Royal Caribbean prices $1.25 billion of 5.550% senior notes due 2034
Royal Caribbean Cruises agreed on August 6, 2026 to sell $1.25 billion of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034 in an underwritten public offering. The offering is expected to close on August 20, 2026, and proceeds will mainly repay floating rate term loan borrowings, with any remainder used to repay or refinance other debt. For shareholders, this is a debt refinancing rather than a change in operations, and the filing does not state any effect on earnings.
Key points
- Notes: $1.25 billion aggregate principal, 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034
- Underwriting agreement dated August 6, 2026 with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives
- Expected closing: August 20, 2026, subject to customary conditions
- Proceeds to repay part of floating rate term loan borrowings, and any remainder to repay or refinance other debt
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 August 07, 2026.
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