agent but excluding the reincorporation or reorganization
of the Company), and the requirement arises as a result of:
(a) any
change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of a relevant tax jurisdiction which change
or amendment is announced and becomes effective after the date of the prospectus supplement applicable to the Senior Notes at the time
of initial sale thereof (or, if such tax jurisdiction becomes relevant on a date after the date of such document, after such later date);
or
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(b) any
change in, or amendment to, the official application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including
by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published practice), which change or amendment
is announced and becomes effective after the date of the prospectus supplement applicable to the Senior Notes at the time of initial sale
thereof (or, if such tax jurisdiction becomes relevant on a date after the date of such document, after such later date) (each of the
foregoing clauses (a) and (b), a “Change in Tax Law”).
The Company shall not give any such notice
of redemption earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company would be obligated to make such payment of Additional
Amounts if a payment in respect of the Senior Notes were then due and at the time such notice is given, the obligation to pay Additional
Amounts must remain in effect. Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption of the Senior Notes pursuant to the foregoing, the Company
shall deliver the Trustee an opinion of an independent tax advisor of recognized standing qualified under the laws of the relevant tax
jurisdiction (which advisor shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) to the effect that there has been a Change in Tax Law which
would entitle the Company to redeem the Senior Notes hereunder. In addition, before the Company delivers a notice of redemption of the
Senior Notes as described above, it shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that it cannot avoid its
obligation to pay Additional Amounts by the Company taking reasonable measures available to it.
The Trustee will accept and shall be entitled
to rely absolutely, and without liability to any Person therefor, on such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as sufficient
evidence of the existence and satisfaction of the conditions as described above, in which event it will be conclusive and binding on all
of the Holders.
The foregoing provisions of this Section
1108 will apply, mutatis mutandis, to any successor of the Company with respect to a Change in Tax Law occurring after the time such Person
becomes successor to the Company.
(H)
By adding the following Section 1109 to Article Eleven:
Section 1109. Optional Redemption.
Prior to October 20, 2033 (the date that
is three months prior to the maturity date of the Senior Notes) (the “Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the Senior
Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal
amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a)
the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date
(assuming the Senior Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months)
at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
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(2) 100%
of the principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid
interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company
may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100%
of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption
Date.
“Treasury Rate” means,
with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by
the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for
the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication)
(“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal”
(or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as
applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to the Par Call
Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining
Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield
corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the
Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places;
or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single
Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity
or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such
Treasury constant maturity from the Redemption Date.
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If on the third Business Day preceding
the Redemption Date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to
the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such Redemption Date
of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there
is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date
following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call
Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities
meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities
the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United
States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph,
the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked
prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and
rounded to three decimal places.
The Company’s actions and determinations
in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notice of any redemption will be delivered
to each Holder of the Senior Notes at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 1104, with a copy to the Trustee, at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each holder
of notes to be redeemed.
In the case of a partial redemption, selection
of the Senior Notes for redemption will be made pro rata, or by lot or by such other method as the Company in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Senior Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Senior Note is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Senior Notes will state the portion of the principal amount of the Senior Notes
to be redeemed. A new Senior Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Senior Notes will be issued in the name
of the holder of the Senior Notes upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Senior Notes are held by DTC
(or another depositary), the redemption of the Senior Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.
Unless the Company defaults in payment
of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Senior Notes or portions thereof called
for redemption.
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(I)
By amending the table of contents of the Basic Indenture to reflect the additions described in Subsections (A) through (H)
of this Section 2.
SECTION
3. The Basic Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth
Supplemental Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Basic Indenture, the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed
as one and the same instrument.
SECTION
4. The Company hereby directs the Trustee to execute this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION
5. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is
required to be included in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision
shall control.
SECTION
6. All covenants and agreements in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture by the Company shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION
7. In case any provision in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or in the Senior Notes shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or of the other series of Securities)
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION
8. Nothing in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person,
other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, and the Holders of the Senior Notes any benefit or any legal or equitable
right, remedy or claim under this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION
9. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture and each Senior Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under
the laws of the State of New York and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture and each Senior Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION
10. All terms used in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Basic Indenture
shall have the meanings set forth therein.
SECTION
11. This Sixth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original;
but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION
12. Section 403, as amended by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, of the Basic Indenture is applicable to the Senior
Notes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
By:
/s/
Naftali Holtz
Name: Naftali Holtz
Title: Chief Financial Officer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:
/s/ Peggy Guel
Name: Peggy Guel
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit
A
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING
OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE
EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE
NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
Unless
this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Depositary”)
to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., as Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued
is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of the Depositary (and
any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of the Depositary), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof,
Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
5.550% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034
REGISTERED
U.S.$
CUSIP: 780153BX9
ISIN:
US780153BX93
REGISTERED
No.
Royal
Caribbean Cruises Ltd., a Liberian corporation (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns,
the principal sum of $ United States Dollars on January 20, 2034 and to pay interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months) thereon from August 20, 2026 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided
for, semi-annually on January 20 and July 20 of each year, commencing January 20, 2027, at the rate of 5.550% per annum, until the principal
hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be January 5 or July 5 (whether or not a
Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
In any case where such Interest Payment Date shall
not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture) payment of such interest need not be made on such date,
but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date, and, if such
payment is so made, no interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date.
Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly
provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose
name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment
of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice thereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less
than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements
of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any),
interest and Additional Amounts on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal
tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest in immediately
available funds may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register or by wire transfer to an account maintained by the payee located inside the United States.
All terms used in this Security which are defined
in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions
of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth
at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon
has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or electronic (including DocuSign or other electronic platform)
signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or the Sixth Supplemental Indenture hereinafter referred
to or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this
instrument to be duly executed.
Dated:
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Global
Note]
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated
therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:
Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Global
Note]
REVERSE OF SECURITY
This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of senior securities evidencing unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company (herein
called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under and pursuant to an Indenture,
dated as of July 31, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under
the Indenture), as supplemented by a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 28, 2017, a Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated
as of October 1, 2025, a Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2026 and a Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August
20, 2026, each between the Company and the Trustee (herein collectively the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
The
Securities may be issued in one or more series, which different series may be issued in various aggregate principal amounts, may mature
at different times, may bear interest at different rates, may be subject to different redemption or repayment provisions (if any), may
be subject to different sinking, purchase or analogous funds (if any), and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture. This Security
is a Global Security representing U.S.$ aggregate principal amount of a series of Securities designated as the 5.550% Senior Notes due
January 20, 2034 of the Company, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to U.S.$1,250,000,000. Additional Securities of the same
class may be issued under the Indenture (the “Additional Securities”). The Securities and the Additional Securities
subsequently issued shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments,
redemptions and offers to purchase.
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities
of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner
and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Securities of this series will not be subject
to any sinking fund and will not be redeemable by the Company prior to Maturity, except in the limited circumstances described in the
Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance
at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants and certain Events of Default
upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions apply to this Security.
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions
as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders
of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also
contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding,
on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture
and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall
be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration
of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision
of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay
the principal of and any premium, interest and Additional Amounts on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed.
This Security is a Global Security registered in
the name of a nominee of the Depositary. This Global Security is exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a person other
than the Depositary or its nominee only in the limited circumstances hereinafter described. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole
or in part for definitive Securities in certificated form, this Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary
to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary.
The Securities represented by this Global Security
are exchangeable for definitive Securities in certificated form of like tenor as such Securities in denominations of $2,000 or an integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof only if (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as
Depositary for this Global Security or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the Company fails within 90 days thereafter to appoint a successor, (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the
Trustee a Company Order that such Global Security shall be so transferable and exchangeable or (iii) there shall have occurred and
be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series. Any Securities that are exchangeable pursuant to the
preceding sentence are exchangeable for certificated Securities issuable in authorized denominations and registered in such names as the
Depositary shall direct. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of definitive
Securities in certificated form is registerable in the Security Register upon surrender of the definitive Security for registration of
transfer at the office or agency of the Company at any place where the principal of, premium, interest and Additional Amounts on the definitive
Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the
Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities
of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees. Subject to the foregoing, this Global Security is not exchangeable, except for a Global Security or Global
Securities of this issue of the same principal amount to be registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration
of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable
in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration
of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any
such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant
or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Security, or because of the creation of any
indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or
of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional
provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly
waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof.
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
[PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR
OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE]
[PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF
ASSIGNEE]
the within Global Security, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing attorney to transfer such Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond
with the name as written upon the face of the within Global Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever.
EX-5.1 — EXHIBIT 5.1
EX-5.1
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Exhibit 5.1
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, Florida 33132
Our Reference: 01474.50255/US/80998386v2US/80998386v2US/80998386v2US/80998386v2
August 20, 2026
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Senior Notes
Offering: Exhibit 5.1 Opinion
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel on matters of
the law of the Republic of Liberia to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., a Liberian corporation (the “Company”), in connection
with an underwritten offering of $1,250,000,000 principal amount of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) pursuant
to an Underwriting Agreement dated August 6, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”),
between the representatives of the underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto, and the Company, and an indenture (the “Base Indenture”)
dated July 31, 2006, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”),
as supplemented by the sixth supplemental indenture, dated August 20, 2026, between the Company
and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”).
As such counsel, we have examined (i) the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-277554) (the “Registration Statement”), (ii) the prospectus contained
therein (the “Base Prospectus”), (iii) the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August
6, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (iv) the prospectus supplement dated August
10, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), (v) the Underwriting Agreement, (vi) the Indenture
and (vii) such other papers, documents and certificates of public officials and certificates of officers of the Company as we have deemed
relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions hereafter expressed.
In such examinations, we have assumed (i) the
genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii)
the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies, (iii) that there have been no
undisclosed modifications, either written, verbal or otherwise, of any provision of any document reviewed by us in connection with the
rendering of the opinion set forth herein, (iv) the completeness of each document submitted to us and (v) the truthfulness of each statement
as to all factual matters otherwise not known to us to be untruthful contained in any document or certificate encompassed within the due
diligence review undertaken by us.
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This opinion is limited to the law of the Republic
of Liberia. In rendering this opinion, we have relied on opinions of counsel in Liberia rendered in transactions which we consider to
be sufficiently similar to those contemplated hereby in order to afford a satisfactory basis for such opinion, and upon our independent
examinations of the Liberian Corporation Law of 1948 (Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the Liberian Code of Laws of 1956, effective March 1, 1958
as amended to July, 1973), the Liberian Business Corporation Act of 1976 (Title 5 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised, effective January
3, 1977, as amended), The Revenue Code of Liberia, and the Liberian Commercial Code of 2010, made available to us by Liberian Corporation
Services, Inc. and The Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, LLC, and our knowledge and interpretation of analogous laws
of the United States.
Based on the foregoing and having regard to legal
considerations which we deem relevant, and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the
opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the Republic of Liberia.
2. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to issue the Notes and to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Indenture.
3. The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
4. The Notes have been duly authorized by the Company.
We consent to the filing of this opinion with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company to be filed on the date hereof,
to the discussion of this opinion in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and to the references
to our firm in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that
we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules related
thereto, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus within the meaning
of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules related thereto.
Very truly yours,
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
/s/ Watson Farley & Williams LLP
EX-5.2 — EXHIBIT 5.2
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Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp
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West
New York,
NY 10001
TEL: (212) 735-3000
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August 20, 2026
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, Florida 33132
Re: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special United States counsel to
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., a Liberian corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering of $1,250,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “Notes”) to be issued under the
Base Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2026 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the
“Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity,
the “Trustee”).
This opinion letter is being furnished in accordance
with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).
In rendering the opinion stated herein, we have examined
and relied upon the following:
(a)
the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277554) of the Company relating to debt securities and other securities of
the Company filed on February 29, 2024 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities
Act allowing for delayed offerings pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act (the “Rules
and Regulations”), including the information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the
Rules and Regulations (such registration statement being hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”);
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
August 20, 2026
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(b)
the prospectus, dated February 29, 2024 (the “Base Prospectus”), which forms a part of and is included in the
Registration Statement;
(c)
the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated August 6, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus”),
relating to the offering of the Notes, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations;
(d)
the prospectus supplement, dated August 6, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement” and, together with the Base Prospectus,
the “Prospectus”), relating to the offering of the Notes in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
of the Rules and Regulations;
(e)
an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated August 6, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”),
among the Company and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives of the
several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the sale by the Company to the Underwriters of
the Notes;
(f)
an executed copy of the Base Indenture;
(g)
an executed copy of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture; and
(h)
the global certificates evidencing the Notes executed by the Company and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (the “Note
Certificates”), delivered by the Company to the Trustee for authentication and delivery.
We have also examined originals or copies, certified
or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials,
certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate
as a basis for the opinion stated below.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness
of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic,
certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinion stated
herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives
of the Company and others and of public officials, including the factual representations and warranties contained in the Underwriting
Agreement.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
August 20, 2026
Page 3
We do not express any opinion with respect to the
laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York (the “Opined-on Law”).
As used herein, “Transaction Documents”
means the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Note Certificates.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications
and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the Company
against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Note Certificates will constitute
valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State
of New York.
The opinion stated herein is subject to the following
assumptions and qualifications:
(a)
we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws or governmental orders affecting creditors’ rights generally,
and the opinions stated herein are limited by such laws and governmental orders and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in equity or at law);
(b)
we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule, regulation or order that is applicable to any party to any of the
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime
applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such
affiliates;
(c)
except to the extent expressly stated in the opinion contained herein, we have assumed that each of the Transaction Documents constitutes
the valid and binding obligation of each party to such Transaction Document, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;
(d)
we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating
to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions
having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules, regulations or orders,
or to the extent any such provision purports to waive or alter, or has the effect of waiving or altering, any statute of limitations;
(e)
we do not express any opinion whether the execution or delivery of any Transaction Document by the Company or the performance by
the Company of its obligations under any Transaction Document will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any covenant, restriction
or provision with respect to financial ratios or tests or any aspect of the financial condition or results of operations of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries;
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
August 20, 2026
Page 4
(f)
the opinions stated herein are limited to the agreements and documents specifically identified in the opinions contained herein
(the “Specified Documents”) without regard to any agreement or other document referenced in any Specified Document
(including agreements or other documents incorporated by reference or attached or annexed thereto) and without regard to any other agreement
or document relating to any Specified Document that is not a Transaction Document;
(g)
we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision of any Transaction Document to the extent that
such section purports to bind the Company to the exclusive jurisdiction of any particular federal court or courts;
(h)
we call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to any Transaction Document, a court may decline to
hear a case on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of
disputes; in addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of
the federal courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document;
(i) we
have assumed that R. Alexander Lake, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company, has accepted appointment
as agent to receive service of process and call to your attention that we do not express any opinion if and to the extent such agent
shall resign such appointment. Further, we do not express any opinion with respect to the irrevocability of the designation of such agent
to receive service of process;
(j) we have assumed that subsequent to the effectiveness of the Base Indenture and immediately prior to the issuance of the Notes,
the Base Indenture has not been and will not be amended or modified in any way that affects or relates to the Notes;
(k)
we call to your attention that the opinion stated herein is subject to possible judicial action giving effect to governmental actions
or laws of jurisdictions other than those with respect to which we express our opinion;
(l) to
the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained
in any Transaction Document, the opinion stated herein is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in
each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity
and constitutionality; and
(m) This opinion letter shall be interpreted in accordance with customary practice of United States lawyers who regularly give opinions
in transactions of this type.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
August 20, 2026
Page 5
In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinion we
have also assumed that, at all applicable times:
(a) the
Company (i) was duly incorporated and was validly existing and in good standing, (ii) had requisite legal status and legal capacity under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) has complied and will comply with all aspects of the laws of the jurisdiction
of its organization in connection with the transactions contemplated by, and the performance of its obligations under, the Transaction
Documents;
(b) the
Company had the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under each of the Transaction Documents;
(c) each
of the Transaction Documents had been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company;
(d) neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder,
including the issuance and sale of the Notes: (i) conflicted or will conflict with the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Company,
(ii) constituted or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which the
Company or its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (ii) with respect to those agreements
or instruments expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York which are listed in Part II of the Registration Statement
or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K), (iii) contravened or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority
to which the Company or its property is subject, or (iv) violated or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or
its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (iv) with respect to the Opined-on Law); and
(e) neither
the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Documents nor the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder,
including the issuance and sale of the Notes, required or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing,
recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under
the heading “Legal Matters” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit
that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations.
We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K being filed on the date hereof and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is expressed
as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the
facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP
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