RCL: Material agreement · New financial obligation

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 C