Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): February 8, 2023

	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:

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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 8.01 Other Events.

On February 8, 2023, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has priced its private offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes are expected to be issued on or around February 13, 2023. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay principal payments on debt maturing in 2023 and/or 2024.

The Notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States, only to certain non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

This Current Report on Form 8–K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit 99.1	Press release dated February 8, 2023.

	Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.