RCL: Material agreement

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On August 6, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto, relating to the issuance and sale by the Company of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) made pursuant to a registration statement and related prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Offering is expected to close on August 20, 2026, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, covenants and indemnification provisions. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering 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. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated August 6, 2026, among BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Exhibit A thereto. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES Pursuant