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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Royal Caribbean (RCL)

Royal Caribbean closes $1.5 billion 5.375% senior notes offering due 2036

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Royal Caribbean Cruises completed a $1.5 billion offering of 5.375% senior notes due January 15, 2036, with net proceeds of about $1.484 billion. The company plans to use the proceeds to finance the delivery of Celebrity Xcel instead of its existing export credit agency facility, and to redeem, refinance or repurchase other debt, including revolving credit facility borrowings. The filing adds a new long-term debt obligation, but it does not report earnings or guidance.

Key points

  • Offering size: $1.5 billion aggregate principal of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2036, closed October 1, 2025
  • Net proceeds: approximately $1.484 billion after fees, commissions and expenses
  • Use of proceeds: financing Celebrity Xcel delivery and repaying or refinancing existing debt, including revolving credit facilities
  • Interest is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, starting January 15, 2026

The filing

CompanyRoyal Caribbean (RCL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 1, 2025, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-095642

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 01, 2025.

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