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Royal Caribbean reports better than expected first quarter 2012 results

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20 Apr 2012

Royal Caribbean reported its first quarter 2012 financial results and characterized it as better than expected.  In addition, they updated its guidancefor the remainder of 2012.

Royal Caribbean's net income for the first quarter 2012 was $47 million versus $78.4 million in 2011. Revenues improved to $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2012 compared to $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2011 as a result of capacity increases and yield improvements.

As Royal Caribbean expected, booking activity continued to improve over the span of the last few months.  Cumulative bookings since early February have been down mid single digits, although gradual improvement continues. Bookings from the United States have been running ahead of same time last year for the past four weeks.

Royal Caribbean Chairman Richard Fain commented on the results, "First quarter results were satisfactory given the difficult and uncertain operating environment and we continue to see gradual improvement in the demand for our great vacations.  We did not expect the impact of the tragedy to be long term and we are seeing evidence the effects are waning."

Bookings for the fourth quarter of 2012 and for 2013 sailings remain strong, with both load factors and pricing running ahead of same time last year. In addition, the company has seen an increase in summer demand for its Pullmantur brand's tour product.

Royal Caribbean Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Call Scheduled

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19 Jan 2012

Royal Caribbean will hold a conference call on February 2, 2012 at 10am to discuss its fourth quarter 2011 financial results.

The call will be available on-line at the company's investor relations web site, www.rclinvestor.com. To listen to the call by phone, please dial (877) 663-9606 in the US and Canada. International phone calls should be made to (706) 758-4628. There is no passcode or meeting number. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same site for a month following the call.

Royal Caribbean reports third quarter for 2011 as "better than expected"

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27 Oct 2011

Royal Caribbean's third quarter 2011 financial results were reported this morning and the good news is revenue yields, expenses and operating income are all better than expected for the quarter.  For the year, Royal Caribbean expects that its projections will remain stable.

Some of the key highlights include

  • Net income for the quarter was $399.0 million, or $1.82 per share.  This is up from $350.2 million last year at this time
  • Net Yields increased 5.3% (2.6% on a Constant-Currency basis.) NetCruise Costs per APCD (“NCC”) excluding fuel increased 2.5% (0.7% ona Constant-Currency basis.)

Royal Caribbean's 2012 outlook is described as: Though economic uncertainty is elevated and it is still early in the booking cycle, 2012 demand thus far has been solid. Booked load factors and pricing are both running ahead of this time last year,which supports the company’s expectation of continued yield accretion during 2012.

Royal Caribbean chairman Richard Fain commented on this quarter's results, "“It was gratifying to beat both our revenue and cost forecasts in the third quarter despite the turmoil in the worldwide financial markets.  The strength of our brands, combined with the value of our product, provides us with a high degree of economic resilience, and both our 2011 results and our 2012 booking patterns validate this.”

Royal Caribbean Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Call Scheduled

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20 Oct 2011

Royal Caribbean will hold a conference call on October 27, 2011 at 10am to discuss its third quarter 2011 financial results.

The call will be available on-line at the company's investor relations web site, www.rclinvestor.com. To listen to the call by phone, please dial (877) 663-9606 in the US and Canada. International phone calls should be made to (706) 758-4628. There is no passcode or meeting number. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same site for a month following the call.

Royal Caribbean announces termination of stock agreement deal

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26 Aug 2011

Royal Caribbean's two largest shareholders, A Wilhelmsen AS and Cruise Associates, have informed Royal Caribbean that they have terminated the Shareholders’ Agreement between themselves.  The deal between the two shareholders meant they agreed to vote their shares for the election as directors of four nominees of each shareholder. With the termination of the Shareholders’ Agreemnt, the two shareholders are no longer obliged to vote their shares in this manner.

Royal Caribbean is not included in the agreement but did issue a statement that the decision has nothing to do with Royal Caribbean as a company.  Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean's Chairman had this to say,  "This action is solely between the two shareholders and does not involve the Company.  We do not expect today’s announcement to result in any change in the Company’s operations or strategic direction."

Per Royal Caribbean's Articles of Incorporation stipulate that when the Shareholders’ Agreement was in place, the approval of at least one director affiliated with each of the two shareholders was required for certain corporate actions. Now that the agreement is terminated, this is no longer a requirement. In addition, Royal Caribbean noted that these changes are consistent with current trends in best practice for good corporate governance.

Lawyers hired to investigate Royal Caribbean's accounting error

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29 Jul 2011

At Royal Caribbean's second quarter 2011 quarterly results yesterday, Royal Caribbean announced an accounting error that has resulted in double digit drop in Royal Caribbean's stock price.  Today, corporate litigators Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims concerning whether Royal Caribbean and certain of its officers and directors have violated federal securities laws.

Royal Caribbean had said it would have to revise prior statements because of an error in the way it accounted for interest expense for amortizing financing fees. It reduced its full-year earning guidance by 10 cents per share even without the accounting change, and by 20 cents per share with the change. On this news, shares of Royal Caribbean plunged 10%, or over $3.25 per share.

Royal Caribbean CEO "embarrassed" by accounting error

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28 Jul 2011

Royal Caribbean held its conference call today to announce the company's second quarter financial results, Royal Caribbean chairman Richard Fain characterized an accounting error from the previous quarter as being "embarrassed".

Nonetheless, Fain was excited about the company's short term future and was overall positive about the direction Royal Caribbean is going in, "It still looks like this will be one of the best years in our history".

As a result of the error, Royal Caribbean lowered its full-year earnings per share prediction by 30 cents at the midpoint to a range of $2.90 to $3.20, mostly in order to reflect a revision to how it accounts for interest expense.

Despite Fain's and other executives attempts to diffuse the accounting error situation, Royal Caribbean's stock took a hit following the call, with the price dipping as low as 11% from its market open price.

The interest-expense accounting error related to the amortization of certain financing fees, and caused the revision of some prior results and lower guidance for the rest of the year. The revision is a noncash item, and Fain said the team that made the error also found it and quickly reported it.

During the call, Brian Rice, Chief Financial Officer for Royal Caribbean, called the mistake a human error and like Fain, was embarrassed by the situation.

Royal Caribbean reports second quarter 2011 results

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27 Jul 2011

Royal Caribbean has made a few financial announcements today, chief among them are...

  • Royal Caribbean management identified an error in a previous accounting treatment of interest expense in connection with its amortization of certain financing fees.  Royal Caribbean has revised its past financial statements to reflect the correct accounting.
  • Royal Caribbean's second quarter EPS was 47 cents before the Interest Expense revision (see above).  After making the adjustment, Royal Caribbean earnings were 43 cents per share.
  • If you exclude the Interest Expense revision, full year 2011 EPS guidance is now expected to be $3.05 to $3.15.  This reflects a 10 cent reduction to prior guidance due to continuing low bookings in the Eastern Mediterranean sailings.
  • Royal Caribbean's Board of Directors have reinstated the quarterly dividend at a rate of 10 cents per share, payable on August 30, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 12, 2011.

Here are Royal Caribbean's Second Quarter 2011 results

  • Royal Caribbean's net income was $93.5 million, or $0.43 per share, versus $53.7 million, or $0.25 per share, in 2010.
  • Royal Caribbean's revenues improved to $1.8 billion for the quarter, which is up from $1.6 billion in the same quarter of 2010.  The increase is a result of increases in capacity and yield improvements.   Net yields for the second quarter of 2011 increased 3.8% (0.8% on a Constant-Currency basis). 
  • Costs for 2011's second quarter were nearly unchanged.  In fact, most expense categories performed better than expected.
  • At-the-pump fuel pricing declines have lagged those of WTI during the quarter resulting in second quarter fuel pricing very similar to earlier calculations at $599 per metric ton. During the quarter and prior to the market declines in WTI pricing, the company monetized a portion of its WTI option portfolio thereby realizing a significant portion of the first quarter's marked-to-market gains. As a result of these actions, the net marked-to-market valuation of fuel options was immaterial in the second quarter.

Revenue:

For the full year, the company expects Net Yields to improve approximately 5% on an as-reported basis and 2% to 3% on a Constant-Currency basis. For the third quarter, the company expects Net Yields to improve approximately 5% on an as-reported basis and 1% to 2% on a Constant-Currency basis. Excluding Mediterranean sailings, third quarter Net Yields are expected to increase approximately 11% (approximately 9% on a Constant-Currency basis).

Two factors that influenced the company's outlook in April are again affecting the outlook on yields, geopolitical events and fluctuations in the U.S. Dollar:

Geopolitical: The ongoing conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean and its spillover effects continues to create hesitation around travel to the region. Some of this was already evident at the time of the company's last guidance. However, during the second quarter, the civil unrest in the Eastern Mediterranean expanded to other areas including Syria and Greece and the level of concern amongst travelers grew as tensions in the region dominated the headlines. This has resulted in a full year yield reduction of approximately 150 basis points versus April guidance. Net Yields for the Mediterranean are now expected to be down approximately 4% for the year, which is in stark contrast with the rest of the company's portfolio. The impact related to the events in Japan was reasonably clear by the time of the last guidance. The impact on bookings was immediate, but the situation has now stabilized. The guidance for 2011 has not changed materially from previous guidance and the outlook going forward is very positive.

Strengthening of the U.S. Dollar: In a reversal of the trends observed in April, the company's revenues have been negatively influenced by the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar relative to other currencies. Assuming current currency exchange rates, the company expects Net Yields for the full year on an as-reported basis to decline approximately 50 basis points from its previous guidance as a result of currency.

The company noted that with the exception of the Eastern Mediterranean, it continues to observe strong demand for its products, especially the Caribbean, Alaska and Northern Europe. The strength of this demand (both rate and volume) reinforces that Eastern Mediterranean pricing softness this summer appears to be geopolitically related and that the economic demand for its products is strong. Further supporting this premise, excluding the Mediterranean, Net Yields for the year are expected to be up approximately 8% (approximately 6% on a Constant-Currency basis).

Net Cruise Costs (Excluding Fuel):

For the full year, the company expects NCC excluding fuel to increase approximately 3% on an as-reported basis and 1% - 2% on a Constant-Currency basis. For the third quarter, the company expects NCC excluding fuel to increase 4% to 5% on an as-reported basis and approximately 2% on a Constant-Currency basis.

The company has remained focused on tight cost controls and has reduced operating costs 100 basis points more than expected through a number of initiatives. In addition the strengthening U.S. Dollar has improved NCC excluding fuel a further 50 basis points since April.

Fuel Expense

The company does not forecast fuel prices and its fuel cost calculations are based on current at-the-pump prices, net of hedging impacts. Based on today's fuel prices the company has included $202 million and $763 million of fuel expense in its third quarter 2011 and full year 2011 guidance, respectively. These figures also take account further energy savings initiatives which continue to reduce the company's already low level of energy consumption.

Forecasted consumption is now 55% hedged for the remainder of 2011 at a WTI barrel equivalent rate of approximately $67 bbl, 55% hedged in 2012 at an equivalent rate of $72 bbl, 47% hedged in 2013 at an equivalent rate of $78 bbl, 30% hedged in 2014 at an equivalent rate of $87 bbl and 20% hedged in 2015 at an equivalent rate of $88 bbl. Additionally, the company also utilizes fuel options to further protect against escalating fuel prices. WTI fuel options at strike prices ranging from $90 bbl to $100 bbl cover an additional 8% and 11% of estimated consumption in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

The company provided the following fuel statistics for the third quarter and full year 2011:

FUEL STATISTICS                       Third Quarter 2011 Full Year 2011

        Fuel Consumption                      335,000            1,319,000

        Fuel Expenses                         $202 Million       $763 Million

        Percent Hedged (fwd consumption)      53%                55%

        Impact of 10% change in fuel prices * $10 million        $20 million

        *excludes marked-to-market impact of fuel options.

        





In addition, based on the assumed fuel statistics above, the company provided the following guidance for the third quarter and full year 2011.

GUIDANCE                      As-Reported          Constant-Currency

                                      Third Quarter 2011

        Net Yields                    Approx. 5%           1% to 2%

        Net Cruise Costs per APCD     Approx. 6%           4% to 5%

        Net Cruise Costs per APCD,    4% to 5%             Approx. 2%

        excluding Fuel

                                      Full Year 2011

        Net Yields                    Approx. 5%           2% to 3%

        Net Cruise Costs per APCD     Approx. 4%           Approx. 3%

        Net Cruise Costs per APCD,    Approx. 3%           1% to 2%

        excluding Fuel

                                      Third Quarter 2011   Full Year 2011

        EPS                           $1.85 to $1.90       $2.85 to $2.95

        Capacity Increase             6.3%                 7.6%

        Depreciation and Amortization $175 to $180 million $705 to $710 million

        Interest Expense, net         $88 to $93 million   $355 to $365 million

        Exchange rates used in guidance calculations

        EUR                           $1.45

        GBP                           $1.64

        





Liquidity and Financing Arrangements

As of June 30, 2011, and taking into account the new revolver, liquidity was $1.3 billion, including cash and the undrawn portion of the company's unsecured revolving credit facilities. Additionally, the company has committed unsecured financing on its remaining newbuilds.

The company has renewed its primary revolving credit facility that was due to expire in June of 2012. The facility has been extended to 5 years and now matures in July 2016. It can be drawn up to $875 million. This facility combined with the company's $525 million facility due in November 2014, provides the company with access to $1.4 billion in unsecured revolving credit facilities. The company intends to maintain staggered maturity profiles on these two facilities going forward to further reduce refinancing risks.

Capital Expenditures and Capacity Guidance

The company took delivery of the Celebrity Silhouette on July 18th. Celebrity Silhouette is the fourth in a series of five of the highly acclaimed Celebrity Solstice-class vessels and will initially split her time between Caribbean and European itineraries.

Based on current ship orders, projected capital expenditures for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are $1.1 billion, $1.2 billion, $500 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. These estimates include the recently announced Project Sunshine, energy savings initiatives and additional refurbishment investments.

Capacity increases for the same four years are 7.6%, 1.9%, 2.5% and 0.7%, respectively.

Conference Call Scheduled

The company has scheduled a conference call at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time tomorrow to discuss its earnings. This call can be heard, either live or on a delayed basis, on the company's investor relations web site at www.rclinvestor.com .

Selected Operational and Financial Metrics

Available Passenger Cruise Days ("APCD")

APCD is our measurement of capacity and represents double occupancy per cabin multiplied by the number of cruise days for the period. We use this measure to perform capacity and rate analysis to identify the main non-capacity drivers that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary.

Constant-Currency

We believe Net Yields and Net Cruise Costs are our most relevant non-GAAP financial measures. However, a significant portion of our revenue and expenses are denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar. Because our reporting currency is the United States dollar, the value of these revenues and expenses can be affected by changes in currency exchange rates. Although such changes in local currency prices is just one of many elements impacting our revenues and expenses, it can be an important element. For this reason, we also monitor Net Yields and Net Cruise Costs as if the current periods' currency exchange rates had remained constant with the comparable prior periods' rates, or on a "Constant-Currency" basis. We calculate "Constant-Currency" by applying the average 2010 monthly exchange rates for each month of the period during 2010 to the results during the corresponding months in 2011, so as to calculate what the results would have been had exchange rates been the same throughout both periods. It should be emphasized that the use of Constant-Currency is primarily used for comparing short-term changes and/or projections.

Over the longer term, changes in guest sourcing and shifting the amount of purchases between currencies significantly change the impact of the purely currency based fluctuations.

Gross Cruise Costs

Gross Cruise Costs represent the sum of total cruise operating expenses plus marketing, selling and administrative expenses.

Gross Yields

Gross Yields represent total revenues per APCD.

Net Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel

Net Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel represent Gross Cruise Costs excluding commissions, transportation and other expenses and onboard and other expenses and, in the case of Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel, fuel (each of which is described above under the Description of Certain Line Items heading). In measuring our ability to control costs in a manner that positively impacts net income, we believe changes in Net Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel to be the most relevant indicators of our performance. A reconciliation of historical Gross Cruise Costs to Net Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel is provided below under Results of Operations. We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of projected Gross Cruise Costs to projected Net Cruise Costs and projected Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel due to the significant uncertainty in projecting the costs deducted to arrive at these measures. Accordingly, we do not believe that reconciling information for such projected figures would be meaningful.

Net Debt-to-Capital

Net Debt-to-Capital is a ratio which represents total long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, less cash and cash equivalents ("Net Debt") divided by the sum of Net Debt and total shareholders' equity. We believe Net Debt and Net Debt-to-Capital, along with total long-term debt and shareholders' equity are useful measures of our capital structure.

Net Revenues

Net Revenues represent total revenues less commissions, transportation and other expenses and onboard and other expenses.

Net Yields

Net Yields represent Net Revenues per APCD. We utilize Net Revenues and Net Yields to manage our business on a day-to-day basis as we believe that it is the most relevant measure of our pricing performance because it reflects the cruise revenues earned by us net of our most significant variable costs, which are commissions, transportation and other expenses and onboard and other expenses. We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of projected Gross Yields to projected Net Yields due to the significant uncertainty in projecting the costs deducted to arrive at this measure. Accordingly, we do not believe that reconciling information for such projected figures would be meaningful.

Occupancy

Occupancy, in accordance with cruise vacation industry practice, is calculated by dividing Passenger Cruise Days by APCD. A percentage in excess of 100% indicates that three or more passengers occupied some cabins.

Passenger Cruise Days

Passenger Cruise Days represent the number of passengers carried for the period multiplied by the number of days of their respective cruises.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises, CDF Croisieres de France, and TUI Cruises through a 50% joint venture. The company has a combined total of 40 ships in service and two under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and New Zealand. Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com , www.celebrity.com , www.pullmantur.es , www.azamaraclubcruises.com , www.cdfcroisieresdefrance.com , www.tuicruises.com or www.rclinvestor.com .

Certain statements in this release relating to, among other things, our future performance constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected financial results for the third quarter and full year 2011 and the yields expected in 2011. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, are inherently uncertain and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the following: the impact of the economic environment on the demand for cruises, the impact of the economic environment on our ability to generate cash flows from operations or obtain new borrowings from the credit or capital markets in amounts sufficient to satisfy our capital expenditures, debt repayments and other financing needs, the uncertainties of conducting business internationally and expanding into new markets, changes in operating and financing costs, vacation industry competition and changes in industry capacity and overcapacity, emergency ship repairs, including the related lost revenue, the impact of ship delivery delays, ship cancellations or ship construction price increases, financial difficulties encountered by shipyards or their subcontractors and adverse publicity concerning the cruise vacation industry and the unavailability or cost of air service.

More information about factors that could affect our operating results is included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our Investor Relations web site at www.rclinvestor.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov . Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, which we believe provide useful information to investors as a supplement to our consolidated financial statements which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as do the corresponding GAAP measures.

A reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure of all non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release can be found in the tables included at the end of this press release.

Financial Tables Follow

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

        (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                              Quarter Ended               Six Months Ended

                                                                              June 30,                    June 30,

                                                                              --------------------------  ----------------------------

                                                                                 2011          2010           2011           2010

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Passenger ticket revenues                                          $  1,296,789  $  1,159,453  $   2,523,306  $   2,241,974

           Onboard and other revenues                                            471,084       442,244        916,562        845,373

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Total revenues                                                        1,767,873     1,601,697      3,439,868      3,087,347

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Cruise operating expenses:

                  Commissions, transportation and other                          299,174       271,140        578,723        539,790

                  Onboard and other                                              134,938       124,190        237,428        215,125

                  Payroll and related                                            198,794       188,608        403,281        368,042

                  Food                                                           99,149        93,850         199,231        186,497

                  Fuel                                                           188,128       164,118        354,189        319,057

                  Other operating                                                265,192       244,281        513,594        482,951

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

                          Total cruise operating expenses                        1,185,375     1,086,187      2,286,446      2,111,462

           Marketing, selling and administrative expenses                        242,258       211,795        490,396        422,843

           Depreciation and amortization expenses                                172,050       160,031        345,302        317,606

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Operating Income                                                      168,190       143,684        317,724        235,436

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Other income (expense):

                  Interest income                                                6,478         1,363          10,259         2,732

                  Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  (92,968)      (90,661)       (193,593)      (182,189)

                  Other income (expense)                                         11,791        (655)          37,511         77,595

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

                                                                                 (74,699)      (89,953)       (145,823)      (101,862)

                                                                                 ---------     ---------      ---------      ---------

           Net Income                                                         $  93,491     $  53,731     $   171,901    $   133,574

           Earnings Per Share:

           Basic                                                              $  0.43       $  0.25       $   0.79       $   0.62

           Diluted                                                            $  0.43       $  0.25       $   0.78       $   0.61

           Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:

           Basic                                                                 217,028       215,043        216,771        214,680

           Diluted                                                               219,370       217,561        219,516        217,304

        





STATISTICS

                                Quarter Ended           Six Months Ended

                                June 30,                June 30,

                                ---------------------   -----------------------

                                2011        2010        2011         2010

                                ---------   ---------   ----------   ----------

          Passengers Carried    1,185,679   1,112,984   2,400,489    2,230,514

          Passenger Cruise Days 8,337,646   7,817,339   16,783,344   15,402,065

          APCD                  8,038,014   7,543,536   16,138,310   14,897,628

          Occupancy             103.7%      103.6%      104.0%       103.4%

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

        (in thousands, except share data)

                                                                                                 As  of

                                                                                                 --------------------------------

                                                                                                 June 30,        December 31,

                                                                                                 2011            2010

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                                                                                 (unaudited)

              Assets

              Current assets

                                 Cash and cash equivalents                                       $      551,460  $        419,929

                                 Trade and other receivables, net                                273,708         266,710

                                 Inventories                                                     145,547         126,797

                                 Prepaid expenses and other assets                               225,326         145,144

                                 Derivative financial instruments                                130,835         56,491

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                 Total current assets                                            1,326,876       1,015,071

              Property and equipment, net                                                        16,440,866      16,771,677

              Goodwill                                                                           800,436         759,328

              Other assets                                                                       1,380,320       1,107,753

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                                                                                 $ 19,948,498    $   19,653,829

              Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

              Current liabilities

                                 Current portion of long-term debt                               $      703,245  $     1,198,929

                                 Accounts payable                                                343,162         249,047

                                 Accrued interest                                                100,253         160,906

                                 Accrued expenses and other liabilities                          480,656         553,218

                                 Customer deposits                                               1,660,614       1,283,073

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                 Total current liabilities                                       3,287,930       3,445,173

              Long-term debt                                                                     7,901,646       7,951,187

              Other long-term liabilities                                                        410,643         356,717

              Commitments and contingencies

              Shareholders' equity

                                 Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;

                                 none outstanding)                                               -               -

                                 Common stock ($0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized;

                                 227,366,165 and 226,211,731 shares issued, June 30, 2011        2,273           2,262

                                 and December 31, 2010, respectively)

                                 Paid-in capital                                                 3,054,797       3,027,130

                                 Retained earnings                                               5,431,899       5,259,998

                                 Accumulated other comprehensive income                          273,014         25,066

                                 Treasury stock (10,308,683 common shares at                     (413,704)       (413,704)

                                 cost, June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                 Total shareholders' equity                                      8,348,279       7,900,752

                                                                                                 --------------  ----------------

                                                                                                 $ 19,948,498    $   19,653,829

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

                                            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                            (unaudited, in thousands)

                                                                                                Six Months Ended

                                                                                                June 30,

                                                                                                --------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                2011                       2010

                                                                                                -------------------------  -----------------------

        Operating Activities

        Net income                                                                              $                 171,901  $               133,574

        Adjustments:

                                            Depreciation and amortization                       345,302                    317,606

                                            (Gain) loss on fuel call options                    (24,803)                   7,348

        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                            Decrease in trade and other receivables, net        63,803                     127,131

                                            Increase in inventories                             (17,316)                   (5,607)

                                            Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets       (83,740)                   (37,937)

                                            Increase in accounts payable                        92,619                     23,622

                                            Decrease in accrued interest                        (60,653)                   (42,500)

                                            Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities  (21,931)                   (13,572)

                                            Increase in customer deposits                       306,070                    320,382

        Cash received on settlement of derivative financial instruments                         -                          172,993

        Other, net                                                                              (4,510)                    7,862

        Net cash provided by operating activities                                               766,742                    1,010,902

        Investing Activities

        Purchases of property and equipment                                                     (251,565)                  (847,541)

        Cash received (paid) on settlement of derivative financial instruments                  25,250                     (7,121)

        Loans to unconsolidated affiliates                                                      (69,682)                   -

        Proceeds from the sale of ships                                                         345,000                    -

        Other, net                                                                              (3,044)                    (8,266)

        Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                     45,959                     (862,928)

        Financing Activities

        Debt proceeds                                                                           702,442                    1,081,069

        Debt issuance costs                                                                     (28,593)                   (36,929)

        Repayments of debt                                                                      (1,376,801)                (1,168,928)

        Proceeds from exercise of common stock options                                          17,923                     11,377

        Other, net                                                                              705                        748

        Net cash used in financing activities                                                   (684,324)                  (112,663)

        Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                                 3,154                      (1,110)

        Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                               131,531                    34,201

        Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                        419,929                    284,619

        Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                              $                 551,460  $               318,820

        Supplemental Disclosure

        Cash paid during the period for:

                                            Interest, net of amount capitalized                 $                 223,438  $               159,288

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        NON-GAAP RECONCILING INFORMATION

        (unaudited)

        Gross Yields and Net Yields were calculated as follows (in thousands, except APCD and Yields):

                                                            Quarter Ended                                         Six Months Ended

                                                            June 30,                                              June 30,

                                                            ---------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------------------

                                                                 2011            2011                 2010             2011             2011                 2010

                                                                                 On a                                                   On a

                                                                                 Constant                                               Constant

                                                                                 Currency basis                                         Currency basis

                                                                 ---------       --------------       ---------        ----------       --------------       ----------

        Passenger ticket revenues                           $    1,296,789  $    1,250,933       $    1,159,453   $    2,523,306   $    2,461,208       $    2,241,974

        Onboard and other revenues                               471,084         463,063              442,244          916,562          907,073              845,373

                                                                 ---------       --------------       ---------        ----------       --------------       ----------

        Total revenues                                           1,767,873       1,713,996            1,601,697        3,439,868        3,368,281            3,087,347

        Less:

                      Commissions, transportation and other      299,174         287,707              271,140          578,723          564,182              539,790

                      Onboard and other                          134,938         130,240              124,190          237,428          232,411              215,125

        Net revenues                                        $    1,333,761  $    1,296,049       $    1,206,367   $    2,623,717   $    2,571,688       $    2,332,432

        APCD                                                     8,038,014       8,038,014            7,543,536        16,138,310       16,138,310           14,897,628

        Gross Yields                                        $    219.94     $    213.24          $    212.33      $    213.15      $    208.71          $    207.24

        Net Yields                                          $    165.93     $    161.24          $    159.92      $    162.58      $    159.35          $    156.56

        





Gross Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs were calculated as follows (in thousands, except APCD and costs per APCD):

                                                       Quarter Ended                                         Six Months Ended

                                                       June 30,                                              June 30,

                                                       ---------------------------------------------------   -----------------------------------------------------

                                                            2011            2011                 2010             2011             2011                 2010

                                                                            On a                                                   On a

                                                                            Constant                                               Constant

                                                                            Currency basis                                         Currency basis

                                                            ---------       --------------       ---------        ----------       --------------       ----------

        Total cruise operating expenses                $    1,185,375  $    1,157,939       $    1,086,187   $    2,286,446   $    2,255,110       $    2,111,462

        Marketing, selling and administrative expenses      242,258         233,152              211,795          490,396          479,644              422,843

                                                            ---------       --------------       ---------        ----------       --------------       ----------

        Gross Cruise Costs                                  1,427,633       1,391,091            1,297,982        2,776,842        2,734,754            2,534,305

        Less:

               Commissions, transportation and other        299,174         287,707              271,140          578,723          564,182              539,790

               Onboard and other                            134,938         130,240              124,190          237,428          232,411              215,125

        Net Cruise Costs                               $    993,521    $    973,144         $    902,652     $    1,960,691   $    1,938,161       $    1,779,390

        Less:

               Fuel                                         188,128         186,823              164,118          354,189          352,379              319,057

                                                            ---------       --------------       ---------        ----------       --------------       ----------

        Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel                $    805,393    $    786,321         $    738,534     $    1,606,502   $    1,585,782       $    1,460,333

        APCD                                                8,038,014       8,038,014            7,543,536        16,138,310       16,138,310           14,897,628

        Gross Cruise Costs per APCD                    $    177.61     $    173.06          $    172.07      $    172.07      $    169.46          $    170.11

        Net Cruise Costs per APCD                      $    123.60     $    121.07          $    119.66      $    121.49      $    120.10          $    119.44

        Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel per APCD       $    100.20     $    97.83           $    97.90       $    99.55       $    98.26           $    98.02

        





Net Debt-to-Capital was calculated as follows (in thousands):

                                                                                 As of

                                                                                       June 30,      December 31,

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

                                                                                       2011          2010

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

        Long-term debt, net of current portion                                   $     7,901,646   $ 7,951,187

        Current portion of long-term debt                                              703,245       1,198,929

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

        Total debt                                                                     8,604,891     9,150,116

        Less: Cash and cash equivalents                                                551,460       419,929

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

        Net Debt                                                                 $     8,053,431   $ 8,730,187

        Total shareholders' equity                                               $     8,348,279   $ 7,900,752

        Total debt                                                                     8,604,891     9,150,116

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

        Total debt and shareholders' equity                                            16,953,170    17,050,868

        Debt-to-Capital                                                                50.8%         53.7%

        Net Debt                                                                       8,053,431     8,730,187

                                                                                       ----------    ----------------------------

        Net Debt and shareholders' equity                                        $     16,401,710  $ 16,630,939

        Net Debt-to-Capital                                                            49.1%         52.5%

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        EFFECT OF CORRECTION ON CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

        (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                          Year Ended                                       Year Ended

                                                                          December 31, 2010                                December 31, 2009

                                                                                                                           ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (339,393)      $  (31,814)    $  (371,207)    $  (300,012)      $  (9,936)     $  (309,948)

           Total other expense                                               (255,166)         (31,814)       (286,980)       (326,090)         (9,936)        (336,026)

           Net Income                                                        547,467           (31,814)       515,653         162,421           (9,936)        152,485

           Earnings per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  2.55           $  (0.15)      $  2.40         $  0.76           $  (0.05)      $  0.71

           Diluted                                                        $  2.51           $  (0.15)      $  2.37         $  0.75           $  (0.05)      $  0.71

                                                                          Quarter Ended                                    Quarter Ended

                                                                          March 31, 2011                                   March 31, 2010

                                                                          (unaudited)

                                                                          ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (87,483)       $  (13,142)    $  (100,625)    $  (83,924)       $  (7,604)     $  (91,528)

           Total other expense                                               (57,982)          (13,142)       (71,124)        (4,305)           (7,604)        (11,909)

           Net Income                                                        91,552            (13,142)       78,410          87,447            (7,604)        79,843

           Earnings per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  0.42           $  (0.06)      $  0.36         $  0.41           $  (0.04)      $  0.37

           Diluted                                                        $  0.42           $  (0.06)      $  0.36         $  0.40           $  (0.04)      $  0.37

                                                                          Quarter Ended                                    Quarter Ended

                                                                          June 30, 2010                                    June 30, 2009

                                                                                                                           ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (83,846)       $  (6,815)     $  (90,661)     $  (68,327)       $  (1,190)     $  (69,517)

           Total other expense                                               (83,138)          (6,815)        (89,953)        (90,148)          (1,190)        (91,338)

           Net Income (Loss)                                                 60,546            (6,815)        53,731          (35,086)          (1,190)        (36,276)

           Earnings (Loss) per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  0.28           $  (0.03)      $  0.25         $  (0.16)         $  (0.01)      $  (0.17)

           Diluted                                                        $  0.28           $  (0.03)      $  0.25         $  (0.16)         $  (0.01)      $  (0.17)

                                                                          Six Months Ended                                 Six Months Ended

                                                                          June 30, 2010                                    June 30, 2009

                                                                                                                           ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (167,770)      $  (14,419)    $  (182,189)    $  (147,789)      $  (1,190)     $  (148,979)

           Total other expense                                               (87,443)          (14,419)       (101,862)       (170,639)         (1,190)        (171,829)

           Net Income (Loss)                                                 147,993           (14,419)       133,574         (71,324)          (1,190)        (72,514)

           Earnings (Loss) per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  0.69           $  (0.07)      $  0.62         $  (0.33)         $  (0.01)      $  (0.34)

           Diluted                                                        $  0.68           $  (0.07)      $  0.61         $  (0.33)         $  (0.01)      $  (0.34)

                                                                          Quarter Ended                                    Quarter Ended

                                                                          September 30, 2010                               September 30, 2009

                                                                                                                           ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (82,494)       $  (6,588)     $  (89,082)     $  (73,912)       $  (684)       $  (74,596)

           Total other expense                                               (88,735)          (6,588)        (95,323)        (76,449)          (684)          (77,133)

           Net Income                                                        356,767           (6,588)        350,179         230,392           (684)          229,708

           Earnings per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  1.66           $  (0.03)      $  1.63         $  1.08           $  0.00        $  1.07

           Diluted                                                        $  1.64           $  (0.03)      $  1.61         $  1.07           $  0.00        $  1.07

                                                                          Nine Months Ended                                Nine Months Ended

                                                                          September 30, 2010                               September 30, 2009

                                                                                                                           ----------------------------------------------

                                                                             As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                                             Reported                                         Reported

                                                                             -------------     ----------     ----------      -------------     ----------     ----------

           Interest expense, net of interest capitalized                  $  (250,264)      $  (21,007)    $  (271,271)    $  (221,701)      $  (1,873)     $  (223,574)

           Total other expense                                               (176,178)         (21,007)       (197,185)       (247,088)         (1,873)        (248,961)

           Net Income                                                        504,760           (21,007)       483,753         159,068           (1,873)        157,195

           Earnings per Share:

           Basic                                                          $  2.35           $  (0.10)      $  2.25         $  0.74           $  (0.01)      $  0.74

           Diluted                                                        $  2.32           $  (0.10)      $  2.23         $  0.74           $  (0.01)      $  0.73

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        EFFECT OF CORRECTION ON CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

        (in thousands)

                                                  As of                                                     As of

                                                  December 31, 2010                                         December 31, 2009

                                                  --------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------

                                                     As Previously Reported     Adjustment     As Revised      As Previously Reported     Adjustment     As Revised

                                                     ----------------------     ----------     ----------      ----------------------     ----------     ----------

           Property and equipment, net            $  16,769,181              $  2,496       $  16,771,677   $  15,268,053              $  384         $  15,268,437

           Other assets                              1,151,324                  (43,571)       1,107,753       1,146,677                  (9,453)        1,137,224

           Total assets                              19,694,904                 (41,075)       19,653,829      18,233,494                 (9,069)        18,224,425

           Accrued expenses and other liabilities    552,543                    675            553,218         521,190                    867            522,057

           Total current liabilities                 3,444,498                  675            3,445,173       2,749,030                  867            2,749,897

           Retained earnings                         5,301,748                  (41,750)       5,259,998       4,754,950                  (9,936)        4,745,014

           Total shareholders' equity                7,942,502                  (41,750)       7,900,752       7,499,717                  (9,936)        7,489,781

           Total assets and liabilities              19,694,904                 (41,075)       19,653,829      18,233,494                 (9,069)        18,224,425

        





ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

        EFFECT OF CORRECTION ON CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

        (in thousands)

        The correction did not have an effect on the Company's operating cash flows.  The following table presents the effect on the individual line items within operating cash flows on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for June 30, 2010.

                                                                              Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

                                                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                 As Previously         Adjustment            Reclassification(1)    As Revised

                                                                                                 Reported

                                                                                                 ------------------    ------------------    -------------------    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           Net Income                                         $                  147,993             $ (14,419)            $ -                    $ 133,574

                           Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities                    (13,514)              (58)                  -                      (13,572)

                           Other, net                                                            733                   14,477                (7,348)                7,862

        (1) For the six months ended June 30, 2010, $7.3 million has been reclassified in the consolidated statement of cash flows from other, net within net cash flows provided by operating activities to (gain) loss on fuel call options within net cash flows provided by operating activities in order to conform to the current year presentation.

        





Reminder: Royal Caribbean 2nd Quarter Earnings Report tomorrow at 10am

In:
27 Jul 2011

For those interested, a quick reminder that Royal Caribbean will announce its second quarter 2011 financial earnings report Thursday, July 28 at 10am Eastern time.  Wall Street Analysts consensus calls for a profit of $0.45 a share on $1.8 billion revenue.

Royal Caribbean estimates have a range of $0.09 a share. The high estimate calls for profit of $0.5 a share and the low estimate is calling for a profit of $0.41 a share, a year ago for the quarter the company reported $0.28 a share.

The report should take about an hour and you can listen to it live on the Royal Caribbean Investor web site or by phone, please dial (877) 663-9606 in the US and Canada. International phone calls should be made to (706) 758-4628. There is no passcode or meeting number. 

Royal Caribbean outperforming Carnival in last minute bookings

In:
27 Jul 2011

Wells Fargo Leisure is reporting that pricing for North America cruise bookings made about 60 days prior to departure remain strong for cruises that go to the Caribbean and Canada.  

These analysts also indicated that Royal Caribbean has been out-performing Carnival Cruises in the last four weeks on close-in bookings.

This is good news for Royal Caribbean because they have a second quarter earnings call scheduled for tomorrow and analysts have changed their for 2011-12 earnings per share estimates from $3.30 to $3.76 (previously $3.28 to $3.73) on Royal Caribbean.

During the earnings call, analysts said they expect Royal Caribbean to reaffirm its 3% to 5% net yield guidance for 2011, and an earnings per share guidance of $3.10 to $3.30.

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