Royal Caribbean Cruises 10Q 2021 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-11884

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Republic of Liberia						98-0081645
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida 33132

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(305) 539-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

RCL

New York Stock Exchange

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There were 254,789,847 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 27, 2021

Table of Contents

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)


	Quarter Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Passenger ticket revenues	$	280,153	$	3,204
Onboard and other revenues	176,805		(36,892)
Total revenues	456,958		(33,688)
Cruise operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	64,780		(3,321)
Onboard and other	42,703		6,036
Payroll and related	265,974		119,213
Food	48,950		5,640
Fuel	118,127		53,815
Other operating	273,157		127,226
Total cruise operating expenses	813,691		308,609
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	323,422		246,779
Depreciation and amortization expenses	325,907		317,139
Impairment and credit losses	(238)		89,899
Operating Loss	(1,005,824)		(996,114)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	3,786		5,017
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	(430,661)		(259,349)
Equity investment loss	(29,085)		(78,013)
Other income (expense)	37,230		(10,853)
	(418,730)		(343,198)
Net Loss	(1,424,554)		(1,339,312)
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		7,444
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,424,554)	$	(1,346,756)
Loss per Share:
Basic	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)
Diluted	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	254,713		214,163
Diluted	254,713		214,163
Comprehensive Loss
Net Loss	$	(1,424,554)	$	(1,339,312)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	5,022		19,071
Change in defined benefit plans	(3,627)		(3,086)
(Loss) gain on cash flow derivative hedges	(13,264)		66,135
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(11,869)		82,120
Comprehensive Loss	(1,436,423)		(1,257,192)
Less: Comprehensive Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		7,444
Comprehensive Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,436,423)	$	(1,264,636)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share data)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Passenger ticket revenues	$	323,782	$	1,487,077
Onboard and other revenues	226,104		687,590
Total revenues	549,886		2,174,667
Cruise operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	72,917		342,632
Onboard and other	55,782		151,333
Payroll and related	530,250		693,480
Food	74,618		154,439
Fuel	219,058		327,275
Other operating	569,383		830,689
Total cruise operating expenses	1,522,008		2,499,848
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	867,021		944,087
Depreciation and amortization expenses	959,512		961,226
Impairment and credit losses	39,934		1,354,514
Operating Loss	(2,838,589)		(3,585,008)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	13,317		15,757
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	(1,007,986)		(571,149)
Equity investment loss	(137,044)		(140,258)
Other income (expense)	66,771		(127,537)
	(1,064,942)		(823,187)
Net Loss	(3,903,531)		(4,408,195)
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		22,332
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(3,903,531)	$	(4,430,527)
Loss per Share:
Basic	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)
Diluted	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	250,808		210,894
Diluted	250,808		210,894
Comprehensive Loss
Net Loss	$	(3,903,531)	$	(4,408,195)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11,255		55,698
Change in defined benefit plans	3,748		(16,953)
Gain (loss) on cash flow derivative hedges	48,514		(110,139)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	63,517		(71,394)
Comprehensive Loss	(3,840,014)		(4,479,589)
Less: Comprehensive Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		22,332
Comprehensive Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(3,840,014)	$	(4,501,921)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)


	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,289,326	$	3,684,474
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances of $12,369 and $3,867 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	397,232		284,149
Inventories	142,408		118,703
Prepaid expenses and other assets	268,008		154,339
Derivative financial instruments	70,407		70,082
Total current assets	4,167,381		4,311,747
Property and equipment, net	25,699,712		25,246,595
Operating lease right-of-use assets	560,224		599,985
Goodwill	809,373		809,480
Other assets, net of allowances of $85,089 and $81,580 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	1,428,876		1,497,380
Total assets	$	32,665,566	$	32,465,187
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	956,743	$	961,768
Commercial paper	—		409,319
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	71,341		102,677
Accounts payable	461,411		353,422
Accrued interest	248,983		252,668
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	658,987		615,750
Derivative financial instruments	79,305		56,685
Customer deposits	2,766,150		1,784,832
Total current liabilities	5,242,920		4,537,121
Long-term debt	19,882,760		17,957,956
Long-term operating lease liabilities	549,099		563,876
Other long-term liabilities	523,289		645,565
Total liabilities	26,198,068		23,704,518

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, 282,672,234 and 265,198,371 shares issued, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	2,827		2,652
Paid-in capital	7,547,210		5,998,574
Retained earnings	1,659,244		5,562,775
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(675,824)		(739,341)
Treasury stock (27,882,987 and 27,799,775 common shares at cost, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	(2,065,959)		(2,063,991)
Total shareholders’ equity	6,467,498		8,760,669
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	32,665,566	$	32,465,187

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Operating Activities
Net Loss	$	(3,903,531)	$	(4,408,195)
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	959,512		961,226
Impairment and credit losses	39,934		1,354,514
Net deferred income tax benefit	(31,395)		(4,586)
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments not designated as hedges	(11,560)		64,541
Share-based compensation expense	55,435		29,871
Equity investment loss	137,044		140,258
Amortization of debt issuance costs	94,511		54,887
Amortization of debt discounts and premiums	93,517		36,330
Loss on extinguishment of debt	138,759		41,109
Currency translation adjustment losses	—		69,044
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	—		(45,126)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in trade and other receivables, net	(225,535)		133,769
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(26,711)		19,675
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	(123,935)		271,315
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	107,215		(90,306)
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest	(3,685)		164,284
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(5,911)		(87,936)
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits	1,031,930		(1,608,355)
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates	—		2,215
Other, net	1,637		(4,789)
Net cash used in operating activities	(1,672,769)		(2,906,255)
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,654,271)		(1,573,241)
Cash received on settlement of derivative financial instruments	27,497		3,771
Cash paid on settlement of derivative financial instruments	(54,916)		(139,940)
Investments in and loans to unconsolidated affiliates	(70,084)		(87,943)
Cash received on loans to unconsolidated affiliates	25,647		15,581
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment and other assets	175,439		—
Other, net	(9,546)		(6,921)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,560,234)		(1,788,693)
Financing Activities
Debt proceeds	4,144,077		12,672,189
Debt issuance costs	(159,147)		(348,118)
Repayments of debt	(2,212,510)		(3,430,245)
Premium on repayment of debt	(135,372)		—
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper notes	—		6,765,816
Repayments of commercial paper notes	(414,570)		(7,837,635)
Dividends paid	—		(326,421)
Proceeds from common stock issuances	1,621,860		—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements


ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Other, net	(5,779)		(25,824)
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,838,559		7,469,762
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(704)		(1,764)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(395,148)		2,773,050
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,684,474		243,738
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,289,326	$	3,016,788
Supplemental Disclosure
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amount capitalized	$	630,740	$	258,063
Non-cash Investing Activities
Notes receivable issued upon sale of property and equipment and other assets	$	16,000	$	53,419
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	22,925	$	13,603
Non-cash Financing Activities
Purchase of Silversea Cruises non-controlling interest	$	—	$	592,313
Termination of Silversea Cruises contingent consideration obligation	$	—	$	17,274

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(unaudited; in thousands)


	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at July 1, 2021	$	2,826	$	7,527,305	$	3,083,798	$	(663,955)	$	(2,065,959)	$	7,884,015
Activity related to employee stock plans	1		20,045		—		—		—		20,046
Common stock issuance	—		(140)		—		—		—		(140)



Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges	—		—		—		(13,264)		—		(13,264)
Change in defined benefit plans	—		—		—		(3,627)		—		(3,627)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—		5,022		—		5,022

Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	—		—		(1,424,554)		—		—		(1,424,554)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	2,827	$	7,547,210	$	1,659,244	$	(675,824)	$	(2,065,959)	$	6,467,498


	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2021	$	2,652	$	5,998,574	$	5,562,775	$	(739,341)	$	(2,063,991)	$	8,760,669
Activity related to employee stock plans	5		52,799		—		—		—		52,804
Common stock issuance	170		1,495,837		—		—		—		1,496,007



Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges	—		—		—		48,514		—		48,514
Change in defined benefit plans	—		—		—		3,748		—		3,748
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—		11,255		—		11,255
Purchase of treasury stock	—		—		—		—		(1,968)		(1,968)
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	—		—		(3,903,531)		—		—		(3,903,531)
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	2,827	$	7,547,210	$	1,659,244	$	(675,824)	$	(2,065,959)	$	6,467,498

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(unaudited; in thousands)


	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at July 1, 2020	$	2,372	$	3,700,288	$	8,276,463	$	(951,227)	$	(2,063,991)	$	8,963,905

Activity related to employee stock plans	1		20,445		—		—		—		20,446

Silversea acquisition	52		608,824								608,876

Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges	—		—		—		66,135		—		66,135
Change in defined benefit plans	—		—		—		(3,086)		—		(3,086)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		3		19,071		—		19,074

Net loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	—		—		(1,346,756)		—		—		(1,346,756)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	2,425	$	4,329,557	$	6,929,710	$	(869,107)	$	(2,063,991)	$	8,328,594


	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Treasury Stock		Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2020	$	2,365	$	3,493,959	$	11,523,326	$	(797,713)	$	(2,058,091)	$	12,163,846

Activity related to employee stock plans	8		11,886		—		—		—		11,894
Equity component of convertible notes, net of issuance costs	—		208,988		—		—		—		208,988
Silversea acquisition	52		608,824		—		—		—		608,876
Common stock dividends, $0.78 per share	—		—		(163,089)		—		—		(163,089)
Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges	—		—		—		(110,139)		—		(110,139)
Change in defined benefit plans	—		—		—		(16,953)		—		(16,953)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		—		—		55,698		—		55,698
Purchases of treasury stock	—		5,900		—		—		(5,900)		—
Net loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	—		—		(4,430,527)		—		—		(4,430,527)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	2,425	$	4,329,557	$	6,929,710	$	(869,107)	$	(2,063,991)	$	8,328,594

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Royal Caribbean,” "Royal Caribbean Group," the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and, depending on the context, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s consolidated subsidiaries and/or affiliates. The terms “Royal Caribbean International,” “Celebrity Cruises,” and "Silversea Cruises" refer to our wholly owned global cruise brands. Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we also refer to our partner brands in which we hold an ownership interest, including “TUI Cruises” and "Hapag-Lloyd Cruises." However, because these partner brands are unconsolidated investments, our operating results and other disclosures herein do not include these brands unless otherwise specified. In accordance with cruise vacation industry practice, the term “berths” is determined based on double occupancy per cabin even though many cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also includes trademarks, trade names and service marks of other companies. Use or display by us of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks is not intended to and does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties other than as described herein.

Note 1. General

Description of Business

We are a global cruise company. We own and operate 3 global cruise brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises (collectively, our "Global Brands"). We also own 50% of TUI Cruises GmbH ("TUIC"), which operates the German brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (collectively, our "Partner Brands"). We account for our investment in TUIC under the equity method of accounting. Together, our Global Brands and our Partner Brands operate a combined 60 ships as of September 30, 2021. Our ships offer a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on more than 1,000 destinations on all 7 continents.

Management's Plan and Liquidity

We voluntarily suspended our global cruise operations effective March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have restarted our global cruise operations in a phased manner, following the requirements and recommendations of regulatory agencies, with reduced guest occupancy, modified itineraries and enhanced health, safety and vaccination protocols.

By the end of September 2021, we operated 38 of our Global and Partner Brand ships, representing 63% of our fleet, and sailed over 500,000 passengers since we resumed operations. We expect to operate approximately 80% of our fleet by December 31, 2021.

Uncertainties remain as to the specifics, timing and costs of administering and implementing our health and safety measures, some of which may be significant. Based on our assessment of these requirements and recommendations, the status of COVID-19 infection and/or vaccination rates in the U.S. or globally or for other reasons, we may determine it necessary to cancel or modify certain of our Global Brands’ cruise sailings. We believe the impact to our global bookings resulting from COVID-19 will continue to have a material negative impact on our results of operations and liquidity, which may be prolonged beyond containment of the disease and its variants.

Significant events affecting travel, including COVID-19 and our gradual resumption of cruise operations, typically have an impact on the booking pattern for cruise vacations, with the full extent of the impact generally determined by the length of time the event influences travel decisions. The estimation of our future liquidity requirements include numerous assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The principal assumptions used to estimate our future liquidity requirements consist of:

•Expected gradual resumption of cruise operations;

•Expected lower than comparable historical occupancy levels during the resumption of cruise operations; and

•Expected incremental spend for our resumption of cruise operations, including bringing our vessels out of layup status, returning our crew members to our ships and implementing and maintaining of health and safety protocols.

There can be no assurance that our assumptions and estimates are accurate due to possible variables, including, but not limited to, the uncertainties associated with regulatory requirements and recommendations, subsequent changes to and/or enforceability of those requirements and recommendations, our ability to meet the requirements and recommendations, and

whether efforts by countries to contain the disease and its variants will further restrict our ability to resume operations. We have implemented a number of proactive measures to mitigate the financial and operational impacts of COVID-19, including reduction of capital expenditures and operating expenses, the issuance of debt and shares of our common stock, the amendment of credit agreements to defer payments, the waiver and/or modification of covenant requirements and the suspension of dividend payments. Additionally, we expect to continue to pursue refinancing opportunities to reduce interest expense and extend maturities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we extended our $1.0 billion unsecured loan due April 2022 and our $1.6 billion unsecured revolving credit facility due October 2022 to October 2023 and April 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2021, we were in compliance with our financial covenants. Refer to Note 7. Debt for further information regarding the amendments made to our debt facilities and credit card processing agreements, including related covenants, and for further discussion of our 2021 financing activities.

Based on our assumptions regarding the impact of COVID-19 and our resumption of operations, as well as our present financial condition, we believe that we have sufficient financial resources to fund our obligations for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements.

Basis for Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements

The unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In our opinion, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods reported herein. Adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, except for any items discussed in the notes below. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. Estimates are required for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with these principles. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of our significant accounting policies.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. We consolidate entities over which we have control, usually evidenced by a direct ownership interest of greater than 50%, and variable interest entities where we are determined to be the primary beneficiary. Refer to Note 6. Other Assets for further information regarding our variable interest entities. We consolidate the operating results of Silversea Cruises on a three-month reporting lag to allow for more timely preparation of our consolidated financial statements. No material events or other transactions involving Silversea Cruises have occurred from June 30, 2021 through September 30, 2021, that would require further disclosure or adjustment to our consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

For affiliates we do not control but over which we have significant influence on financial and operating policies, usually evidenced by a direct ownership interest from 20% to 50%, the investment is accounted for using the equity method.

Effective March 19, 2021, we sold our wholly-owned brand, Azamara Cruises ("Azamara"), including its 3-ship fleet and associated intellectual property, to Sycamore Partners for $201 million, before closing adjustments. The sale of Azamara does not represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results, as we continue to provide similar itineraries to and source passengers from the markets served by the Azamara business. Therefore, the sale of Azamara did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations reporting. Effective March 19, 2021, we no longer consolidate Azamara's balance sheet nor recognize its results of operations in our consolidated financial statements. We recognized an immaterial gain on the sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and have agreed to provide certain transition services to Azamara for a period of time for a fee.

On July 9, 2020, we acquired the 33.3% interest in Silversea Cruises that we did not already own from Heritage Cruise Holding Ltd. See Note 11. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for further information regarding our acquisition of Silversea Cruises' noncontrolling interest.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU") No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides optional expedients and exceptions to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedging relationships to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. Subsequently, in January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which presents amendments to clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The guidance in both ASUs was effective upon issuance and may be applied retrospectively or prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements. The impact, if any, will be dependent on the terms of any future contract modifications related to a change in reference rate.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. The guidance removes certain accounting models which separate the embedded conversion features from the host contract for convertible instruments, requiring bifurcation only if the convertible debt feature qualifies as a derivative under ASC 815 or for convertible debt issued at a substantial premium. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, permitting more contracts to qualify for it. In addition, the guidance eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted no earlier than the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2020. The guidance is expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements given the recent issuance of convertible notes; however, we are still evaluating the magnitude of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we separately presented Amortization of debt discounts and premiums, which includes amortization of commercial paper notes discount, in our consolidated statements of cash flows within Operating Activities. As a result, the prior year amortization amounts were reclassified from Other, net within Operating Activities to conform to the current year presentation. Also, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we no longer separately present Proceeds from exercise of common stock options in our consolidated statements of cash flows. As a result, the prior year amounts were reclassified to Other, net within Financing Activities to conform to the current year presentation.

Note 3. Impairments and Credit Losses

The challenges related to COVID-19 have significantly impacted our expected investments, operating plans and projected cash flows. Refer to Note 1. General for further information regarding COVID-19 and its impact to the Company. As a result of these events, we performed interim impairment evaluations during 2020 on certain assets.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized combined impairment and credit losses of $89.9 million and $1.4 billion, respectively, which are reported within Impairment and credit losses within our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we recognized impairment losses of $83.9 million primarily related to our property and equipment, net. We recognized impairment losses of $1.2 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily related to goodwill, trademarks and trade names, property and equipment, net and right-of-use assets. The credit losses of $6.0 million and $135.7 million recognized during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, related to our notes receivable.

In addition, an impairment charge of $39.7 million related to our equity investments was recognized in earnings during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and is reported within Equity investment loss within our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

For the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2021, we had no indication of impairment. During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, we determined that certain construction in progress projects would be reduced in scope or would no longer be completed due to the impact COVID-19 has had on our operations. This led to an impairment of $40.6 million of construction in progress assets previously reported in Property and equipment, net. This impairment charge is reported within

Impairment and Credit Losses in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for nine months ended September 30, 2021. For information regarding our credit losses, refer to Note 6. Other Assets.

The adverse impact COVID-19 will continue to have on our business, operating results, cash flows and overall financial condition is uncertain and may result in changes to the assumptions used in the impairment tests, which may result in additional impairments to these assets in the future.

Note 4. Revenues

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are measured based on consideration specified in our contracts with customers and are recognized as the related performance obligations are satisfied.

Historically, the majority of our revenues when we are operating are derived from passenger cruise contracts that are reported within Passenger ticket revenues in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. Our performance obligation under these contracts is to provide a cruise vacation in exchange for the ticket price. We satisfy this performance obligation and recognize revenue over the duration of each cruise, which generally range from two to 24 nights.

Passenger ticket revenues include charges to our guests for port costs that vary with passenger head counts. These type of port costs, along with port costs that do not vary by passenger head counts, are included in our cruise operating expenses. The amounts of port costs charged to our guests and included within Passenger ticket revenues on a gross basis were $29.3 million for the quarter September 30, 2021 compared to no port costs charged for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Port costs charged to our guest and included within Passenger ticket revenues were $33.9 million and $124.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Our total revenues also include Onboard and other revenues, which historically have consisted primarily of revenues from the sale of goods and services onboard our ships that are not included in passenger ticket prices. We receive payment before or concurrently with the transfer of these goods and services to passengers during a cruise and recognize revenue at the time of transfer over the duration of the related cruise.

As a practical expedient, we have omitted disclosures on our remaining performance obligations as the duration of our contracts with customers is less than a year.

Disaggregated Revenues

The following table disaggregates our total revenues by geographic regions where we provide cruise itineraries (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020(6)		2021		2020(6)
Revenues by itinerary
North America(1)	$	279,339	$	(11,781)	$	290,971	$	1,338,365
Asia/Pacific(2)	22,651		(3,441)		71,854		397,496
Europe(3)	111,054		—		114,819		18,129
Other regions(4)	8,561		6,576		11,270		239,112
Total revenues by itinerary	421,605		(8,646)		488,914		1,993,102
Other revenues(5)	35,353		(25,042)		60,972		181,565
Total revenues	$	456,958	$	(33,688)	$	549,886	$	2,174,667

(1)Includes the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

(2)Includes Southeast Asia (e.g., Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines), East Asia (e.g., China and Japan), South Asia (e.g., India and Pakistan) and Oceania (e.g., Australia and Fiji Islands) regions.

(3)Includes European countries (e.g., Nordics, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom).

(4)Includes seasonality impacted itineraries primarily in South and Latin American countries.

(5)Includes revenues primarily related to cancellation fees, vacation protection insurance, pre- and post-cruise tours and fees for operating certain port facilities. Amounts also include revenues related to our bareboat charter, which was terminated when Pullmantur

Holdings filed for reorganization in Spain in 2020, and procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates and third parties. Refer to Note 6. Other Assets for more information on our unconsolidated affiliates.

(6)Onboard and other revenues for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020 includes a charge of $67.9 million to correct cancellation revenue, for certain immaterial bookings, which was incorrectly recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The charge is considered immaterial to our financial statements.

Passenger ticket revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on where the reservation originates. For the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, our guests were sourced from the following areas:


	Quarter Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Passenger ticket revenues:
United States	74	%	66	%
United Kingdom	14	%	14	%
All other countries (1)	12	%	20	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020
Passenger ticket revenues:
United States	67	%	67	%
United Kingdom	13	%	7	%
Singapore	13	%	—	%

All other countries (1)	7	%	26	%

(1)No other individual country's revenue exceeded 10% for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Customer Deposits and Contract Liabilities

Our payment terms generally require an upfront deposit to confirm a reservation, with the balance due prior to the cruise. Deposits received on sales of passenger cruises are initially recorded as Customer deposits in our consolidated balance sheets and subsequently recognized as passenger ticket revenues during the duration of the cruise. ASC 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers, defines a “contract liability” as an entity’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration from the customer. We do not consider customer deposits to be a contract liability until the customer no longer retains the unilateral right, resulting from the passage of time, to cancel such customer's reservation and receive a full refund.

The current reduction in demand for cruising due to COVID-19 resulted in an unprecedented low level of advance bookings and the associated customer deposits received. At the same time, we have experienced significant cancellations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to issuance of refunds to customers, while the remainder have been rebooked on future cruises or received credits in lieu of cash refunds.

As of September 30, 2021, refunds due to customers mostly as a result of booking cancellations were $44.6 million compared to $95.8 million as of December 31, 2020. Due to the uncertainty around the return of demand for cruising, we are unable to estimate the amount of the September 30, 2021 customer deposits that will be recognized in earnings compared to amounts that will be refunded to customers or issued as a credit for future travel through the end of 2021. Customer deposits presented in our consolidated balance sheets include contract liabilities of $538.6 million and $124.8 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

We have provided flexibility to guests with bookings on sailings cancelled due to COVID-19 by allowing guests to receive enhanced future cruise credits (“FCC”) or elect to receive refunds in cash. As of September 30, 2021, our customer deposit balance includes approximately $650.0 million of unredeemed FCCs. In January 2021, we extended the expiration date of the FCCs until April 2022 for sailings departing on or before December 2022. Given the uncertainty of travel demand caused by COVID-19 and lack of comparable historical experience of FCC redemptions, we are unable to estimate the number of FCCs that may expire unused in future periods and get recognized as breakage. We will update our breakage analysis as future information is received.

Contract Receivables and Contract Assets

Although we generally require full payment from our customers prior to their cruise, we grant credit terms to a relatively small portion of our revenue sourced in select markets outside of the United States. As a result, we have outstanding receivables from passenger cruise contracts in those markets. We also have receivables from credit card merchants for cruise ticket purchases and goods and services sold to guests during cruises that are collected before, during or shortly after the cruise voyage. In addition, we have receivables due from concessionaires onboard our vessels. These receivables are included within Trade and other receivables, net in our consolidated balance sheets.

We have contract assets that are conditional rights to consideration for satisfying the construction services performance obligations under a service concession arrangement. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our contract assets were $53.7 million and were included within Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Given the short duration of our cruises and our collection terms, we do not have any other significant contract assets.

Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

Prepaid travel agent commissions are an incremental cost of obtaining contracts with customers that we recognize as an asset and include within Prepaid expenses and other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Prepaid travel agent commissions were $51.4 million as of September 30, 2021 and $1.1 million as of December 31, 2020. Substantially all of our prepaid travel agent commissions at December 31, 2020 were expensed and reported primarily within Commissions, transportation and other in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Note 5. (Loss) Per Share

A reconciliation between basic and diluted (loss) per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net (Loss) attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. for basic and diluted loss per share	$	(1,424,554)	$	(1,346,756)	$	(3,903,531)	$	(4,430,527)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	254,713		214,163		250,808		210,894
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	254,713		214,163		250,808		210,894
Basic (loss) per share	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)
Diluted (loss) per share	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)

There were approximately 339,835 and 433,705 antidilutive shares for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to 192,981 and 265,606 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

Since the Company expects to settle in cash the principal outstanding on the convertible notes that mature in 2023, we currently use the treasury stock method when calculating their potential dilutive effect, if any. While the criteria for conversion of the convertible notes has not been met, the shares that would be issued upon conversion of the notes would be antidilutive for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Note 6. Other Assets

A Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) is an entity in which the equity investors have not provided enough equity to finance the entity’s activities or the equity investors: (1) cannot directly or indirectly make decisions about the entity’s activities through their voting rights or similar rights; (2) do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity; (3) do not have the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (4) have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests and the entity’s activities involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with a disproportionately small voting interest.

We have determined that TUI Cruises GmbH ("TUIC"), our 50%-owned joint venture, which operates the brands TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, is a VIE. In addition, we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of TUIC. We believe that the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact TUIC’s economic performance is shared between ourselves and TUI AG, our joint venture partner. All the significant operating and financial decisions of TUIC require the consent of both parties, which we believe creates shared power over TUIC. Accordingly, we do not consolidate this entity and account for this investment under the equity method of accounting.

As of September 30, 2021, the net book value of our investment in TUIC was $449.2 million, primarily consisting of $316.6 million in equity and a loan of €107.0 million, or approximately $124.0 million based on the exchange rate at September 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the net book value of our investment in TUIC was $538.4 million, primarily consisting of $387.5 million in equity and a loan of €118.9 million, or approximately $145.5 million based on the exchange rate at December 31, 2020. The loan, which was made in connection with the sale of Splendour of the Seas in April 2016, accrues interest at a rate of 6.25% per annum and is payable over 10 years. This loan is 50% guaranteed by TUI AG, our joint venture partner in TUIC, and is secured by a first priority mortgage on the ship. The majority of these amounts were included within Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, we and TUI AG each contributed €59.5 million, or approximately $69.9 million based on the exchange rate at March 31, 2021, of additional equity through a combination of cash contributions and conversion of existing receivables. In June 2021, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises received delivery of the Hanseatic Spirit, a 230 berth luxury expedition cruise vessel.

TUIC has various ship construction and financing agreements that include certain restrictions on each of our and TUI AG’s ability to reduce our current ownership interest in TUI Cruises below 37.55% through May 2033. Our investment amount and outstanding term loan are substantially our maximum exposure to loss in connection with our investment in TUIC.

TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, our Partner Brands, have been adversely affected by COVID-19, resulting in the suspension of the majority of the brands' cruise operations. TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises have resumed cruises and announced resumption of additional cruise operations in Europe. The brands' suspension of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a material negative impact to the brands' results of operations and liquidity. The brands have executed cost containment actions and liquidity measures, including the issuance of new financing, such as the April 2021 and October 2021 issuances of €300.0 million senior unsecured bonds due in 2026 and €223.5 million senior unsecured bonds due in 2026, respectively, and the deferral of existing financing, to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 until normal operations resume.

We have determined that Pullmantur Holdings, in which we have a 49% noncontrolling interest and Springwater Capital LLC has a 51% interest, is a VIE for which we are not the primary beneficiary, as we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. In 2020, Pullmantur Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries filed for reorganization under the terms of the Spanish insolvency laws due to the negative impact of COVID-19 on the companies, and on July 15, 2021 Pullmantur Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries filed for liquidation. We suspended the equity method of accounting for Pullmantur Holdings during the second quarter of 2020 as we do not intend to fund the entity's future losses and we lost our ability to exert significant influence over the entity's activities as a result of the liquidation process.

We have determined that Grand Bahama, a ship repair and maintenance facility in which we have a 40% noncontrolling interest, is a VIE. This facility serves cruise and cargo ships, oil and gas tankers and offshore units. We utilize this facility, among other ship repair facilities, for our regularly scheduled drydocks and certain emergency repairs as may be required. We have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary of this facility as we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the facility’s economic performance. Accordingly, we do not consolidate this entity.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we performed an impairment evaluation on our investment in Grand Bahama. As a result of the evaluation, we did not deem our investment balance to be recoverable and recorded an impairment charge of $30.1 million. The impairment assessment and the resulting charge on our equity method investment in Grand Bahama were determined based on management’s estimates and projections. We are currently recognizing our share of net accumulated equity method losses against the carrying value of our loans receivable from Grand Bahama.

As of September 30, 2021, we had exposure to credit loss in Grand Bahama consisting of a $12.3 million loan. Our loan to Grand Bahama matures March 2026 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.5% to 3.75%, capped at 5.75%. Interest payable on the loan is due on a semi-annual basis. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we received principal and interest payments of $8.9 million related to a term loan that had fully matured. We did not receive principal and interest payments during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The outstanding loan balance is included within Trade and other receivables, net and Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

We monitor credit risk associated with the loan through our participation on Grand Bahama’s board of directors along with our review of Grand Bahama’s financial statements and projected cash flows. Effective April 1, 2020, we placed the loans in non-accrual status based on our review of Grand Bahama's projected cash flows, which have been adversely affected by impacts to their operations caused by the 2019 crane accident related to Oasis of the Seas, Hurricane Dorian and most recently, COVID-19. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, no credit losses were recorded related to these loans.

For further information on the measurements used to estimate the fair value of our equity investments, refer to Note 12. Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments.

The following tables set forth information regarding our investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, including the entities discussed above (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Share of equity (loss) income from investments	$	(29,085)	$	(78,013)	$	(137,044)	$	(140,258)
Dividends received (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,215

(1)There were no dividends received from TUI Cruises for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.


	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Total notes receivable due from equity investments	$	136,255	$	164,596
Less-current portion (1)	19,627		29,501
Long-term portion (2)	$	116,628	$	135,095

(1)Included within Trade and other receivables, net in our consolidated balance sheets.

(2)Included within Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

We also provide ship management services to TUIC and provided management services to Pullmantur Holdings (which filed for reorganization in Spain in June 2020). Additionally, we bareboat chartered to Pullmantur Holdings the vessels previously operated by its brands, which were retained by us following the sale of our 51% interest in Pullmantur Holdings. These bareboat charters were terminated when Pullmantur Holdings filed for reorganization in Spain. We recorded the following as it relates to these services in our operating results within our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss (in thousands):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Revenues	$	7,835	$	5,619	$	18,979	$	15,837
Expenses	$	1,749	$	1,223	$	4,738	$	3,369

Credit Loss Allowance

We reviewed our notes receivable for credit losses in connection with the preparation of our financial statements as of September 30, 2021. In evaluating the allowance for loan losses, management considered factors such as historical loss experience, the types of loans and the amount of loans in the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, peer group information and prevailing economic conditions.

The following table summarizes our credit loss allowance related to receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands):


	Credit Loss Allowance
Beginning balance January 1, 2021	$	85,447
Loss provision for receivables	16,734
Write-offs	(4,723)
Ending balance September 30, 2021	$	97,458

Our credit loss allowance balance as of September 30, 2021, primarily relate to a $81.6 million loss provision recognized during 2020 on notes receivable related to a previous sale of property and equipment.

Note 7. Debt

Debt consist of the following (in thousands):


	Interest Rate (1)	Maturities Through	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Year Ended December 31, 2020
Fixed rate debt:
Unsecured senior notes	3.70% to 9.13%	2022 - 2028	$	5,608,385	$	2,464,994
Secured senior notes	10.88% to 11.50%	2023 - 2025	2,350,270		3,895,166
Unsecured term loans	2.53% to 5.41%	2021 - 2033	2,938,196		3,210,161
Convertible notes	2.88% to 4.25%	2023	1,532,707		1,454,488
Total fixed rate debt			12,429,558		11,024,809
Variable rate debt:
Unsecured revolving credit facilities (2)	1.43% to 1.83%	2022 - 2024	2,919,342		3,289,000
Unsecured UK Commercial paper	—	2021	—		409,319
USD unsecured term loan	0.59% to 3.33%	2021 - 2033	4,953,628		4,002,249
Euro unsecured term loan	1.15% to 2.25%	2021 - 2028	698,655		705,064
Total variable rate debt			8,571,625		8,405,632
Finance lease liabilities			197,407		213,365
Total debt (3)			21,198,590		19,643,806
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs			(359,087)		(314,763)
Total debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			20,839,503		19,329,043
Less—current portion including commercial paper			(956,743)		(1,371,087)
Long-term portion			$	19,882,760	$	17,957,956

(1) Interest rates based on outstanding loan balance as of September 30, 2021 and, for variable rate debt, include either LIBOR or EURIBOR plus the applicable margin.

(2) Includes $1.9 billion facility and $1.3 billion facility, the vast majority of which is due in 2024. Our $1.9 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.30%, which interest was 1.43% as of September 30, 2021 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.20%. Our $1.3 billion facility accrues interest at LIBOR plus a maximum interest rate margin of 1.70%, which interest was 1.83% as of September 30, 2021 and is subject to a facility fee of a maximum of 0.30%.

(3) At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate for total debt was 5.65% and 6.02%, respectively.

In March 2021, we amended our $1.55 billion unsecured revolving credit facility due October 2022 and our $1.0 billion unsecured loan due April 2022. These amendments, among other things, extend the maturity date or termination date of certain of the advances and commitments, as applicable, under the facilities held by consenting lenders by 18 months and increase the interest rate margin and/or the facility fee, as applicable, with respect to advances and commitments held by such lenders. Consenting lenders also received a prepayment and commitment reduction equal to 20% of their respective outstanding advances and commitments. Following these amendments, the aggregate revolving capacity of the revolving credit facility is approximately $1.3 billion, with approximately $0.2 billion terminating in October 2022 and approximately $1.1 billion terminating in April 2024 and the aggregate principal balance of the term loan is approximately $0.9 billion, with approximately $0.3 billion maturing in April 2022 and approximately $0.6 billion maturing in October 2023.

As of September 30, 2021, our aggregate revolving borrowing capacity was $3.2 billion and was mostly utilized through a combination of amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the facilities. Certain of our surety agreements with third party providers for the benefit of certain agencies and associations that provide travel related bonds, allow the sureties to request collateral. We also have agreements with our credit card processors relating to customer deposits received by us for future voyages. These agreements allow the credit card processors to require us, under certain circumstances, to maintain a reserve

that can be satisfied by posting collateral. As of September 30, 2021, we have posted letters of credit as collateral with our sureties and credit card processors under our revolving credit facilities in the amount of $162.3 million.

Executed amendments are in place for the majority of our credit card processors, waiving reserve requirements tied to breach of our financial covenants through at least September 30, 2022, with modified covenants thereafter, and as such, we do not anticipate any incremental collateral requirements for the processors covered by these waivers in the next 12 months. We have a reserve with a processor where the agreement was amended in the first quarter of 2021, such that proceeds are held in reserve until the sailing takes place or the funds are refunded to the customer. The maximum projected cash exposure with the processor, including amounts currently held and reported in Trade and other receivables, is approximately $237.7 million. The amount and timing are dependent on future factors that are uncertain, such as the pace of resumption of cruise operations, volume of future deposits and whether we transfer our business to other processors. If we require additional waivers on the credit card processing agreements and are not able to obtain them, this could lead to the termination of these agreements or the trigger of reserve requirements.

In March 2021, we took delivery of Odyssey of the Seas. To finance the purchase, we borrowed $994.1 million under a previously committed unsecured term loan which is 95% guaranteed by Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft (“Hermes”), the official export credit agency of Germany. The loan amortizes semi-annually over 12 years and bears interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin of 0.96%. Prior to delivery during the first quarter of 2021, we amended the credit agreement to (i) increase the maximum loan amount under the facility to make available to us a maximum amount equal to the US dollar equivalent of 80% of the vessel purchase price plus 100% of the premium payable to Hermes and (ii) defer the payment of all principal payments due between April 2021 and April 2022, which amounts will be repayable semi-annually over a five year period starting in April 2022.

In March 2021, we issued $1.50 billion of senior unsecured notes that mature in 2028, for net proceeds of $1.48 billion. Interest on the senior notes accrues at 5.5% per annum and is payable semi-annually.

In March 2021, we extended our binding commitment for a $700.0 million term loan facility by one year. As amended, we may draw on the facility at any time prior to August 12, 2022. Once drawn, the loan will bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% and will mature 364 days from funding. In addition, the facility, once drawn, will be guaranteed by RCI Holdings, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary that owns the equity interests in subsidiaries that own 7 of our vessels. We have the ability to increase the capacity of the facility by an additional $300.0 million from time to time subject to the receipt of additional or increased commitments and the issuance of guarantees from additional subsidiaries.

We repaid in full £300.0 million of Sterling-denominated notes issued under the Joint HM Treasury and Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility and a $130 million term loan during the first and second quarters of 2021, respectively.

In June 2021, we issued $650.0 million of senior unsecured notes due in 2026 (the "June Unsecured Notes") for net proceeds of approximately $640.6 million. Interest accrues on the June Unsecured Notes at a fixed rate of 4.25% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears. We fully repaid the Silversea Cruises 7.25% senior secured notes due in 2025 (the "Silversea Notes"), in the amount of $619.8 million, with a portion of the proceeds from the June Unsecured Notes. We also funded call premiums, fees and expenses in connection with the redemption of the Silversea Notes with proceeds from the June Unsecured Notes.

In August 2021, we issued $1.0 billion of senior notes due in 2026 (the "August Unsecured Notes") for net proceeds of approximately $986.0 million. Interest accrues on the August Unsecured Notes at a fixed rate of 5.50% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears. We used the proceeds of the August Unsecured Notes to replenish our capital as a result of the redemption of a portion of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025, in the amount of $928.0 million plus accrued interest and call premiums. The repayment of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025 resulted in a total loss on the extinguishment of debt of $141.9 million, which was recognized within Interest expense, net of interest capitalized within our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

During the first quarter of 2021, we amended $4.9 billion of our non-export credit facilities and certain of our credit card processing agreements to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including the third quarter of 2022 or, if earlier, the date falling after January 1, 2022 on which we elect to comply with the modified covenants. Pursuant to the amendments, we have modified the manner in which such covenants are calculated (temporarily in certain cases and permanently in others) as well as the levels at which our net debt to capitalization covenant will be tested during the period commencing immediately following the end of the waiver period and continuing through the end of 2023. As of September 30, 2021, the monthly-tested minimum liquidity covenant was $350 million for the duration of the waiver period. As of the date of these financial statements, we were in compliance with the applicable minimum liquidity covenant. Pursuant to these

amendments, the restrictions on paying cash dividends and effectuating share repurchases were extended through and including the third quarter of 2022.

During the first quarter of 2021, we also amended $6.3 billion of our export credit facilities to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including at least the end of the third quarter of 2022, and subsequently in the third quarter of 2021, we entered into a letter agreement to extend the waiver period to the end of the fourth quarter of 2022. These amendments defer $1.15 billion of principal payments due between April 2021 and April 2022. The deferred amounts will be repayable semi-annually over a five-year period starting in April 2022. Pursuant to these amendments, we have agreed to implement the same liquidity covenant that applies in our non-export credit facilities. The amendments provide for mandatory prepayment of the deferred amounts upon the taking of certain actions. Subject to a number of carve outs, these include, but are not limited to, the issuance of dividends, the completion of share repurchases, issuances of debt other than for crisis and recovery purposes, the making of loans and the sale of assets other than at arm’s length.

In the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, we entered into amendments to our drawn and undrawn ECA facilities to provide for the issuance of guarantees in satisfaction of existing obligations under these facilities. Following issuance (which, in the case of the undrawn facilities, will occur once the debt is drawn), the guarantees will be released under certain circumstances as other debt is repaid or refinanced on an unsecured and unguaranteed basis. In connection with and following the issuance of the guarantees, the guarantor subsidiaries are restricted from issuing additional guarantees in favor of lenders (other than those lenders who are party to the ECA facilities), and certain of the guarantor subsidiaries are restricted from incurring additional debt. In addition, the ECA facilities will benefit from guarantees to be issued by intermediary parent companies of subsidiaries that take delivery of any new vessels subject to export-credit backed financing.

Under certain of our agreements, the contractual interest rate, facility fee and/or export credit agency fee vary with our debt rating. On February 25, 2021, S&P Global downgraded our senior unsecured rating from B+ to B, which had no financial impact, and downgraded our $3.32 billion 10.875% senior secured notes due 2023 and our 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025 (collectively, "the "Secured Notes") and our Silversea Notes which were fully repaid in June 2021 with proceeds from the $650 million June Unsecured Notes, from BB to BB-. This downgrade had no impact on the terms of the notes.

Except for the term loans we incurred to acquire Celebrity Flora and Silver Moon, all of our unsecured ship financing term loans are guaranteed by the export credit agency in the respective country in which the ship is constructed. For the majority of the loans as of September 30, 2021, we pay to the applicable export credit agency, depending on the financing agreement, an upfront fee of 2.35% to 5.48% of the maximum loan amount in consideration for these guarantees. For one of our loans, we pay to the applicable export credit agency a fee of 2.97% per annum, based on the outstanding loan balance. The fee is paid semi-annually over the term of the loan (subject to adjustments based upon our credit ratings). We amortize the fees that are paid upfront over the life of the loan and those that are paid semi-annually over each respective payment period. We classify these fees within Amortization of debt issuance costs in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Prior to the loan being drawn, we present these fees within Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. Once the loan is drawn, such fees are classified as a discount to the related loan, or contra-liability account, within Current portion of long-term debt or long-term debt.

The following is a schedule of annual maturities on our total debt net of debt issuance costs, and including finance leases, as of September 30, 2021 for each of the next five years (in thousands):


Year
Remainder of 2021	$	12,932
2022	2,182,569
2023	5,372,397
2024	4,006,923
2025	2,276,602
Thereafter	6,988,080
	$	20,839,503

Note 8. Leases

Operating leases

Our operating leases primarily relate to preferred berthing arrangements, real estate and shipboard equipment and are included within Operating lease right-of-use assets, and Long-term operating lease liabilities with the current portion of the liability included within Current portion of operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. We recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our operating leases include Silver Explorer, operated by Silversea Cruises. The operating lease for Silver Explorer will expire in 2023.

For some of our real estate leases and berthing agreements, we have the option to extend our current lease term. For those lease agreements with renewal options, the renewal periods for real estate leases range from one to 10 years and the renewal periods for berthing agreements range from one to 20 years. Generally, we do not include renewal options as a component of our present value calculation for berthing agreements. However, for certain real estate leases, we include them.

In June of 2021, we exercised our option under our operating lease with SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc (the "Lessor") to purchase Terminal A at PortMiami in July 2021 for the pre-agreed purchase price of $220.0 million. Upon purchase of the terminal lease in July 2021, the underlying asset was recorded as a leasehold improvement within Property and equipment, net. Our July 2021 purchase of the Port of Miami terminal eliminated the residual value guarantee and a requirement under the lease to post $181.1 million of cash collateral on or before July 18, 2021.

Additionally, we remeasured the ground lease related to the Terminal A lease based on a reassessed lease term resulting from our purchase option exercise. We determined that the ground lease should remain as an operating lease with adjustments to the operating lease liability and the related right-of-use asset in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. We estimate our incremental borrowing rates based on LIBOR and U.S. Treasury note rates corresponding to lease terms increased by the Company’s credit risk spread and reduced by the estimated impact of collateral. In addition, we have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. However, for berthing agreements, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

Finance Leases

Silversea Cruises operates the Silver Whisper under a finance lease. In May 2021, the finance lease for the Silver Whisper expiring in 2022 was amended to extend its expiration by 12 months and will now expire in 2023, subject to an option to purchase the ship. Additionally, certain scheduled payments have been deferred and are reflected in Long-term debt in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2021. The total aggregate amount of the finance lease liabilities recorded for this ship was $31.5 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The lease payments on the Silver Whisper are subject to adjustments based on the LIBOR rate.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):


	Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss Classification	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Lease costs:
Operating lease costs	Commission, transportation and other	$	1,626	$	1,626
Operating lease costs	Other operating expenses	5,424		15,365
Operating lease costs	Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	5,957		14,468
Financial lease costs:
Amortization of right-of-use-assets	Depreciation and amortization expenses	3,790		11,517
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	1,095		1,769
Total lease costs		$	17,892	$	44,745


	Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss Classification	Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Lease costs:
Operating lease costs	Commission, transportation and other	$	17,648	$	50,268
Operating lease costs	Other operating expenses	7,179		21,920
Operating lease costs	Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	5,686		16,716
Financial lease costs:
Amortization of right-of-use-assets	Depreciation and amortization expenses	946		2,941
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	557		3,754
Total lease costs		$	32,016	$	95,599

In addition, certain of our berthing agreements include variable lease costs based on the number of passengers berthed. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had no variable lease costs recorded within Commission, transportation and other in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

Weighted average of the remaining lease terms and weighted average discount rates are as follows:


	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Weighted average of the remaining lease term
Operating leases	17.9		7.8
Finance leases	42.7		41.2
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases	6.48	%	4.59	%
Finance leases	6.54	%	6.89	%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows (in thousands):


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	20,682	$	97,903
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	1,769	$	3,754
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	15,058	$	13,291

As of September 30, 2021, maturities related to lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):


Year	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Remainder of 2021	$	31,647	$	23,133
2022	96,341		31,732
2023	104,195		21,918
2024	85,064		12,529
2025	79,782		12,566

Thereafter	900,471		396,171
Total lease payments	1,297,500		498,049
Less: Interest	(677,060)		(300,642)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	620,440	$	197,407

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Ship Purchase Obligations

Our future capital commitments consist primarily of new ship orders. As of September 30, 2021, 2 Oasis-class ships and 3 ships of a new generation, known as our Icon-class, are on order for our Royal Caribbean International brand with an aggregate capacity of approximately 28,200 berths. As of September 30, 2021, we had 2 Edge-class ships on order for our Celebrity Cruises brand with an aggregate capacity of approximately 6,500 berths. Additionally, as of September 30, 2021, we have 3 ships on order for our Silversea Cruises brand with an aggregate capacity of approximately 2,060 berths.

COVID-19 has impacted shipyard operations which has and may continue to result in delays of our previously contracted ship deliveries. As of September 30, 2021, the dates that the ships on order by our Global and Partner Brands are expected to be delivered, subject to change in the event of construction delays, and their approximate berths are as follows:

Ship

Shipyard

Expected Delivery Dates

Approximate
Berths

Royal Caribbean International —

Oasis-class:

Wonder of the Seas

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

1st Quarter 2022

5,700

Unnamed

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

2nd Quarter 2024

5,700

Icon-class:

Icon of the Seas

Meyer Turku Oy

3rd Quarter 2023

5,600

Unnamed

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2025

5,600

Unnamed

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2026

5,600

Celebrity Cruises —

Edge-class:

Celebrity Beyond

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

2nd Quarter 2022

3,250

Unnamed

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

4th Quarter 2023

3,250

Silversea Cruises — (1)

Muse-Class:

Silver Dawn

Fincantieri

4th Quarter 2021

600

Evolution Class:

Unnamed

Meyer Werft

2nd Quarter 2023

730

Unnamed

Meyer Werft

2nd Quarter 2024

730

TUI Cruises (50% joint venture)

Mein Schiff 7

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2024

2,900

Unnamed

Fincantieri

4th Quarter 2024

4,100

Unnamed

Fincantieri

2nd Quarter 2026

4,100

Total Berths

47,860

(1) The revenue impact from Silversea Cruises' new ships will be recognized on a three-month reporting lag from when the ships enter service. Refer to Note 1. General for further information.

In addition, as of September 30, 2021, we have an agreement in place with Chantiers de l'Atlantique to build an additional Edge-class ship for delivery in 2025, which is contingent upon completion of conditions precedent and financing.

In September 2021, we amended the credit agreements for the first and second Evolution-class ships to increase their maximum loan amounts by €175.6 million on an aggregate basis, or approximately $203.5 million based on the exchange rate at September 30, 2021. The increase in the loan amounts will finance ship design modifications that incorporate innovative sustainability features and additional premium cabins, increasing the capacity for each ship to 730 berths. At our election, interest on incremental portion of each loan will accrue either (1) at a fixed rate of 4.34% and 4.38%, respectively (inclusive of the applicable margin) or (2) at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.99% and 1.03%, respectively.

As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of our ships on order presented in the table above, excluding any ships on order by our Partner Brands, was approximately $12.8 billion, of which we had deposited $784.8 million as of such date. Approximately 62.5% of the aggregate cost was exposed to fluctuations in the Euro exchange rate at September 30, 2021. Refer to Note 12. Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments for further information.

Litigation

As previously reported, 2 lawsuits were filed against us in August 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (the "Court") under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act. The complaint filed by Havana Docks Corporation ("Havana Docks Action") alleges it holds an interest in the Havana Cruise Port Terminal, and the complaint filed by Javier Garcia-Bengochea (the "Port of Santiago Action") alleges that he holds an interest in the Port of Santiago, Cuba, both of which were expropriated by the Cuban government. The complaints further allege that we trafficked in those properties by embarking and disembarking passengers at these facilities. The plaintiffs seek all available statutory remedies, including the value of the expropriated property, plus interest, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. In the Havana Docks Action, we and the plaintiff have filed motions for summary judgment, which remain pending, and the trial has been scheduled for February 28, 2022. The Court dismissed the Port of Santiago Action with prejudice on the basis that the plaintiff lacked standing, and the plaintiff’s appeal of the dismissal is awaiting a decision by the appellate court. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the claims alleged in both the Havana Docks Action and the Port of Santiago Action, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves against them. We believe it is unlikely the outcome of either action will have a material adverse impact to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the outcome of litigation is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, and there can be no assurances that the final outcome of either case will not be material.

We are also routinely involved in claims typical within the cruise vacation industry. The majority of these claims are covered by insurance. We believe the outcome of such claims, net of expected insurance recoveries, will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations and cash flows.

Other

If any person acquires ownership of more than 50% of our common stock or, subject to certain exceptions, during any 24-month period, a majority of our board of directors is no longer comprised of individuals who were members of our board of directors on the first day of such period, we may be obligated to prepay indebtedness outstanding under our credit facilities, which we may be unable to replace on similar terms. Our public debt securities also contain change of control provisions that would be triggered by a third-party acquisition of greater than 50% of our common stock coupled with a ratings downgrade. If this were to occur, it would have an adverse impact on our liquidity and operations.

Note 10. Shareholders' Equity

Common Stock Issued

During March 2021, we issued 16.9 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a price of $91.00 per share. We received net proceeds of $1.5 billion from the sale of our common stock, after deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

Dividends

During the second quarter of 2020, we agreed with certain of our lenders not to pay dividends or engage in common stock repurchases for so long as our debt covenant waivers are in effect. In addition, in the event we declare a dividend or engage in share repurchases, we will need to repay the amounts deferred under our export credit facilities. Accordingly, we did not declare a dividend during the third quarter of 2021. Pursuant to amendments made to these agreements during the first quarter of 2021, the restrictions on paying cash dividends and effectuating share repurchases were extended through and including the third quarter of 2022.

During the first quarter of 2020, we declared a cash dividend on our common stock of $0.78 per share, which was paid in April 2020. During the first quarter of 2020, we also paid a cash dividend on our common stock of $0.78 per share, which was declared during the fourth quarter of 2019.

Note 11. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):


	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021								Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges		Changes in defined benefit plans		Foreign currency translation adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive loss		Changes related to cash flow derivative hedges		Changes in defined benefit plans		Foreign currency translation adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Accumulated comprehensive loss at beginning of the year	$	(650,519)	$	(65,542)	$	(23,280)	$	(739,341)	$	(688,529)	$	(45,558)	$	(63,626)	$	(797,713)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	23,752		313		11,255		35,320		(172,323)		(18,503)		(13,346)		(204,172)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	24,762		3,435		—		28,197		62,184		1,550		69,044		132,778
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	48,514		3,748		11,255		63,517		(110,139)		(16,953)		55,698		(71,394)
Ending balance	$	(602,005)	$	(61,794)	$	(12,025)	$	(675,824)	$	(798,668)	$	(62,511)	$	(7,928)	$	(869,107)

The following table presents reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):


	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income
Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Affected Line Item in Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Gain (loss) on cash flow derivative hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	(11,418)	$	(6,532)	$	(32,376)	$	(15,939)	Interest expense, net of interest capitalized
Foreign currency forward contracts	(3,905)		(3,782)		(11,541)		(10,899)		Depreciation and amortization expenses
Foreign currency forward contracts	(505)		(1,511)		(2,311)		(5,855)		Other income (expense)


Fuel swaps	(2)		536		(416)		3,029		Other income (expense)
Fuel swaps	10,600		(5,598)		21,882		(32,520)		Fuel
	(5,230)		(16,887)		(24,762)		(62,184)
Amortization of defined benefit plans:
Actuarial loss	(1,145)		(517)		(3,435)		(1,550)		Payroll and related

	(1,145)		(517)		(3,435)		(1,550)
Release of net foreign cumulative translation due to sale or liquidation of businesses:
Foreign cumulative translation	—		(34,697)		—		(69,044)		Other operating
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(6,375)	$	(52,101)	$	(28,197)	$	(132,778)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a $69.0 million loss was recorded within Other expense in our consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, consisting of a $92.6 million loss resulting from the recognition of a currency translation adjustment, partially offset by the recognition of a deferred $23.6 million foreign exchange gain related to the Pullmantur net investment hedge. In connection with the Pullmantur reorganization in 2020, we no longer have significant involvement in the Pullmantur operations and these amounts previously deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss were recognized in earnings. Of the $69.0 million loss, $34.3 million and $34.7 million was released from Accumulated other comprehensive loss during the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

Note 12. Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

The estimated fair value of our financial instruments that are not measured at fair value, categorized based upon the fair value hierarchy, are as follows (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2021 Using										Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 Using
Description	Total Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 1(1)		Level 2(2)		Level 3(3)		Total Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 1(1)		Level 2(2)		Level 3(3)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents(4)	$	3,289,326	$	3,289,326	$	3,289,326	$	—	$	—	$	3,684,474	$	3,684,474	$	3,684,474	$	—	$	—

Total Assets	$	3,289,326	$	3,289,326	$	3,289,326	$	—	$	—	$	3,684,474	$	3,684,474	$	3,684,474	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion of debt)(5)	$	20,642,096	$	22,889,378	$	—	$	22,889,378	$	—	$	18,706,359	$	20,981,040	$	—	$	20,981,040	$	—
Total Liabilities	$	20,642,096	$	22,889,378	$	—	$	22,889,378	$	—	$	18,706,359	$	20,981,040	$	—	$	20,981,040	$	—

(1) Inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.

(2) Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the liability, either directly or indirectly. For unsecured revolving credit facilities and unsecured term loans, fair value is determined utilizing the income valuation approach. This valuation model takes into account the contract terms of our debt such as the debt maturity and the interest rate on the debt. The valuation model also takes into account the creditworthiness of the Company.

(3) Inputs that are unobservable. The Company did not use any Level 3 inputs as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(4) Consists of cash and marketable securities with original maturities of less than 90 days.

(5) Consists of unsecured revolving credit facilities, senior notes, term loans and convertible notes. These amounts do not include our finance lease obligations or commercial paper.

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued interest, accrued expenses and commercial paper approximate fair value at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon the fair value hierarchy. The following table presents information about the Company’s financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2021 Using								Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020 Using
Description	Total		Level 1(1)		Level 2(2)		Level 3(3)		Total		Level 1(1)		Level 2(2)		Level 3(3)
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments(4)	$	97,519	$	—	$	97,519	$	—	$	108,539	$	—	$	108,539	$	—

Total Assets	$	97,519	$	—	$	97,519	$	—	$	108,539	$	—	$	108,539	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments(5)	$	173,193	$	—	$	173,193	$	—	$	259,705	$	—	$	259,705	$	—

Total Liabilities	$	173,193	$	—	$	173,193	$	—	$	259,705	$	—	$	259,705	$	—

(1)Inputs based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.

(2)Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. For foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and fuel swaps, fair value is derived using valuation models that utilize the income valuation approach. These valuation models take into account the contract terms, such as maturity, as well as other inputs, such as foreign exchange rates and curves, fuel types, fuel curves and interest rate yield curves. Derivative instrument fair values take into account the creditworthiness of the counterparty and the Company.

(3)Inputs that are unobservable. No Level 3 inputs were used in fair value measurements of Other financial instruments as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

(4)Consists of foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and fuel swaps. Refer to the "Fair Value of Derivative Instruments" table for breakdown by instrument type.

(5) Consists of foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate swaps and fuel swaps. Refer to the "Fair Value of Derivative Instruments" table for breakdown by instrument type.

The reported fair values are based on a variety of factors and assumptions. Accordingly, the fair values may not represent actual values of the financial instruments that could have been realized as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020, or that will be realized in the future, and do not include expenses that could be incurred in an actual sale or settlement.

Nonfinancial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The following tables present information about the Company’s nonfinancial instruments recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2021 Using
Description	Total Carrying Amount	Total Fair Value	Level 3	Total Impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021
Long-lived assets(1)	—	—	—	$	40,643
Total	—	—	—	$	40,643

(1) During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, certain construction in progress assets were impaired due to a reduction in scope or the decision to not complete the projects. The impairment was calculated based on orderly liquidation values. The fair value of these assets was estimated as of June 30, 2021.


	Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2020 Using
Description	Total Carrying Amount		Total Fair Value		Level 3		Total Impairment for the year ended December 31, 2020
Silversea Goodwill(1)	$	508,578	$	508,578	$	508,578	$	576,208
Indefinite-life intangible asset(2)	318,700		318,700		318,700		30,800
Long-lived assets(3)	577,193		577,193		577,193		727,063
Right-of-use assets(4)	67,265		67,265		67,265		65,909
Equity-method investments(5)	—		—		—		39,735
Total	$	1,471,736	$	1,471,736	$	1,471,736	$	1,439,715

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(1) We estimated the fair value of the Silversea Cruises reporting unit using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model in combination with a market based valuation approach. The principal assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model were (i) the timing of our return to service, changes in market conditions and port or other restrictions; (ii) forecasted net revenues, primarily the timing of returning to normalized operations, occupancy rates from existing and expected ship deliveries, including options, and terminal growth rate; and (iii) weighted average cost of capital (i.e., discount rate). The discounted cash flow model used our 2020 projected operating results as a base. To that base we added future years’ cash flows through 2030 assuming multiple revenue and expense scenarios that reflect the impact of different global economic

environments for this period on the Silversea Cruises' reporting unit. We assigned a probability to each revenue and expense scenario. We discounted the projected cash flows using rates specific to the Silversea Cruises' reporting unit based on its weighted-average cost of capital, which was determined to be 12.75%. The fair value of Silversea Cruises’ goodwill was estimated as of March 31, 2020, the date the asset was last impaired.

(2) Amount represents the Silversea Cruises trade name which makes up the majority of our indefinite-life intangible assets, totaling $321.5 million. We estimated the fair value of the Silversea Cruises trade name using a discounted cash flow model and the relief-from-royalty method and used a discount rate of 13.25%. Significant inputs in performing the fair value assessment for the trade name were (i) forecasted net revenues, primarily the timing of returning to normalized operations, occupancy rates from existing and expected ship deliveries, including options, and terminal growth rate; (ii) the royalty rate of 3.0%; and (iii) weighted average cost of capital (i.e., discount rate). The fair value of the Silversea Cruises trade name was estimated as of March 31, 2020, the date the asset was last impaired.

(3) Impairments primarily relate to certain vessels during 2020. In addition, certain construction in progress projects generated impairments during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and quarter ended December 31, 2020. For the vessels impaired during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we estimated the fair value of 2 of our vessels using a blended indication from the income and cost approaches and the fair value of the remaining vessels was estimated primarily based on their orderly liquidation values. For the vessels impaired during the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we estimated the fair value of the vessels using a modified market approach based on the carrying values and orderly liquidation values of the vessels. For the vessels impaired during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, we estimated the fair value of the 3 Azamara vessels using a market approach. A significant input in performing the fair value assessments for these vessels was management's expected use of the vessels, which takes into consideration forecasted operating results. During the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and quarter ended December 31, 2020, construction in progress assets were impaired due to a reduction in scope or the decision to not complete the projects. The impairment was calculated based on orderly liquidation values. The fair value of these assets was estimated as of the date the asset was last impaired.

(4) Impairments to our right-of-use assets relate to certain of our berthing arrangements and a ship operating lease. We estimated the fair value of the berthing arrangements using estimated projected discounted cash flows and the fair value of the ship operating lease was estimated using a market approach. The fair value of the berthing arrangements was estimated as of March 31, 2020, the date these assets were last impaired. A significant input in performing the fair value assessments for these assets was our expected passenger headcount. The fair value of the ship operating lease was estimated as of December 31, 2020, the date this asset was last impaired, and significant inputs in performing the fair value assessment using the market approach for this asset were the expected rate of return and remaining lease payments.

(5) We estimated the fair value of our other than temporarily impaired equity-method investments using a discounted cash flow model. A significant input in performing the fair value assessments for these assets was forecasted operating results for these investments. The fair value of these equity-method investments was estimated as of March 31, 2020, the date these assets were last impaired. For further information on our equity method investments, refer to Note 6. Other Assets.

Master Netting Agreements

We have master International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) agreements in place with our derivative instrument counterparties. These ISDA agreements generally provide for final close out netting with our counterparties for all positions in the case of default or termination of the ISDA agreement. We have determined that our ISDA agreements provide us with rights of setoff on the fair value of derivative instruments in a gain position and those in a loss position with the same counterparty. We have elected not to offset such derivative instrument fair values in our consolidated balance sheets.

See Credit Related Contingent Features for further discussion on contingent collateral requirements for our derivative instruments.

The following table presents information about the Company’s offsetting of financial assets under master netting agreements with derivative counterparties (in thousands):


	Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet that are Subject to Master Netting Agreements
	As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
	Gross Amount of Derivative Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amount of Eligible Offsetting Recognized Derivative Liabilities		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Derivative Assets		Gross Amount of Derivative Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amount of Eligible Offsetting Recognized Derivative Liabilities		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Derivative Assets
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements	$	97,519	$	(66,874)	$	—	$	30,645	$	108,539	$	(80,743)	$	—	$	27,796

Total	$	97,519	$	(66,874)	$	—	$	30,645	$	108,539	$	(80,743)	$	—	$	27,796

The following table presents information about the Company’s offsetting of financial liabilities under master netting agreements with derivative counterparties (in thousands):


	Gross Amounts not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet that are Subject to Master Netting Agreements
	As of September 30, 2021								As of December 31, 2020
	Gross Amount of Derivative Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amount of Eligible Offsetting Recognized Derivative Assets		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities		Gross Amount of Derivative Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Gross Amount of Eligible Offsetting Recognized Derivative Assets		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Derivative Liabilities
Derivatives subject to master netting agreements	$	(173,193)	$	66,874	$	65,581	$	(40,738)	$	(259,705)	$	80,743	$	57,273	$	(121,689)

Total	$	(173,193)	$	66,874	$	65,581	$	(40,738)	$	(259,705)	$	80,743	$	57,273	$	(121,689)

Concentrations of Credit Risk

We monitor our credit risk associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business and to minimize these risks, we select counterparties with credit risks acceptable to us and we seek to limit our exposure to an individual counterparty. Credit risk, including but not limited to counterparty nonperformance under derivative instruments, our credit facilities and new ship progress payment guarantees, is not considered significant, as we primarily conduct business with large, well-established financial institutions, insurance companies and export credit agencies many of which we have long-term relationships with and which have credit risks acceptable to us or where the credit risk is spread out among a large number of counterparties. As of September 30, 2021, we had counterparty credit risk exposure under our derivative instruments of $17.8 million, which were limited to the cost of replacing the contracts in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to the contracts, the majority of which are currently our lending banks. We do not anticipate nonperformance by any of our significant counterparties. In addition, we have established guidelines we follow regarding credit ratings and instrument maturities to maintain safety and liquidity. We do not normally require collateral or other security to support credit relationships; however, in certain circumstances this option is available to us.

Derivative Instruments

We are exposed to market risk attributable to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and fuel prices. We try to mitigate these risks through a combination of our normal operating and financing activities and through the use of derivative financial instruments pursuant to our hedging practices and policies. The financial impact of these hedging instruments is primarily offset by corresponding changes in the underlying exposures being hedged. We achieve this by closely matching the notional amount, term and conditions of the derivative instrument with the underlying risk being hedged. Although certain of our derivative financial instruments do not qualify or are not accounted for under hedge accounting, our objective is not to hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

We enter into various forward, swap and option contracts to manage our interest rate exposure and to limit our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and fuel prices. These instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value and the vast majority are designated as hedges. We also use non-derivative financial instruments designated as hedges of our net investment in our foreign operations and investments.

At inception of the hedge relationship, a derivative instrument that hedges the exposure to changes in the fair value of a firm commitment or a recognized asset or liability is designated as a fair value hedge. A derivative instrument that hedges a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability is designated as a cash flow hedge.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges are offset against changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments. Gains and losses on derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss until the underlying hedged transactions are recognized in earnings. The foreign currency transaction gain or loss of our non-derivative financial instruments and the changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as hedges of our net investment in foreign operations and investments are recognized as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss along with the associated foreign currency translation adjustment of the foreign operation or investment, with the amortization of excluded components affecting earnings.

On an ongoing basis, we assess whether derivatives used in hedging transactions are "highly effective" in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flow of hedged items. For our net investment hedges, we use the dollar offset method to measure effectiveness. For all other hedging programs, we use the long-haul method to assess hedge effectiveness using regression analysis for each hedge relationship. The methodology for assessing hedge effectiveness is applied on a consistent basis for each one of our hedging programs (i.e., interest

rate, foreign currency ship construction, foreign currency net investment and fuel). For our regression analyses, we use an observation period of up to three years, utilizing market data relevant to the hedge horizon of each hedge relationship. High effectiveness is achieved when a statistically valid relationship reflects a high degree of offset and correlation between the changes in the fair values of the derivative instrument and the hedged item. If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or hedge accounting is discontinued, any change in fair value of the derivative since the last date at which it was determined to be effective is recognized in earnings.

Cash flows from derivative instruments that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the underlying hedged items. In the event that hedge accounting is discontinued, cash flows subsequent to the date of discontinuance are classified within investing activities. Cash flows from derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are classified as investing activities.

We consider the classification of the underlying hedged item’s cash flows in determining the classification for the designated derivative instrument’s cash flows. We classify derivative instrument cash flows from hedges of benchmark interest rate or hedges of fuel expense as operating activities due to the nature of the hedged item. Likewise, we classify derivative instrument cash flows from hedges of foreign currency risk on our newbuild ship payments as investing activities.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates primarily relates to our debt obligations including future interest payments. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately 67.5% and 64.5%, respectively, of our debt was effectively fixed. We use interest rate swap agreements to modify our exposure to interest rate movements and to manage our interest expense.

Market risk associated with our fixed-rate debt is the potential increase in fair value resulting from a decrease in interest rates. We use interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert a portion of our fixed-rate debt to a floating-rate basis to manage this risk. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we maintained interest rate swap agreements on the following fixed-rate debt instruments:


Debt Instrument	Swap Notional as of September 30, 2021 (in thousands)		Maturity	Debt Fixed Rate	Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus	All-in Swap Floating Rate as of September 30, 2021
Oasis of the Seas term loan	$	17,500	October 2021	5.41%	3.87%	4.08%
Unsecured senior notes	650,000		November 2022	5.25%	3.63%	3.76%
	$	667,500

These interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as fair value hedges.

Market risk associated with our long-term floating-rate debt is the potential increase in interest expense from an increase in interest rates. We use interest rate swap agreements that effectively convert a portion of our floating-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis to manage this risk. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we maintained interest rate swap agreements on the following floating-rate debt instruments:


Debt Instrument	Swap Notional as of September 30, 2021 (in thousands)		Maturity	Debt Floating Rate		All-in Swap Fixed Rate
Celebrity Reflection term loan	$	190,896	October 2024	LIBOR plus	0.40%	2.85%
Quantum of the Seas term loan	336,875		October 2026	LIBOR plus	1.30%	3.74%
Anthem of the Seas term loan	362,500		April 2027	LIBOR plus	1.30%	3.86%
Ovation of the Seas term loan	484,167		April 2028	LIBOR plus	1.00%	3.16%
Harmony of the Seas term loan (1)	468,736		May 2028	EURIBOR plus	1.15%	2.26%
Odyssey of the Seas term loan (2)	440,833		October 2032	LIBOR plus	0.96%	3.21%
Odyssey of the Seas term loan (2)	191,667		October 2032	LIBOR plus	0.96%	2.84%
	$	2,475,674

(1)Interest rate swap agreements hedging the Euro-denominated term loan for Harmony of the Seas include EURIBOR zero-floor matching the hedged debt EURIBOR zero-floor. Amount presented is based on the exchange rate as of September 30, 2021.

(2)Interest rate swap agreements hedging the term loan of Odyssey of the Seas include LIBOR zero-floors matching the debt LIBOR zero-floor. The effective dates of the $440.8 million and $191.7 million interest rate swap agreements are October 2020 and October 2022, respectively. The unsecured term loan for the financing of Odyssey of the Seas was drawn on March 2021.

These interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

The notional amount of interest rate swap agreements related to outstanding debt and our current unfunded financing arrangements as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $3.1 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Derivative Instruments

Our primary exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk relates to our ship construction contracts denominated in Euros, our foreign currency denominated debt and our international business operations. We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to manage portions of the exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of our ships on order was $12.8 billion, of which we had deposited $784.8 million as of such date. These amounts do not include any ships placed on order that are contingent upon completion of conditions precedent and/or financing, any ships on order by our Partner Brands and any ships on order placed by Silversea Cruises during the reporting lag period. Refer to Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies, for further information on our ships on order. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately 62.5% and 66.3%, respectively, of the aggregate cost of the ships under construction was exposed to fluctuations in the Euro exchange rate. Our foreign currency forward contract agreements are accounted for as cash flow or net investment hedges depending on the designation of the related hedge.

On a regular basis, we enter into foreign currency forward contracts and, from time to time, we utilize cross-currency swap agreements and collar options to minimize the volatility resulting from the remeasurement of net monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than our functional currency or the functional currencies of our foreign subsidiaries. During the third quarter of 2021, we maintained an average of approximately $508.8 million of these foreign currency forward contracts. These instruments are not designated as hedging instruments. For the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, changes in the fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts resulted in a loss and a gain of $12.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, changes in the fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts resulted in a loss of $25.9 million and $35.3 million, respectively. These amounts were recognized in earnings within Other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

We consider our investments in our foreign operations to be denominated in relatively stable currencies and to be of a long-term nature. As of September 30, 2021, we maintained foreign currency forward contracts and designated them as hedges of a portion of our net investments in TUI Cruises of €245.0 million, or approximately $283.9 million based on the exchange rate at September 30, 2021. These forward currency contracts mature in October 2021.

The notional amount of outstanding foreign exchange contracts, excluding the forward contracts entered into to minimize remeasurement volatility, as of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $3.0 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.

Non-Derivative Instruments

We also address the exposure of our investments in foreign operations by denominating a portion of our debt in our subsidiaries’ and investments’ functional currencies and designating it as a hedge of these subsidiaries and investments. We had designated debt as a hedge of our net investments primarily in TUI Cruises of €93.0 million, or approximately $107.8 million, as of September 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, we had designated debt as a hedge of our net investments in TUI Cruises of €215.0 million, or approximately $263.0 million.

Fuel Price Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices relates primarily to the consumption of fuel on our ships. We use fuel swap agreements to mitigate the financial impact of fluctuations in fuel prices.

Our fuel swap agreements are generally accounted for as cash flow hedges. In the case that our hedged forecasted fuel consumption is not probable of occurring, hedge accounting will be discontinued and the related accumulated other comprehensive gain or loss will be reclassified to Other income (expense) immediately. For hedged forecasted fuel consumption that remains possible of occurring, hedge accounting will be discontinued and the related accumulated other comprehensive gain or loss will remain in accumulated other comprehensive gain or loss until the underlying hedged transactions are recognized in earnings or the related hedged forecasted fuel consumption is deemed probable of not occurring.

The prior suspension of our cruise operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and our gradual resumption of cruise operations has resulted in reductions to our forecasted fuel purchases. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting on 48.1 thousand and 95.8 thousand metric tons of fuel swap agreements, respectively, maturing in 2021 and 2022, which resulted in the reclassification of a net $2.4 million gain and $1.9 million loss from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to Other income (expense), respectively. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting on 0.2 million and 0.5 million metric tons of our fuel swap agreements maturing in 2020 and 2021, respectively, which resulted in the reclassification of net losses of $7.9 million and $76.3 million in 2020 and 2021, respectively, from Accumulated other

comprehensive loss to Other income (expense). Changes in the fair value of fuel swaps for which cash flow hedge accounting was discontinued are currently recognized in Other income (expense) each reporting period through the maturity dates of the fuel swaps.

Future suspension of our operations or modifications to our itineraries may affect our expected forecasted fuel purchases which could result in further discontinuance of fuel swap cash flow hedge accounting and the reclassification of deferred gains or losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings. Refer to Risk Factors in Part II, Item 1A. for further discussion on risks related to COVID-19.

At September 30, 2021, we have hedged the variability in future cash flows for certain forecasted fuel transactions occurring through 2023. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had the following outstanding fuel swap agreements:


	Fuel Swap Agreements
	As of September 30, 2021	As of December 31, 2020
Designated as hedges:	(metric tons)
2021	124,050	385,050
2022	419,700	389,650
2023	82,400	82,400


	Fuel Swap Agreements
	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
	(% hedged)
Designated hedges as a % of projected fuel purchases:
2021	43	%	40	%
2022	28	%	23	%
2023	5	%	5	%


	Fuel Swap Agreements
	As of September 30, 2021	As of December 31, 2020
Not designated as hedges:	(metric tons)
2021	21,900	229,850
2022	62,750	14,650

As of September 30, 2021, $42.9 million of estimated unrealized gain associated with our cash flow hedges pertaining to fuel swap agreements is expected to be reclassified to earnings from Accumulated other comprehensive loss within the next twelve months. Reclassification is expected to occur as the result of fuel consumption associated with our hedged forecasted fuel purchases.

The fair value and line item caption of derivative instruments recorded within our consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):


	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		Balance Sheet Location	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
		Fair Value		Fair Value			Fair Value		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20(1)
Interest rate swaps	Other assets	$	10,407	$	17,271	Other long-term liabilities	$	88,891	$	144,653
Interest rate-swaps	Derivative financial instruments	16		261		Derivative financial instruments	—		—
Foreign currency forward contracts	Derivative financial instruments	19,143		63,894		Derivative financial instruments	79,305		13,294
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other assets	—		20,836		Other long-term liabilities	4,997		7,306


Fuel swaps	Derivative financial instruments	42,902		5,093		Derivative financial instruments	—		25,203
Fuel swaps	Other assets	16,080		350		Other long-term liabilities	—		50,117
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under 815-20		$	88,548	$	107,705		$	173,193	$	240,573
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815-20
Foreign currency forward contracts	Derivative financial instruments	$	—	$	—	Derivative financial instruments	$	—	$	160
Fuel swaps	Derivative financial instruments	8,346		834		Derivative financial instruments	—		18,028
Fuel swaps	Other Assets	625		—		Other long-term liabilities	—		944
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under 815-20		8,971		834			—		19,132
Total derivatives		$	97,519	$	108,539		$	173,193	$	259,705

(1)Accounting Standard Codification 815-20 “Derivatives and Hedging.”

The location and amount of gain or (loss) recognized in income on fair value and cash flow hedging relationships were as follows (in thousands):

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

Fuel Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Interest Income (Expense)

Other Income (Expense)

Fuel Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Interest Income (Expense)

Other Income (Expense)

Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded

$118,127

$325,907

$(426,875)

$37,230

$53,815

$317,139

$(254,332)

$(10,853)

The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging:

Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20

Interest contracts

Hedged items

n/a

$2,100

$—

n/a

$2,379

$—

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

n/a

$383

$—

n/a

$39

$—

Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20

Interest contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

n/a

$(11,418)

n/a

$(6,532)

n/a

Commodity contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

$10,600

n/a

$(2)

$(5,598)

n/a

$536

Foreign exchange contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

n/a

$(3,905)

n/a

$(505)

n/a

$(3,782)

n/a

$(1,511)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Fuel Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Interest Income (Expense)

Other Income (Expense)

Fuel Expense

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Interest Income (Expense)

Other Income (Expense)

Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the statement of financial performance in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recorded

$219,058

$959,512

$(994,669)

$66,771

$327,275

$961,226

$(555,392)

$(127,537)

The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging:

Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20

Interest contracts

Hedged items

n/a

$7,098

—

n/a

$(20,855)

$—

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

n/a

$148

—

n/a

$23,338

$—

Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships in Subtopic 815-20

Interest contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

n/a

$(32,375)

n/a

$(15,939)

n/a

Commodity contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

$21,882

n/a

$(416)

$(32,520)

n/a

$3,029

Foreign exchange contracts

Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income

n/a

$(11,541)

n/a

$(2,311)

n/a

$(10,899)

n/a

$(5,855)

The carrying value and line item caption of non-derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments recorded within our consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):


		Carrying Value
Non-derivative instrument designated as hedging instrument under ASC 815-20	Balance Sheet Location	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Foreign currency debt	Current portion of debt	$	39,207	$	43,696
Foreign currency debt	Long-term debt	68,566		219,335
		$	107,773	$	263,031

The effect of derivative instruments qualifying and designated as hedging instruments and the related hedged items in fair value hedges on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss was as follows (in thousands):


Derivatives and Related Hedged Items under ASC 815-20 Fair Value Hedging Relationships	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative and Hedged Item	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative								Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Hedged Item
		Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	$	383	$	39	$	148	$	23,338	$	2,100	$	2,379	$	7,098	$	(20,855)

e fair value and line item caption of derivative instruments recorded within our consolidated balance sheets for the cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges were as follows (in thousands):


Line Item in the Statement of Financial Position Where the Hedged Item is Included	Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liabilities				Cumulative amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liabilities
	As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020		As of September 30, 2021		As of December 31, 2020
Current portion of debt and Long-term debt	$	659,209	$	700,331	$	10,413	$	17,512

The effect of derivative instruments qualifying and designated as cash flow hedging instruments on the consolidated financial statements was as follows (in thousands):.


Derivatives under ASC 815-20 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss on Derivatives								Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income
	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020			Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Interest rate swaps	$	1,534	$	(42,488)	$	29,228	$	(90,677)	Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	$	(11,418)	$	(6,532)	$	(32,376)	$	(15,939)

Foreign currency forward contracts	(48,221)		96,821		(150,376)		39,161		Depreciation and amortization expenses	(3,905)		(3,782)		(11,541)		(10,899)
Foreign currency forward contracts	—		—		—		—		Other income (expense)	(505)		(1,511)		(2,311)		(5,855)


Fuel swaps	—		—		—		—		Other income (expense)	(2)		536		(416)		3,029
Fuel swaps	28,193		(5,085)		144,900		(120,807)		Fuel	10,600		(5,598)		21,882		(32,520)
	$	(18,494)	$	49,248	$	23,752	$	(172,323)		$	(5,230)	$	(16,887)	$	(24,762)	$	(62,184)

The table below represents amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for our net investment hedging instruments for which the difference between changes in fair value and periodic amortization is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):


Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income (Net Investment Excluded Components)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Net inception fair value at January 1, 2021	$	(1,915)
Amount of gain recognized in income on derivatives for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021	4,966
Amount of gain (loss) remaining to be amortized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, as of September 30, 2021	(3,141)
Fair value at September 30, 2021	$	(90)

The effect of non-derivative instruments qualifying and designated as net investment hedging instruments on the consolidated financial statements was as follows (in thousands):


	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss
Non-derivative instruments under ASC 815-20 Net Investment Hedging Relationships	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Foreign Currency Debt	$	2,585	$	(16,732)	$	5,593	$	(16,784)

The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated financial statements was as follows (in thousands):


		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815-20	Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	Quarter Ended September 30, 2021		Quarter Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other income (expense)	$	(12,880)	$	4,907	$	(25,854)	$	(35,265)

Fuel swaps	Other income (expense)	8,222		(13,112)		35,858		(89,471)
		$	(4,658)	$	(8,205)	$	10,004	$	(124,736)

Credit Related Contingent Features

Our current interest rate derivative instruments require us to post collateral if our Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit ratings fall below specified levels. Specifically, under most of our agreements, if on the fifth anniversary of executing a derivative instrument, or on any succeeding fifth-year anniversary, our credit ratings for our senior unsecured debt is rated below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s and Baa3 by Moody’s, then the counterparty will periodically have the right to demand that we post collateral in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the net market value of all derivative transactions with such counterparty that have reached their fifth year anniversary, to the extent negative, and (ii) the applicable minimum call amount.

The amount of collateral required to be posted will change as, and to the extent, our net liability position increases or decreases by more than the applicable minimum call amount. If our credit rating for our senior unsecured debt is subsequently equal to or above BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or Baa3 by Moody’s, then any collateral posted at such time will be released to us and we will no longer be required to post collateral unless we meet the collateral trigger requirement, generally, at the next fifth-year anniversary.

As of September 30, 2021, our senior unsecured debt credit rating was B by Standard & Poor's and B2 by Moody's. As of September 30, 2021, 7 of our interest rate derivative hedges had a term of at least five years requiring us to post collateral of $65.6 million to satisfy our obligations under our interest rate derivative agreements, taking into account any collateral waivers issued by banks. We expect that we will not need to provide additional collateral under these agreements in the next twelve months.

Note 13. Restructuring Charges

In April 2020, we reduced our U.S. shoreside workforce by approximately 23% through permanent layoffs. We incurred severance costs of $28.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes our restructuring costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as it relates to the April 2020 reduction in our workforce (in thousands):


	Beginning balance January 1, 2021		Accruals		Payments		Ending balance September 30, 2021		Cumulative Charges Incurred		Expected Additional Expenses to be Incurred
Termination benefits	$	4,257	$	643	$	4,311	$	589	$	28,596	$	—


Total	$	4,257	$	643	$	4,311	$	589	$	28,596	$	—

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

The discussion under this caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, business and industry prospects or future results of operations or financial position, made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "driving," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "considering" and similar expressions are intended to further identify any of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations but they are based on judgments and are inherently uncertain. Furthermore, they are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that 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, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, in particular, the risks discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Part II., Item 1A. herein.

All forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this filing. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is organized to present the following:

•a review of our financial presentation, including discussion of certain operational and financial metrics we utilize to assist us in managing our business;

•a discussion of our results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020;

•a discussion of our business outlook; and

•a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including our future capital and contractual commitments and potential funding sources.

Critical Accounting Policies

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, refer to Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Seasonality

Historically, our revenues are seasonal based on demand for cruises. Demand has historically been strongest for cruises during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months and holidays. In order to mitigate the impact of the winter weather in the Northern Hemisphere and to capitalize on the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere, our brands have focused on deployment to the Caribbean, Asia and Australia during that period.

Financial Presentation

Description of Certain Line Items

Revenues

Our revenues are comprised of the following:

•Passenger ticket revenues, which consist of revenue recognized from the sale of passenger tickets and the sale of air transportation to and from our ships; and

•Onboard and other revenues, which consist primarily of revenues from the sale of goods and/or services onboard our ships not included in passenger ticket prices, cancellation fees, sales of vacation protection insurance, pre- and post-cruise tours and fees for operating certain port facilities. Onboard and other revenues also include revenues we receive from independent third party concessionaires that pay us a percentage of their revenues in exchange for the right to provide selected goods and/or services onboard our ships, as well as revenues received for our bareboat charter, procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates and third parties.

Cruise Operating Expenses

Our cruise operating expenses are comprised of the following:

•Commissions, transportation and other expenses, which consist of those costs directly associated with passenger ticket revenues, including travel agent commissions, air and other transportation expenses, port costs that vary with passenger head counts and related credit card fees;

•Onboard and other expenses, which consist of the direct costs associated with onboard and other revenues, including the costs of products sold onboard our ships, vacation protection insurance premiums, costs associated with pre- and post-cruise tours and related credit card fees, as well as the minimal costs associated with concession revenues, as the costs are mostly incurred by third-party concessionaires, and costs incurred for the procurement and management related services we perform on behalf of our unconsolidated affiliates;

•Payroll and related expenses, which consist of costs for shipboard personnel (costs associated with our shoreside personnel are included in Marketing, selling and administrative expenses);

•Food expenses, which include food costs for both guests and crew;

•Fuel expenses, which include fuel and related delivery, storage and emission consumable costs and the financial impact of fuel swap agreements; and

•Other operating expenses, which consist primarily of operating costs such as repairs and maintenance, port costs that do not vary with passenger head counts, vessel related insurance, entertainment and gains and/or losses related to the sale of our ships, if any.

We do not allocate payroll and related expenses, food expenses, fuel expenses or other operating expenses to the expense categories attributable to passenger ticket revenues or onboard and other revenues since they are incurred to provide the total cruise vacation experience.

Selected Operational and Financial Metrics

We utilize a variety of operational and financial metrics which are defined below to evaluate our performance and financial condition. As discussed in more detail herein, certain of these metrics are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided along with the related GAAP financial measures as we believe they provide useful

information to investors as a supplement to our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with 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.

Adjusted Loss per Share ("Adjusted EPS") represents Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (as defined below) divided by weighted average shares outstanding or by diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as applicable. We believe that this non-GAAP measure is meaningful when assessing our performance on a comparative basis.

Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. represents net loss less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest excluding certain items that we believe adjusting for is meaningful when assessing our performance on a comparative basis. For the periods presented, these items included (i) gain or loss on the extinguishment of debt; (ii) the amortization of non-cash debt discount on our convertible notes; (iii) the estimated cash refund expected to be paid to Pullmantur guests and other expenses incurred as part of the Pullmantur reorganization; (iv) impairment and credit losses recognized as a result of the impact of COVID-19; (v) equity investment asset impairments; (vi) net insurance recoveries related to the collapse of the drydock structure at the Grand Bahama Shipyard involving Oasis of the Seas; (vii) restructuring charges incurred in relation to the reduction in our U.S. workforce and other initiative expenses; (viii) the change in the fair value in the Silversea Cruises contingent consideration and the amortization of the Silversea Cruises intangible assets resulting from our acquisition of a 66.7% interest in Silversea Cruises in 2018; (ix) the noncontrolling interest adjustment to exclude the impact of the contractual accretion requirements associated with the put option held by Heritage Cruise Holding Ltd.'s (previously known as Silversea Cruises Group Ltd.) noncontrolling interest in Silversea Cruises, which noncontrolling interest we acquired on July 9, 2020; (x) the net gain recognized in the first quarter of 2021 in relation to the sale of the Azamara brand; and (xi) currency translation losses recognized during the second quarter of 2020, in connection with the ships classified as assets held-for-sale that were previously chartered to Pullmantur.

Available Passenger Cruise Days (“APCD”) is our measurement of capacity and represents double occupancy per cabin multiplied by the number of cruise days for the period, which excludes canceled cruise days and cabins not available for sale. We use this measure to perform capacity and rate analysis to identify our main non-capacity drivers that cause our cruise revenue and expenses to vary.

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

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

Although discussed in previous periods, we do not disclose or reconcile in this report our Gross Yields, Net Yields, Gross Cruise Costs, Net Cruise Costs and Net Cruise Costs Excluding Fuel, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Historically, we have utilized these financial metrics to measure relevant rate comparisons to other periods. However, our 2020 and 2021 reduction in capacity and revenues and the shift in the nature of our running costs, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, do not allow for a meaningful analysis and comparison of these metrics and as such these metrics have been excluded from this report.

Recent Developments: COVID-19

Return to Healthy Sailing

Our voluntary suspension of our global cruise operations commenced in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have restarted our global cruise operations in a phased manner, following the requirements and recommendations of regulatory agencies, with reduced guest occupancy, modified itineraries and enhanced health, safety and vaccination protocols.

Continued Fleet Ramp-Up

We anticipate load factors on core itineraries to increase to 65-70% during the fourth quarter of 2021. We anticipate 6.9 million APCDs for the fourth quarter of 2021 with overall load factors of 60-65% and expect that all ships on core itineraries in the fourth quarter of 2021 will be cash flow accretive, even when including start-up costs. Core itineraries exclude sailings during our early resumption of operations of up to four weeks and also exclude specialized itineraries that were implemented during the COVID-19 period (e.g. Singapore, Cyprus). By the end of the year, we expect that 50 of our 61 Global Brand ships will have returned to service, representing almost 100% of core itinerary capacity and approximately 80% of worldwide capacity. Our remaining Global Brand ships are expected to return to service by the spring of 2022 and we expect to return to historical load factors in the third quarter of 2022. Mainland China is expected to resume in the spring and we have assumed lower load factors as this important long term market ramps-up.

On October 25, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued a temporary extension and modification of the Conditional Sail Order (“Conditional Order”) effective November 1, 2021 through January 15, 2022, and expressed its intention to transition to a voluntary program thereafter, in coordination with interested cruise ship operators. We plan to continue to operate under the Conditional Order where required, and to voluntarily comply with the Conditional Order for ships home ported or calling in Florida ports. Also on October 25, 2021, the U.S. President issued a proclamation effective on November 8, 2021 that rescinds all previous proclamations suspending entry into the U.S. of non-citizen non-immigrants. We expect these recent developments to support our return to service and anticipated load factors.

Update on Bookings

Booking volumes have improved significantly since the slowdown this summer due to the Delta variant (the "Delta Dip"). We attracted more bookings in the third quarter compared to the second quarter. September was particularly strong, with new bookings for 2022 sailings more than 60% higher than the monthly average during the second quarter of 2021.

Sailings for the full year 2022 are booked within historical ranges and at higher prices than 2019. Sailings further out are experiencing more normalized booking trends than sailings closer in. As such, load factors for sailings in the first quarter of 2022 are lower than historical levels; are improving but still below average in the second quarter of 2022; and are solidly within historical levels in the second half of 2022. Pricing remains strong throughout 2022, with or without future cruise credits ("FCC").

As of September 30, 2021, we had $2.8 billion in customer deposits, which represents an improvement by $0.4 billion from the June 30, 2021 balance despite the $300 million of revenue that was recognized during the quarter. Approximately 35% of the customer deposit balance is related to FCCs. This has dropped from 40% in the prior quarter, indicating net new demand. Customer deposits for cruises taking place in the second quarter of 2022 and onward are higher than customer deposits on the same three brands for cruises taking place in the same time horizon as of September 30, 2019.

Update on Recent Liquidity Actions and Ongoing Uses of Cash

As of September 30, 2021, we had liquidity of $4.1 billion, including $0.1 billion of undrawn revolving credit facility capacity, $3.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, and a $0.7 billion commitment for a 364-day term loan facility available to draw on at any time prior to August 12, 2022. Our revolving credit facilities were mostly utilized through a combination of amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the facilities as of September 30, 2021. We continue to prioritize and bolster liquidity while taking steps to improve our balance sheet and reduce its interest costs to be well positioned for recovery.

Reduced Operating Expenses

We took significant actions in early 2020 to reduce operating expenses during the suspension of our global cruise operations. In particular, we:

• significantly reduced ship operating expenses, including crew payroll, food, fuel, insurance and port charges;

• further reduced operating expenses as the Company’s ships are currently transitioning into various levels of layup with several ships in the fleet transitioning into cold layup;

• significantly reduced marketing and selling expenses;

• reduced and furloughed our workforce, with approximately 23% of our US shoreside employee base being impacted in 2020; and

• suspended travel for shoreside employees and instituted a hiring freeze across the organization.

During our ramp up of operations, we have incurred and will continue to incur incremental spend related to bringing ships back to operating status, returning crew members to ships and implementing enhanced health and safety protocols. We also collected and will continue to collect deposits related to those sailings and for future cruises. The decision to bring ships back into service considers many variables, including deployment opportunities, commercial potential, cost of operations and cash flow.

Capital Expenditures

COVID-19 has impacted shipyard operations, which have and may continue to result in delays of our previously contracted ship deliveries. As of September 30, 2021, we anticipate that overall full year capital expenditures, based on our existing ships on order, will be approximately $2.1 billion for 2021. This amount does not include any ships on order by our Partner Brands. We took delivery of Odyssey of the Seas during the first quarter of 2021 and expect delivery of Silver Dawn during the fourth quarter of 2021. For 2022, we have two ship deliveries scheduled: Wonder of the Seas and Celebrity Beyond. Excluding newbuild deliveries, our capital expenditures for 2022 will depend on our schedule to return to service.

Debt Maturities, New Financings and Other Liquidity Actions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company continued to take actions to further improve its liquidity position and manage cash flow. In particular, we:

• extended the maturity date or termination date, as applicable, of certain of the advances and commitments held by consenting lenders under our $1.0 billion unsecured loan due April 2022 and our $1.55 billion unsecured revolving credit facility due October 2022, each by 18 months to October 2023 and April 2024, respectively;

• extended the period during which we may draw upon our binding commitment for a $700.0 million 364-day term loan facility by one year, which is now available for draw at any time prior to August 12, 2022;

• issued $1.5 billion of 5.5% senior unsecured notes due in 2028 for net proceeds of approximately $1.48 billion;

•issued $650.0 million of 4.25% senior unsecured notes due in 2026 for net proceeds of approximately $640.6 million, which were used to fully repay the Silversea Notes, in the amount of $619.8 million, and to pay the related call premiums, accrued interest and fees;

•issued $1.0 billion of 5.50% senior notes due in 2026 for net proceeds of approximately $986.0 million which were used to replenish our capital as a result of the redemption of a portion of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025 in the amount of $928.0 million, and to pay the related call premiums and accrued interest;

•amended the credit agreements for the unsecured financings of our first and second Evolution-class ships, increasing their maximum loan amounts by €175.6 million in the aggregate to finance ship design modifications that incorporate innovative sustainability features and additional premium cabins;

•issued 16.9 million shares of common stock for approximately $1.5 billion;

•amended $4.9 billion of our non-export-credit facilities and certain of our credit card processing agreements to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including the third quarter of 2022 and to implement modified covenants for the period starting fourth quarter of 2022 and extending through and including the fourth quarter of 2023; and

• amended $6.3 billion of our export-credit facilities to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including the fourth quarter of 2022 and defer $1.15 billion of principal payments due between April 2021 and April 2022.

As of the date of this report, there are no scheduled debt maturities for the remainder of 2021, and scheduled debt maturities of $2.2 billion for 2022.

We continue to identify and evaluate further actions to enhance our liquidity and support our recovery. These include and are not limited to further reductions in capital expenditures, operating expenses and administrative costs and additional financings and refinancings.

Results of Operations

Summary

Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. for the third quarter of 2021 were $(1.4) billion and $(1.2) billion, or $(5.59) and $(4.91) per share on a diluted basis, respectively, reflecting the ramp up of our return to operations, and increased sales and marketing expenses during the quarter, compared to Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Adjusted Net Loss attributable Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. of $(1.3) billion and $(1.2) billion, or $(6.29) and $(5.62) per share on a diluted basis, respectively, for the third quarter of 2020.

Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $(3.9) billion and $(3.6) billion, or $(15.56) and $(14.41) per share on a diluted basis, respectively, compared to Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Adjusted Net Loss attributable Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. of $(4.4) billion and $(2.8) billion, or $(21.01) and $(13.26) per share on a diluted basis, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Significant items for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 include:

•Total revenues, excluding the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, increased $487.0 million and decreased $1,633.5 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to the same periods in 2020. The increase in total revenues in the third quarter of 2021 reflects the ramp up in our return to operations compared to the third quarter of 2020, during which we continued to observe our global cruise suspension. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the decrease in total revenues reflects a 41.1% capacity decrease compared to the same period in 2020 reflecting the lay-up of the majority of our fleet during the first half of 2021, compared to the operation of the majority of our fleet up through our global suspension in March of 2020.

•The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our passenger ticket and onboard and other revenue transactions, denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar, resulted in an increase in total revenues of $3.6 million and $8.7 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020.

•Total cruise operating expenses, excluding the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, increased $503.3 million and decreased $987.6 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2020. The increase in total cruise operating expenses in the third quarter of 2021 reflects the ramp up of our operations compared to our suspension of cruise operations in 2020. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 reflects the capacity decrease mentioned above.

•The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our cruise operating expenses, denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, resulted in an increase in total operating expenses of $1.8 million and $9.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020.

•Our consolidated results of operations include Silversea Cruises’ results of operations on a three-month reporting lag for April, May and June 2021, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and from October 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•In March 2021, we extended the maturity date or termination date of certain of the advances and commitments, as applicable, held by consenting lenders under our $1.0 billion unsecured loan due April 2022 and our $1.55 billion unsecured revolving credit facility due October 2022, by 18 months to October 2023 and April 2024, respectively.

•In March 2021, we extended our binding commitment for a $700.0 million 364-day term loan facility by one year which is currently available for draw at any time prior to August 12, 2022.

•In March 2021, we issued $1.5 billion of senior unsecured notes due in 2028. Interest on the senior notes accrues at 5.5% and is payable semi-annually.

•In March 2021, we issued 16.9 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at an average price of $91.00 per share for net proceeds of $1.5 billion.

•In March 2021, we amended $4.9 million of our non-export-credit facilities and certain of our credit card processing agreements to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including the third quarter of 2022.

•In March 2021, we amended $6.3 million of our export-credit facilities to extend the waiver of the financial covenants through and including the third quarter of 2022, and subsequently in the third quarter of 2021, we entered into a letter agreement to extend the waiver period to the end of the fourth quarter of 2022; including the deferral of up to $1.15 billion of principal payments due between April 2021 and April 2022.

•In March 2021, we entered into amendments to our drawn and undrawn ECA facilities to provide for the issuance of guarantees in satisfaction of existing obligations under these facilities.

•In March 2021, we took delivery of Odyssey of the Seas.

•In June 2021, we issued $650.0 million of senior unsecured notes due in 2026 for net proceeds of approximately $640.6 million, which were used to fully repay the Silversea Notes in the amount of $619.8 million and to pay the related call premiums, accrued interest and fees. Interests on the Silversea Notes accrued at 7.25% per annum and was payable semi-annually.

•In June 2021, Hapag-Lloyd took delivery of Hanseatic Spirit.

•In August 2021, we issued $1.0 billion of 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in 2026 for net proceeds of approximately $986.0 million, which we used to replenish capital as a result of the redemption of a portion of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025, in the amount of $928.0 million plus call premiums, accrued interest, and fees.

Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same periods in 2020 are shown in the following tables (in thousands, except per share data):


	Quarter Ended September 30,
	2021				2020
			% of Total Revenues				% of Total Revenues
Passenger ticket revenues	$	280,153	61.3	%	$	3,204	(9.5)	%
Onboard and other revenues	176,805		38.7	%	(36,892)		109.5	%
Total revenues	456,958		100.0	%	(33,688)		100.0	%
Cruise operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	64,780		14.2	%	(3,321)		9.9	%
Onboard and other	42,703		9.3	%	6,036		(17.9)	%
Payroll and related	265,974		58.2	%	119,213		(353.9)	%
Food	48,950		10.7	%	5,640		(16.7)	%
Fuel	118,127		25.9	%	53,815		(159.7)	%
Other operating	273,157		59.8	%	127,226		(377.7)	%
Total cruise operating expenses	813,691		178.1	%	308,609		(916.1)	%
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	323,422		70.8	%	246,779		(732.5)	%
Depreciation and amortization expenses	325,907		71.3	%	317,139		(941.4)	%
Impairment and credit losses	(238)		(0.1)	%	89,899		(266.9)	%
Operating Loss	(1,005,824)		(220.1)	%	(996,114)		2,956.9	%
Other (expense) income:
Interest income	3,786		0.8	%	5,017		(14.9)	%
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	(430,661)		(94.2)	%	(259,349)		769.9	%

Equity investment loss	(29,085)		(6.4)	%	(78,013)		231.6	%

Other income (expense)	37,230		8.1	%	(10,853)		32.2	%
	(418,730)		(91.6)	%	(343,198)		1,018.8	%
Net Loss	(1,424,554)		(311.7)	%	(1,339,312)		3,975.6	%
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		—	%	7,444		(22.1)	%
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,424,554)	(311.7)	%	$	(1,346,756)	3,997.7	%
Diluted Loss per Share	$	(5.59)			$	(6.29)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021				2020
			% of Total Revenues				% of Total Revenues
Passenger ticket revenues	$	323,782	58.9	%	$	1,487,077	68.4	%
Onboard and other revenues	226,104		41.1	%	687,590		31.6	%
Total revenues	549,886		100.0	%	2,174,667		100.0	%
Cruise operating expenses:
Commissions, transportation and other	72,917		13.3	%	342,632		15.8	%
Onboard and other	55,782		10.1	%	151,333		7.0	%
Payroll and related	530,250		96.4	%	693,480		31.9	%
Food	74,618		13.6	%	154,439		7.1	%
Fuel	219,058		39.8	%	327,275		15.0	%
Other operating	569,383		103.5	%	830,689		38.2	%
Total cruise operating expenses	1,522,008		276.8	%	2,499,848		115.0	%
Marketing, selling and administrative expenses	867,021		157.7	%	944,087		43.4	%
Depreciation and amortization expenses	959,512		174.5	%	961,226		44.2	%
Impairment and credit losses	39,934		7.3	%	1,354,514		62.3	%
Operating Loss	(2,838,589)		(516.2)	%	(3,585,008)		(164.9)	%
Other income (expense):
Interest income	13,317		2.4	%	15,757		0.7	%
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized	(1,007,986)		(183.3)	%	(571,149)		(26.3)	%
Equity investment loss	(137,044)		(24.9)	%	(140,258)		(6.4)	%
Other income (expense)	66,771		12.1	%	(127,537)		(5.9)	%
	(1,064,942)		(193.7)	%	(823,187)		(37.9)	%
Net Loss	$	(3,903,531)	(709.9)	%	$	(4,408,195)	(202.7)	%
Less: Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		—	%	22,332		1.0	%
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(3,903,531)	(709.9)	%	$	(4,430,527)	(203.7)	%
Diluted Loss per Share	$	(15.56)			$	(21.01)

Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Adjusted Loss per Share attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. were calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	(1,424,554)	$	(1,346,756)	$	(3,903,531)	$	(4,430,527)
Adjusted Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	(1,249,701)		(1,204,350)		(3,615,102)		(2,797,335)
Net Adjustments to Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	174,853	$	142,406	$	288,429	$	1,633,192
Adjustments to Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:
Loss on extinguishment of debt (1)	$	141,915	$	774	$	138,759	41,109
Convertible debt amortization of debt discount (2)	26,073		17,750		78,219		21,934
Pullmantur reorganization settlement (3)	5,242		—		10,242		21,637
Impairment and credit losses (4)	(237)		89,899		39,934		1,354,514
Equity investment impairments (5)	—		—		26,042		39,735
Oasis of the Seas incident, Grand Bahama's drydock write-off and other incidental expenses (6)	—		—		(6,584)		(1,938)
Restructuring charges and other initiatives expense (7)	74		5,720		1,721		50,745
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration and amortization of Silversea Cruises intangible assets related to Silversea Cruises acquisition (8)	1,623		2,548		4,869		(35,919)
Noncontrolling interest adjustment (9)	—		25,715		—		72,331
Net gain related to the sale of the Azamara brand (10)	163		—		(4,773)		—
Currency translation adjustment losses (11)	—		—		—		69,044
Net Adjustments to Net Loss attributable to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	$	174,853	$	142,406	$	288,429	$	1,633,192

Basic:
Loss per Share	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)
Adjusted Loss per Share	$	(4.91)	$	(5.62)	$	(14.41)	$	(13.26)

Diluted:
Loss per Share	$	(5.59)	$	(6.29)	$	(15.56)	$	(21.01)
Adjusted Loss per Share	$	(4.91)	$	(5.62)	$	(14.41)	$	(13.26)

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	254,713		214,163		250,808		210,894
Diluted	254,713		214,163		250,808		210,894

(1)For the three months ended September 30, 2021, represents the net loss on the partial repayment of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025 in the amount of $928.0 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, represents the net loss on the partial repayment of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025, the second quarter 2021 net gain on the full repayment of the Silversea Notes and the first quarter 2021 loss on the partial repayment of the $1.55 billion unsecured revolving credit facility. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, represents a loss on the extinguishment of the $2.2 billion Senior Secured Term Loan.

(2)Represents the amortization of non-cash debt discount on our convertible notes.

(3)Represents estimated cash refunds expected to be paid to Pullmantur guests and other expenses incurred as part of the Pullmantur reorganization.

(4)In 2021 and 2020, represents asset impairment and credit losses as a result of the impact of COVID-19. In 2021, amounts are net of the recovery of credit losses recognized in 2020.

(5)Represent equity investment asset impairments, primarily for our investments in TUI Cruises GmbH in 2021 and Grand Bahama Shipyard in 2020, as a result of the impact of COVID-19.

(6)Amounts include net insurance recoveries related to the collapse of the drydock structure at the Grand Bahama Shipyard involving Oasis of the Seas.

(7)Represents primarily restructuring charges incurred in relation to the reduction in our U.S. workforce and other initiatives expenses. Refer to Note 13. Restructuring Charges to our consolidated financial statements under Item 1. Financial Statements for further information on the restructuring activities.

(8)Related to the Silversea Cruises acquisition.

(9)Adjustment made to exclude the impact of the contractual accretion requirements associated with the put option held by Heritage Cruise Holding Ltd.'s (previously known as Silversea Cruises Group Ltd.) noncontrolling interest, which noncontrolling interest we acquired on July 9, 2020.

(10)Represents the net gain recognized in the first quarter of 2021 in relation to the sale of the Azamara brand.

(11)Represents currency translation losses recognized during the second quarter of 2020, in connection with the ships classified as assets held-for-sale that were previously chartered to Pullmantur.

Selected statistical information is shown in the following table (1):


	Quarter Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Passengers Carried	251,744		1,230		327,226		1,261,075
Passenger Cruise Days	1,496,609		5,424		1,771,087		8,653,799
APCD	4,112,256		5,424		4,967,078		8,437,003
Occupancy	36.4	%	100.0	%	35.7	%	102.6	%

(1)Due to the three-month reporting lag, we include Silversea Cruises' results of operations from April 1 through June 30 for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and from October 1 through June 30 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Refer to Note 1. General to our consolidated financial statements for more information on the three-month reporting lag.

2021 Outlook

The Company’s operations are still impacted by the magnitude, duration, speed and geographic reach of COVID-19 and its related variants. As a consequence, we cannot reasonably estimate the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition or near or longer-term financial or operational results. The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our revenues, consolidated results of operations, cash flows and financial condition has been and will continue to be material in 2021. We expect to incur a net loss on both a U.S. GAAP and adjusted basis for our fourth quarter and our 2021 fiscal year, the extent of which will depend on many factors including the timing and extent of our return to service. See Recent Developments: COVID-19 – Continued Fleet Ramp-Up and Update on Bookings for further indications on our resumption of operations and the booking environment.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

In this section, references to 2021 refer to the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and references to 2020 refer to the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Revenues

Total revenues for 2021 increased $490.6 million, or 1,456.4%, to $457.0 million from $(33.7) million in 2020.

Passenger ticket revenues comprised 61.3% of our 2021 total revenues. Passenger ticket revenues for 2021 increased by $276.9 million to $280.2 million from $3.2 million in 2020. The increase in Passenger ticket revenues in the third quarter of 2021 reflects the expansion of our global return to service compared to our continued suspension of cruise operations in the third quarter of 2020. Favorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates related to our revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar increased Passenger ticket revenues by $3.0 million.

The remaining 38.7% of 2021 total revenues was comprised of Onboard and other revenues, which increased $213.7 million, or 579.3%, to $176.8 million in 2021 from $(36.9) million in 2020. The increase in Onboard and other revenues was due to the ramp up of our return to service noted above. Onboard and other revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 includes a charge of $67.9 million to correct cancellation revenue, for certain immaterial bookings, that was incorrectly recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The charge is offsetting cancellation and other revenue recognized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and is considered immaterial to our financial statements.

Onboard and other revenues included concession revenues of $22.9 million in 2021 and $0.4 million in 2020.

Cruise Operating Expenses

Total Cruise operating expenses for 2021 increased $505.1 million, or 163.7%, to $813.7 million from $308.6 million in 2020. The increase was primarily due to:

•a $145.9 million increase in Other operating expenses primarily due to increased hotel and vessel maintenance and consumables;

•a $146.8 million increase in Payroll and related;

•a $68.1 million increase in Commissions, transportation and other expenses;

•a $64.3 million increase in Fuel expenses;

•a $43.3 million increase in Food expenses; and

•a $36.7 million increase in Onboard and other expenses.

Marketing, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Marketing, selling and administrative expenses for 2021 increased $76.6 million, or 31.1%, to $323.4 million from $246.8 million in 2020. The increase in 2021 was primarily due to increases in marketing and sales activities related to our return to service.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses for 2021 increased by $8.8 million, or 2.8%, to $325.9 million from $317.1 million in 2020 primarily due to the addition of Odyssey of the Seas to our fleet during the first quarter of 2021.

Impairment and Credit Losses

Impairment and credit losses for 2021 decreased by $90.1 million compared to impairment losses of $83.9 million recognized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 on our operations and cash flows primarily related to our Property and equipment, net. Additionally, credit losses of $6.0 million were recognized during the third quarter of 2020 related to our notes receivable.

Other Income (Expense)

Interest expense, net of interest capitalized for 2021 increased $171.3 million, or 66.1%, to $430.7 million from $259.3 million in 2020. The increase was primarily due to a debt extinguishment loss of $141.9 million recognized in the third quarter of 2021 associated with the partial repayment of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025. Refer to Note 7. Debt to our consolidated financial statements for further information. Additionally, a higher average cost of debt compared to 2020 contributed to the 2021 increase in Interest expense, net of interest capitalized.

Equity investment loss in 2021 decreased by $48.9 million, to $29.1 million from $78.0 million in 2020 primarily due to a reduction in losses for TUI Cruises, one of our equity investments, during the third quarter of 2021 compared to 2020.

Other income (expense) was $37.2 million in 2021, compared to $(10.9) million in 2020. The $48.1 million increase in income was primarily due to a $22.0 million tax benefit recognized in 2021, a $12.4 million decrease in expense compared to 2020 related to the change in fair value of fuel swap derivative instruments with no hedge accounting, and a decrease of $8.0 million in foreign exchange losses from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency compared to 2020.

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Other comprehensive loss in 2021 was $11.9 million compared to Other comprehensive income of $82.1 million in 2020. The decrease in income of $94.0 million was primarily due to our recognition of a Loss on cash flow derivative hedges of $13.3 million in 2021 compared to a Gain on cash flow derivative hedges of $66.1 million in 2020, primarily due to a decrease in the fair value of our foreign currency forwards in 2021 compared to an increase in 2020.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

In this section, references to 2021 refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and references to 2020 refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Revenues

Total revenues for 2021 decreased $1.6 billion, or 74.7%, to $549.9 million from $2.2 billion in 2020.

Passenger ticket revenues comprised 58.9% of our 2021 total revenues. Passenger ticket revenues for 2021 decreased by $1.2 billion, or 78.2%, to $0.3 billion in 2021 from $1.5 billion in 2020. The decrease in Passenger ticket revenues was due to a 41.1% decrease in capacity driven by the lay-up of the majority of our fleet during the first half of 2021 compared to the operation of the majority of our fleet up through our global suspension in March of 2020. Our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 include Silversea Cruises' fourth quarter 2019 and first and second quarter 2020 sailings, reported on a one quarter lag. Favorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates related to our revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar increased Passenger ticket revenues by $4.2 million

The remaining 41.1% of 2021 total revenues was comprised of Onboard and other revenues, which decreased $461.5 million, or 67.1%, to $226.1 million in 2021 from $687.6 million in 2020. The decrease in Onboard and other revenues was primarily due to the decrease in capacity noted above and offset by the favorable effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our onboard and other revenues denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar of $4.5 million.

Onboard and other revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 also includes a charge of $67.9 million recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2020 to correct cancellation revenue, for certain immaterial bookings, which was incorrectly recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The charge is considered immaterial to our financial statements.

Onboard and other revenues included concession revenue of $25.3 million in 2021 and $75.1 million in 2020.

Cruise Operating Expenses

Total cruise operating expenses for 2021 decreased $1.0 billion, or 39.1%, to $1.5 billion from $2.5 billion in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to:

•a $269.7 million decrease in Commissions, transportation and other expenses;

•a $261.3 million decrease in Other operating expenses;

•a $163.2 million decrease in Payroll and related expense;

•a $108.2 million decrease in Fuel expenses;

•a $95.6 million decrease in Onboard and other expenses;

•a $79.8 million decrease in Food expenses; and

•the unfavorable effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to our expense transactions denominated in currencies other than the United States dollar of $9.7 million.

Marketing, Selling and Administrative Expenses

Marketing, selling and administrative expenses decreased $77.1 million, or 8.2%, to $867.0 million from $944.1 million in 2020. The decrease was due to the reduction and deferral of general and administrative and global sales and marketing activities primarily during the first half of 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19 on our operations and a reduction in payroll and benefits as a result of our April 2020 reduction in workforce.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses for 2021 remained in line with 2020 with a decrease of $1.7 million, or 0.2%.

Impairment and Credit Losses

Impairment and credit losses for 2021 decreased by $1.3 billion compared to charges recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 on our operations and cash flows, which impacted our long-lived assets related to goodwill, intangibles, vessels and operating lease right-of-use asset, and resulted in credit losses.

Other Income (Expense)

Interest expense, net of interest capitalized for 2021 increased $436.8 million, or 76.5%, to $1.0 billion from $571.1 million in 2020. The increase was primarily due to a debt extinguishment loss of $141.9 million recognized in the third quarter of 2021 associated with the partial repayment of the 11.50% senior secured notes due 2025. Refer to Note 7. Debt to our consolidated financial statements for further information. Additionally, a higher average debt level compared to 2020 related to new debt issuances in 2020 and 2021 coupled with a higher average cost of debt contributed to the 2021 increase in Interest expense, net of interest capitalized.

Equity investment loss decreased $3.2 million, or 2.3%, to a loss of $137.0 million in 2021 from a loss of $140.3 million in 2020 mainly as a result of a 2021 $26.0 million impairment charge of our investee's long-lived assets, compared to a $39.7 million impairment charge of equity investments in 2020 primarily for our investment in Grand Bahama Shipyard.

Other income (expense) was $66.8 million in 2021, compared to $(127.5) million in 2020. The $194.3 million change was primarily due to a $127.4 million year-over-year increase in the fair value of fuel swaps with no hedge accounting. Additionally, we recorded a deferred currency translation adjustment loss of $69.0 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2020 related to the 2016 sale of our majority interest in the Pullmantur brand. We recognized the deferred currency translation loss as we no longer have significant involvement in Pullmantur's operations. In June 2020, we terminated the agreements chartering our ships to the Pullmantur brand as a result of its reorganization filing under Spanish law. We also recognized $20.0 million of expense during the second quarter of 2020, approximating the estimated total cash refund expected to be paid to Pullmantur guests and other expenses incurred as part of a settlement agreement with our joint venture partner as part of the brand's reorganization. The increases in Other income were partially offset by income reported in 2020 of $45.1 million for the change in contingent consideration payable to Heritage in 2020, which did not recur in 2021.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Other comprehensive income in 2021 was $63.5 million compared to Other comprehensive loss of $71.4 million in 2020. The change of $134.9 million, or 189.0%, was primarily due to a Gain on cash flow derivative hedges in 2021 of $48.5 million, compared to a Loss on cash flow derivative hedges of $110.1 million in 2020 primarily due to an increase in the fair value of our fuel swaps in 2021 compared to a decrease in 2020.

Future Application of Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements for further information on Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Cash

Net cash used in operating activities decreased $1.2 billion to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to Net cash used in operating activities of $2.9 billion for the same period in 2020. Our gradual resumption of operations in 2021 and our announcement for the resumption of future operations has generated increased guest ticket collections, resulting in an increase of customer deposits of $1.0 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to a decrease of customer deposits of $(1.6) billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, while our global operations were suspended. The increase in customer deposits was offset by increased service expenses for certain ships in our fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, reflecting our resumption of cruise operations globally and preparations for our announced sailings in the near term.

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $0.2 billion to $1.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $1.8 billion for the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in proceeds from the sale of property and equipment and other assets of $175.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to 2020 and a decrease in cash paid on settlement of derivative financial instruments of $85.0 million, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures of $81.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

Net cash provided by financing activities were $2.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $7.5 billion for the same period in 2020. The decrease of $4.6 billion was primarily attributable to higher debt proceeds and issuance of commercial paper notes of $15.3 billion, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2021, offset by higher debt and commercial paper repayments of $8.6 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the same period in 2021. Additionally during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we received $1.6 billion in proceeds from common stock issuances compared to none during the same period in 2020.

Future Capital Commitments

Capital Expenditures

COVID-19 has impacted shipyard operations, which has resulted and may continue to result in delays of our previously contracted ship deliveries. As of September 30, 2021, the dates that the ships on order by our Global and Partner Brands are expected to be delivered, subject to change in the event of construction delays, and their approximate berths are as follows:

Ship

Shipyard

Expected Delivery Date

Approximate
Berths

Royal Caribbean International —

Oasis-class:

Wonder of the Seas

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

1st Quarter 2022

5,700

Unnamed

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

2nd Quarter 2024

5,700

Icon-class:

Icon of the Seas

Meyer Turku Oy

3rd Quarter 2023

5,600

Unnamed

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2025

5,600

Unnamed

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2026

5,600

Celebrity Cruises —

Edge-class:

Celebrity Beyond

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

2nd Quarter 2022

3,250

Unnamed

Chantiers de l'Atlantique

4th Quarter 2023

3,250

Silversea Cruises

Muse-Class:

Silver Dawn

Fincantieri

4th Quarter 2021

600

Evolution Class:

Unnamed

Meyer Werft

2nd Quarter 2023

730

Unnamed

Meyer Werft

2nd Quarter 2024

730

TUI Cruises (50% joint venture)

Mein Schiff 7

Meyer Turku Oy

2nd Quarter 2024

2,900

Unnamed

Fincantieri

4th Quarter 2024

4,100

Unnamed

Fincantieri

2nd Quarter 2026

4,100

Total Berths

47,860

In April 2019, we entered into an agreement with Chantiers de l’Atlantique to build the fifth Edge-class ship for Celebrity Cruises. The ship is expected to have an aggregate capacity of approximately 3,250 berths and is expected to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2025. The order with Chantiers de l’Atlantique is contingent upon completion of conditions precedent and financing.

In September 2021, we amended the credit agreements for the first and second Evolution-class ships to increase their maximum loan amounts by €175.6 million on an aggregate basis, or approximately $203.5 million based on the exchange rate at September 30, 2021. The increase in the loan amounts will finance ship design modifications that incorporate innovative sustainability features and additional premium cabins, increasing the capacity for each ship to 730 berths. At our election, interest on the incremental portion of Evolution 1 and Evolution 2 will accrue either (1) at a fixed rate of 4.34% and 4.38%, respectively (inclusive of the applicable margin) or (2) at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.99% and 1.03%, respectively.

Our future capital commitments consist primarily of new ship orders. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate cost of our ships on order presented in the table above, excluding any ships on order by our Partner Brands, was $12.8 billion, of which we had deposited $784.8 million. Approximately 62.5% of the aggregate cost was exposed to fluctuations in the Euro exchange rate at September 30, 2021.

Decreased demand for cruising as a result of concerns regarding COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a material impact on our cash flows, liquidity and financial position. In order to preserve liquidity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we deferred a significant portion of our planned 2020 and 2021 capital expenditures. As of September 30, 2021, we anticipate overall full year capital expenditures, based on our existing ships on order, will be approximately $2.1 billion for 2021. This amount does not include any ships on order by our Partner Brands.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2021, our contractual obligations were as follows (in thousands):


	Payments due by period
			Less than		1-3		3-5		More than
	Total		1 year		years		years		5 years
Operating Activities:
Operating lease obligations(1)	$	1,297,500	$	31,647	$	200,537	$	164,846	$	900,470
Interest on debt(2)	3,670,097		935,853		1,361,541		736,777		635,926
Other(3)	432,787		123,112		96,011		58,107		155,557
Investing Activities:	0
Ship purchase obligations(4)	10,282,754		2,682,967		4,796,104		2,803,683		—

Financing Activities:	0
Debt obligations(5)	20,642,096		924,453		10,140,513		4,983,076		4,594,054
Finance lease obligations(6)	197,407		32,291		27,808		8,187		129,121
Other(7)	20,128		9,435		10,693		—		—
Total	$	36,542,769	$	4,739,758	$	16,633,207	$	8,754,676	$	6,415,128

(1) We are obligated under noncancelable operating leases primarily for preferred berthing arrangements, real estate and shipboard equipment. Amounts represent contractual obligations with initial terms in excess of one year.

(2) Long-term debt obligations mature at various dates through fiscal year 2033 and bear interest at fixed and variable rates. Interest on variable-rate debt is calculated based on forecasted debt balances, including the impact of interest rate swap agreements using the applicable rate at September 30, 2021. Debt denominated in other currencies is calculated based on the applicable exchange rate at September 30, 2021.

(3) Amounts primarily represent future commitments with remaining terms in excess of one year to pay for our usage of certain port facilities, marine consumables, services and maintenance contracts.

(4) Amounts are based on contractual installment and delivery dates for our ships on order. Included in these figures are $8.2 billion in final contractual installments, which have committed financing. COVID-19 has impacted shipyard operations, which has resulted and may continue to result in delays of our previously contracted ship deliveries. Amounts do not include potential obligations which remain subject to cancellation at our sole discretion or any agreements entered for ships on order that remain contingent upon completion of conditions precedent. Additionally, amounts do not include activity related to Silversea Cruises, including ships placed on order, if any, during the three-month reporting lag period.

(5) Amounts represent debt obligations with initial terms in excess of one year. Debt denominated in other currencies is calculated based on the applicable exchange rate at September 30, 2021. In addition, debt obligations presented above are net of debt issuance costs of $359.1 million as of September 30, 2021.

(6) Amounts represent finance lease obligations with initial terms in excess of one year, net of imputed interest.

(7) Amounts represent fees payable to sovereign guarantors in connection with certain of our export credit debt facilities and facility fees on our revolving credit facilities.

Please refer to Funding Needs and Sources for discussion on the planned funding of the above contractual obligations.

As a normal part of our business, depending on market conditions, pricing and our overall growth strategy, we continuously consider opportunities to enter into contracts for the building of additional ships. We may also consider the sale of ships or the purchase of existing ships. We continuously consider potential acquisitions and strategic alliances. If any of these were to occur, they would be financed through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the issuance of additional shares of equity securities or through cash flows from operations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

TUI Cruises has entered into various ship construction and credit agreements that include certain restrictions on each of our and TUI AG’s ability to reduce our current ownership interest in TUI Cruises below 37.55% through May 2033.

Some of the contracts that we enter into include indemnification provisions that obligate us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies generally relate to changes in taxes, increased lender capital costs and other similar costs. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and are entered into in the normal course of business. There are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification clauses and we are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments, if any, under these indemnification clauses. We have not been required to make any payments under such indemnification clauses in the past and, under current circumstances, we do not believe an indemnification obligation is probable.

On February 25, 2021, S&P Global downgraded our senior unsecured rating from B+ to B, which had no financial impact, and downgraded our $3.32 billion Secured Notes and Silversea Notes, which were fully repaid in June 2021 with a portion of the proceeds from the $650 million June Unsecured Notes, from BB to BB-. This downgrade had no impact on the terms of the notes.

Certain of our surety agreements with third party providers for the benefit of certain agencies and associations that provide travel related bonds, allow the sureties to request collateral. We also have agreements with our credit card processors relating to customer deposits received by us for future voyages. These agreements allow the credit card processors to require us, under certain circumstances, including breach of the financial covenants, the existence of other material adverse changes, excessive chargebacks, and other triggering events, to maintain a reserve that can be satisfied by posting collateral. As of September 30, 2021, we have posted letters of credit as collateral with our sureties and credit card processors under our revolving credit facilities in the amount of $162.3 million.

Executed amendments are in place for the majority of our credit card processors, waiving reserve requirements tied to breach of our financial covenants through at least September 30, 2022, with modified covenants thereafter, and as such, we do not anticipate any incremental collateral requirements for the processors covered by these waivers in the next 12 months. We have a reserve with a processor where the agreement was amended in the first quarter of 2021, such that proceeds are held in reserve until the sailing takes place or the funds are refunded to the customer. The maximum projected exposure with the processor, including amounts currently withheld and reported in Trade and other receivables, is approximately $237.7 million. The amount and timing are dependent on future factors that are uncertain, such as the pace of resumption of our cruise operations, the volume of future deposits and whether we transfer our business to other processors. If we require additional waivers on the credit card processing agreements and are not able to obtain them, this could lead to the termination of these agreements or the trigger of reserve requirements.

As of September 30, 2021, other than the items described above, we are not party to any other off-balance sheet arrangements, including guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interest, certain derivative instruments and variable interest entities, that either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial position.

Funding Needs and Sources

Historically, we relied on a combination of cash flows provided by operations, drawdowns under our available credit facilities, the incurrence of additional debt and/or the refinancing of our existing debt and the issuance of additional shares of equity securities to fund our obligations. The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in our voluntary suspension of global cruise operations from March 2020 up to our recent gradual resumption of operations. The suspension of operations strained our sources of cash flow and liquidity, causing us to take actions resulting in reductions in our operating expenses, reductions in our capital expenses and new financings and other liquidity actions.

The Company continues to identify and evaluate further actions to improve its liquidity. These include and are not limited to: further reductions in capital expenditures, operating expenses and administrative costs and additional financings. See further discussion on these liquidity actions at Recent Developments - COVID-19.

We have significant contractual obligations of which our debt service obligations and the capital expenditures associated with our ship purchases represent our largest funding needs. As of September 30, 2021, we had 10.3 billion of committed financing for final delivery installments on our ships on order.

As of September 30, 2021, we had $4.7 billion in contractual obligations due through September 30, 2022, of which approximately $0.9 billion relates to debt maturities, $0.9 billion relates to interest on debt and $2.7 billion relates to progress

payments on our ship orders and the final installments payable due upon the delivery of Silver Dawn, Wonder of the Seas and Celebrity Beyond.

As of September 30, 2021, we had liquidity of $4.1 billion, including $0.1 billion of undrawn revolving credit facility capacity, $3.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, and a $0.7 billion commitment for a 364-day term loan facility available to draw at anytime prior to August 12, 2022. Our revolving credit facilities were mostly utilized through a combination of amounts drawn and letters of credit issued under the facilities as of September 30, 2021. We have agreed with certain of our lenders not to pay dividends or engage in stock repurchases. Refer to Note 10. Shareholders' Equity to our consolidated financial statements for further information.

Based on our assumptions and estimates and our financial condition, we believe that the liquidity resulting from the actions mentioned above will be sufficient to fund our liquidity requirements over at least the next twelve months. However, there is no assurance that our assumptions and estimates are accurate due to possible unknown variables related to this unprecedented suspension of our operations and, as such, there is inherent uncertainty in our ability to predict future liquidity requirements.

Debt Covenants

Both our export credit facilities and our non-export credit facilities contain covenants that require us, among other things, to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.25x and limit our net debt-to-capital ratio to no more than 62.5%, and under certain facilities, to maintain a minimum level of shareholders' equity. The fixed charge coverage ratio is calculated by dividing net cash from operations for the past four quarters by the sum of dividend payments plus scheduled principal debt payments in excess of any new financings for the past four quarters. Our minimum net worth and maximum net debt-to-capital calculations exclude the impact of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on total shareholders’ equity.

During the first quarter of 2021, we amended $4.9 billion of our non-export credit facilities and $6.3 billion of our export credit facilities, and certain credit card processing agreements, to extend the waiver of our financial covenants through and including at least the third quarter of 2022, and subsequently in the third quarter of 2021, we entered into a letter agreement to extend the waiver period for our export credit facilities to the end of the fourth quarter of 2022.

In addition, pursuant to the amendments for the non-export credit facilities, we have modified the manner in which such covenants are calculated, temporarily in certain cases and permanently in others, as well as the levels at which our net debt to capitalization covenant will be tested during the period commencing immediately following the end of the waiver period and continuing through the end of 2023.

The amendments impose a monthly-tested minimum liquidity covenant of $350 million. In addition, the amendments to the non-export credit facilities place restrictions on paying cash dividends and effectuating share repurchases through the end of the third quarter of 2022, while the export credit facility amendments require us to prepay any deferred amounts if we elect to issue dividends or complete share repurchases. As of September 30, 2021, we were in compliance with the applicable minimum liquidity covenant and we estimate that we will be in compliance for at least the next twelve months.

Any further covenant waivers may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other available lender protections as may be agreed with our lenders. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain additional waivers in a timely manner, or on acceptable terms. If we require additional waivers and are not able to obtain them or repay the debt facilities, this would lead to an event of default and potential acceleration of amounts due under all of our outstanding debt and derivative contracts.

If we require additional waivers on the credit card processing agreements and are not able to obtain them, this could lead to the termination of these agreements or the trigger of reserve requirements.

Dividends

During the second quarter of 2020, we agreed with certain of our lenders not to pay dividends or engage in common stock repurchases for so long as our debt covenant waivers are in effect. In addition, in the event we declare a dividend or engage in share repurchases, we will need to repay the amounts deferred under our export credit facilities. Accordingly, we did not declare a dividend during the six consecutive quarters ending September 30, 2021. Pursuant to amendments made to these agreements during the first quarter of 2021, the restrictions on paying cash dividends and effectuating share repurchases were extended through and including the third quarter of 2022.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For a discussion of our market risks, refer to Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no significant developments or material changes since the date of our 2020 Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d) during the quarter ended September 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Readers are cautioned that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of control systems, there is only reasonable assurance that our controls will succeed in achieving their goals under all potential future conditions.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

As previously reported, two lawsuits were filed against us in August 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (the "Court") under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act. The complaint filed by Havana Docks Corporation ("Havana Docks Action") alleges it holds an interest in the Havana Cruise Port Terminal, and the complaint filed by Javier Garcia-Bengochea (the "Port of Santiago Action") alleges that he holds an interest in the Port of Santiago, Cuba, both of which were expropriated by the Cuban government. The complaints further allege that we trafficked in those properties by embarking and disembarking passengers at these facilities. The plaintiffs seek all available statutory remedies, including the value of the expropriated property, plus interest, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs. In the Havana Docks Action, we and the plaintiff have filed motions for summary judgment, which remain pending, and the trial has been scheduled for February 28, 2022. The Court dismissed the Port of Santiago Action with prejudice on the basis that the plaintiff lacked standing, and the plaintiff’s appeal of the dismissal is awaiting a decision by the appellate court. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the claims alleged in both the Havana Docks Action and the Port of Santiago Action, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves against them. We believe that it is unlikely that the outcome of either action will have a material adverse impact to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, the outcome of litigation is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, and there can be no assurances that the final outcome of either case will not be material.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The risk factors set forth below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are important factors that could cause actual results to differ from expected or historical results. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider not to be material, or which are not known, and any of these risks could have the effects set forth below. The ordering of the risk factors set forth below is not intended to reflect any Company indication of priority or likelihood. See Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements.

COVID-19 and Financial Risks

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and liquidity. The global spread of COVID-19, the unprecedented responses by governments and other authorities to control and contain the disease, including related variants, and challenges to global vaccination efforts, have caused significant disruptions, created new risks, and exacerbated existing risks to our business.

We have been, and will continue to be, negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts that resulted or may result from actions taken in response to the outbreak, including the occurrence and spread of related variants. Examples of these actions include, but are not limited to: travel bans and cruising advisories that resulted in the temporary suspension of our Global Brands' operations, and from which we have resumed limited operations; restrictions on the movement and gathering of people; social distancing measures; shelter-in-place/stay-at-home orders and disruptions to businesses in our supply chain. In addition to the imposed restrictions affecting our business, the extent, duration, and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the economy and consumer demand for cruising and travel is still rapidly fluctuating and difficult to predict. As such, these impacts may persist for an extended period of time or even become more pronounced, as we are permitted to and/or continue to resume operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic also has elevated risks affecting significant parts of our business:

• Operations: Our voluntary suspension of our global cruise operations commenced in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have restarted our global cruise operations in a phased manner, following the requirements and recommendations of regulatory agencies, with reduced guest occupancy, modified itineraries and enhanced health, safety and vaccination protocols.

There is no assurance that our plan to resume operations will be successful and without material setbacks, including our ability to conduct sailings in consideration of the requirements and recommendations of regulatory agencies. It is possible that future COVID-19 outbreaks could occur onboard and, even if controlled and contained, it is uncertain as to whether we will need to suspend additional sailings and to what extent in such event. An outbreak could result in possible illness among our guests and crew, incremental costs, guest refunds and negative publicity and

media attention. In addition, we may face challenges in executing our return to service plans as a result of new and evolving operating protocols, including the impact of state regulations and litigation regarding proof of passenger vaccination, and possible changes in regulations in the countries in which we operate and plan to operate.

Uncertainties remain as to the specifics, timing and costs of administering and implementing our health and safety measures, some of which may be significant. These measures also may negatively impact guest satisfaction. Based on our assessment of these requirements and recommendations, the status of COVID-19 infection and/or vaccination rates in the U.S. or globally or for other reasons, we may determine it necessary to cancel or modify certain of our Global Brands’ cruise sailings. We believe the impact to our global bookings resulting from COVID-19 will continue to have a material negative impact on our results of operations and liquidity, which may be prolonged beyond containment of the disease and its variants.

Our previous suspension of sailings and our gradual resumption of operations has led to a significant decline in our revenues and cash inflows, which required us to take cost and capital expenditure containment actions. Consequently, we reduced and furloughed some of our workforce, with approximately 23% of our U.S. shoreside employee base being impacted in 2020 and, except for the minimum safe manning shipboard crew required to operate our ships, our shipboard crew are gradually being notified about new assignments as operations resume over time. As a result of these actions, we may be challenged in rebuilding and vaccinating the rest of our workforce which could further delay our resumption of operations. Furthermore, our efforts to vaccinate returning crew members could be hindered if vaccine availability does not keep pace with the timing of our phased resumption of operations. In addition, we have reduced our planned capital spending through 2021, which may negatively impact or delay our execution of planned growth strategies, particularly as it relates to investments in our ships, technology, and our expansion of land-based developments. We also have taken actions to monitor and mitigate changes in our supply chain, and port destination availability, which may strain relationships with our vendors and port partners.

If we are unable to satisfy the safety standards applicable to our sailings, our operations may be negatively impacted and we could be exposed to reputational and legal risks. Due to the unprecedented and uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and related regulatory guidance, it is difficult to predict the impact of further disruptions and their magnitude. In addition, we had never previously experienced a complete cessation of our cruising operations, and as a consequence, our ability to predict the impact of such a cessation on our brands and future prospects is limited and such impact is uncertain.

•Results of Operations: Our previous suspension of sailings materially impacted the results of our operations. We have incurred and will continue to incur significant costs as we accommodate passengers with future cruise credits. In addition, we have incurred and will likely continue to incur significant overhead costs associated with layup of our fleet that has not resumed operations and enhanced COVID-19 related cleaning, testing, vaccination and other mitigation procedures. We may experience volatility in demand for cruising for an indeterminable length of time due to the uncertain nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ongoing concerns about health and safety, and we cannot predict when we will return to pre-outbreak demand or fare pricing or if we will return to such levels in the foreseeable future. In turn, these negative impacts to our financial performance have resulted and may continue to result in impairments of our long-lived and intangible assets, which has influenced our decision making relating to early disposal, sale or retirement of assets. Following the resumption of operations, our Global Brands and our Partner Brands may be subject to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, any future profitability will be impacted by increased debt service costs as a result of our liquidity actions.

•Liquidity: The suspension of our sailings and the reduction in demand for future cruising has adversely impacted our liquidity as we experienced a significant increase in refunds of customer deposits while cash inflows from new or existing bookings on future sailings was reduced sharply compared to pre-pandemic levels. As a result, we have taken actions to increase our liquidity through a combination of operating expense reductions during 2020, capital expense reductions and and financing activities. Refer to Note 7. Debt to our consolidated financial statements under Item 1. Financial Statements for further discussion of our 2021 financing activities.

We have agreed with certain of our lenders that we will not pay dividends or engage in stock repurchases until after the third quarter of 2022. Thereafter, in the event we declare a dividend or engage in stock repurchases we will need to repay the amounts deferred under our export credit facilities. On February 25, 2021, S&P Global downgraded our senior unsecured rating from B+ to B, which had no financial impact, and downgraded our $3.32 billion Secured Notes and Silversea Notes, which were fully repaid in June 2021 with the proceeds from the $650 million June Unsecured Notes, from BB to BB-. This downgrade had no impact on the terms of the notes. Our ability to raise additional financing, whether or not secured, could be limited if our credit rating is further downgraded, and/or if we fail to comply with applicable covenants governing our outstanding indebtedness, and/or if overall financial market conditions worsen. Additionally, due to the complexity of the pandemic’s impact to the economy and

uncertainty of its duration, we cannot guarantee that assumptions used to project our liquidity needs will be correct, which may result in the need for additional financing and/or may result in the inability to satisfy covenants required by our current credit facilities. If we continue to raise additional funds through equity or convertible debt issuances, our shareholders could experience dilution of their ownership interest, and these securities could have rights, preferences, and privileges that are superior to that of holders of our ordinary shares. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt, we may be subject to additional limitations on our operations due to restrictive covenants, which may be more restrictive than the covenants in our existing debt agreements, and we may be required to further encumber our assets. Also, as a result of our additional debt issuances, we will require a significant amount of cash to service our debt and sustain operations. Our ability to generate cash depends on factors beyond our control and we may be unable to repay or repurchase debt at maturity. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to fund our operations, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could negatively affect our business. There is no guarantee that financing will be available in the future or that such financing will be available with similar terms or terms that are commercially acceptable to us. Further, if any government agrees to provide us with disaster relief assistance, or other assistance due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we determine it is beneficial to seek such government assistance, it may impose restrictions on executive compensation, share buybacks, dividends, prepayment of debt and other restrictions until the aid is repaid or redeemed in full, which could significantly limit our corporate activities and adversely impact our business and operations. We cannot assure you that any more such disaster relief would be available to us.

We may not be able to obtain sufficient financing or capital for our needs or may not be able to do so on terms that are acceptable or consistent with our expectations.

To fund our capital expenditures (including new ship orders), operations and scheduled debt payments, we have historically relied on a combination of cash flows provided by operations, drawdowns under available credit facilities, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and the sale of equity or debt securities in private or public securities markets. Any circumstance or event which leads to a decrease in consumer cruise spending, such as worsening global economic conditions or significant incidents impacting the cruise industry, including the COVID-19 pandemic, negatively affects our operating cash flows and currently, we have no net cash flows from operations. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting suspension of our operations, these circumstances have also resulted in credit rating downgrades.

Our ability to access additional funding as and when needed, our ability to timely refinance and/or replace our outstanding debt securities and credit facilities on acceptable terms and our cost of funding will depend upon numerous factors including, but not limited to, the strength of the financial markets, our recovery and financial performance, the recovery and performance of our industry in general and the size, scope and timing of our financial needs. In addition, even where financing commitments have been secured, significant disruptions in the capital and credit markets could cause our banking and other counterparties to breach their contractual obligations to us or could cause the conditions to the availability of such funding not to be satisfied. This could include failures of banks or other financial service companies to fund required borrowings under our loan agreements or to pay us amounts that may become due or return collateral that is refundable under our derivative contracts for hedging of fuel prices, interest rates and foreign currencies or other agreements. If any of the foregoing occurs for a prolonged period of time, it will have a long-term negative impact on our cash flows and our ability to meet our obligations cannot be guaranteed.

Our substantial debt could adversely affect our financial condition.

We have a substantial amount of debt and significant debt service obligations. As of September 30, 2021, we had total debt of $20.8 billion. Our substantial debt could have negative consequences for us. For example, our substantial debt could require us to dedicate a large portion of our cash flows from operations to service debt and fund repayments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes; increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions; limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate; place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; make us more vulnerable to downturns in our business, the economy or the industry in which we operate, including the current downturn related to COVID-19; limit our ability to raise additional debt or equity capital in the future to satisfy our requirements relating to working capital, capital expenditures, development projects, strategic initiatives or other purposes; restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities; limit or restrict our ability to obtain and maintain performance bonds to cover our financial responsibility requirements in various jurisdictions for non-performance of guest travel, casualty and personal injury; make it difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt; and increase our exposure to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings are (and may be in the future) at a variable rate of interest.

Despite our leverage, we may incur more debt, which could adversely affect our business.

We may incur substantial additional debt in the future. Except for the restrictions under the indentures governing our Secured Notes and our 9.125% senior guaranteed notes due in 2023 (the “Unsecured Notes”) and certain of our other debt instruments, including our unsecured bank and export credit facilities, we are not restricted under the terms of our debt instruments from incurring additional debt. Although the indentures governing the Secured Notes, the Unsecured Notes, and certain of our other debt instruments, including our unsecured bank and export credit facilities, contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions, and under certain circumstances the amount of debt that could be incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. Our debt instruments also do not and will not prevent us from incurring liabilities that do not constitute “Indebtedness” as defined therein. In the event that we execute and borrow under the $700 million commitment available to draw on at any time prior to August 12, 2022 for a 364-day term loan facility, the credit agreement that would govern such term loan facility would impose substantially similar restrictions (including the related qualifications and exceptions) as are set forth in the indenture governing the Unsecured Notes. If new debt is added to our existing debt levels, the related risks that we now face would increase. As of September 30, 2021, we have commitments for approximately $10.3 billion of debt to finance the purchase of 10 ships on order by our Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises brands, ten of which are guaranteed by the export credit agencies in the countries in which the ships are being built. The ultimate size of each facility will depend on the final contract price (including change orders and owner’s supply) as well as fluctuations in the EUR/USD exchange rate.

The terms of existing debt financing give, and any future preferred equity or debt financing may give, holders of any preferred securities or debt securities rights that are senior to rights of our common shareholders or impose more stringent operating restrictions on our company.

The holders of our existing debt have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock in the event of liquidation. If we incur additional debt or raise equity through the issuance of preferred stock or convertible securities, the terms of the debt or the preferred stock issued may give the holders rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock, particularly in the event of liquidation. The terms of the debt may also impose additional and more stringent restrictions on our operations. If we raise funds through the issuance of additional equity, the ownership percentage of our existing shareholders would be diluted. Debt or equity financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms.

We will require a significant amount of cash to service our debt and sustain our operations. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control, and we may not be able to generate cash required to service our debt.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on our debt service obligations or refinance our debt depends on our future operating and financial performance and ability to generate cash. This will be affected by our ability to successfully implement our business strategy, as well as general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors beyond our control, such as the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. If we cannot generate sufficient cash to meet our debt service obligations or fund our other business needs, we may, among other things, need to refinance all or a portion of our debt, obtain additional financing, delay planned capital expenditures or sell assets. We cannot assure you that we will be able to generate sufficient cash through any of the foregoing. If we are not able to refinance any of our debt, obtain additional financing or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we may not be able to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt.

We are subject to restrictive debt covenants that may limit our ability to finance future operations and capital needs and to pursue business opportunities and activities. In addition, if we fail to comply with any of these restrictions, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

Certain of our debt instruments, including our indentures and our unsecured bank and export credit facilities, limit our flexibility in operating our business. For example, certain of our loan agreements and indentures restrict or limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; pay dividends or distributions on, or redeem or repurchase capital stock and make other restricted payments; make investments; consummate certain asset sales; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; grant or assume certain liens; and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. Both our export credit facilities and our non-export credit facilities contain covenants that will, once our current waivers expire, require us, among other things, to maintain a specified minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and limit our net debt-to-capital ratio. Refer to Note 7. Debt to our consolidated financial statements under Item 1. Financial Statements for further discussion on our covenants and existing waivers.

All of these limitations are subject to significant exceptions and qualifications. Despite these exceptions and qualifications, we cannot assure you that the operating and financial restrictions and covenants in certain of our debt instruments will not adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs or engage in other business activities that may be in our interest. Any future indebtedness may include similar or other restrictive terms. In addition, our ability to comply with these covenants, and restrictions may be affected by events beyond our control. These include prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. If we breach any of these covenants or restrictions, we could be in default under

such indebtedness and certain of our other debt instruments and the relevant debt holders or lenders could elect to declare the debt, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, if any, immediately due and payable and proceed against any collateral securing that debt. If the debt under certain of our debt instruments that we enter into were to be accelerated, our liquid assets may be insufficient to repay in full such indebtedness. Borrowings under other debt instruments that contain cross-default provisions also may be accelerated or become payable on demand. In these circumstances, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full that indebtedness and our other indebtedness then outstanding.

In addition, our ability to maintain our credit facilities may also be impacted by changes in our ownership base. More specifically, we may be required to prepay our bank financing facilities if any person acquires ownership of more than 50% of our common stock or, subject to certain exceptions, during any 24-month period, a majority of our board of directors is no longer comprised of individuals who were members of our board of directors on the first day of such period. Our public debt securities also contain change of control provisions that would be triggered by a third-party acquisition of greater than 50% of our common stock coupled with a ratings downgrade, which would require us to offer to repurchase our public debt securities in the event of such change of control.

If we elect to settle conversions of our convertible notes, if any, in shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, conversions of our convertible notes may result in substantial dilution for our existing shareholders.

We have an aggregate principal amount of $1.725 billion in convertible notes outstanding. The notes are convertible into shares of our common stock, cash, or a combination of common stock and cash, at our election. Prior to March 15 and August 15, 2023, our convertible notes issued June 2020 and October 2020, respectively, will be convertible at the option of holders during certain periods only upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Beyond those dates, the convertible notes will be convertible at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding their maturity date. If we elect to settle conversions of our convertible notes, if any, in shares of our common stock or a combination of common stock and cash, conversions of our convertible notes may result in significant dilution to our shareholders.

We did not declare dividends on our common stock in the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.

No cash dividends were declared on our common stock during the six consecutive quarters ended September 30, 2021. We expect that any income received from operations will be devoted to our future operations and recovery. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future due to our agreement with certain of our lenders not to pay dividends until the end of the third quarter 2022. In addition, in the event we thereafter declare a dividend, we will need to repay our debt deferral. Payment of dividends would, in any case, depend upon our profitability at the time, cash available for those dividends, and other factors as our board of directors may consider relevant.

Increased regulatory oversight, changes in the method pursuant to which the LIBOR rates are determined and potential phasing out of LIBOR after 2021 may adversely affect the value of a portion of our indebtedness.

A portion of our indebtedness bears interest at variable rates that are linked to changing market interest rates. As a result, an increase in market interest rates would increase our interest expense and our debt service obligations. As of September 30, 2021, we had approximately $7.0 billion of indebtedness that bears interest at variable rates. This amount represented approximately 32.5% of our total indebtedness. As of September 30, 2021, a hypothetical 1% increase in prevailing interest rates would increase our forecasted 2021 interest expense by approximately $16.4 million.

In addition, on July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), which regulates the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. Also in 2017, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of, among other entities, large U.S. financial institutions, selected the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the rate recommended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR ("USD LIBOR"). SOFR measures the cost of borrowing cash overnight, backed by U.S. Treasury securities. SOFR is observed and backward-looking, which stands in contrast with LIBOR under the current methodology, which is an estimated forward-looking rate and relies, to some degree, on the expert judgment of submitting panel members. On December 4, 2020, ICE Benchmark Administration ("IBA"), the administrator of LIBOR, released a consultation disclosing its intent to cease publication of one-week and two-month USD LIBOR after December 31, 2021, but continue to publish the remaining tenors of USD LIBOR for an additional 18 months, through June 30, 2023. These remaining tenors of USD LIBOR—overnight, one-month, three-month, six-month and 12-months—encompass the tenors referenced in our borrowings and interest rate swaps. On March 5, 2021, the FCA confirmed that it will not require IBA to publish LIBOR beyond the dates proposed in the consultation.

U.S. regulators continue to encourage banks to cease entering into new contracts that use USD LIBOR as a reference rate by December 31, 2021. However, uncertainty remains as many market participants await the development of term SOFR

products, i.e., forward-looking rates, and benchmark providers are developing indices that might co-exist with SOFR. If LIBOR ceases to exist, the level of interest payments on the portion of our indebtedness that bears interest at variable rates would be affected, which may materially impact the amount of our interest payments under such debt. Further, if we, the agent or the lenders holding a majority of the outstanding loans or commitments under such indebtedness determine that a LIBOR rate is no longer available, that a specific date has been announced after which a LIBOR rate will no longer be made available, or that syndicated loans are being executed or amended to adopt a replacement rate, then the terms of such indebtedness will allow us and the applicable agent to amend such indebtedness to implement a replacement rate, subject to the negative consent of the lenders holding a majority of the outstanding loans or commitments. Such replacement rate will give due consideration to any evolving or then-existing conventions for similar credit facilities, which may result in different than expected interest payments.

Macroeconomic, Business, Market and Operational Risks

Adverse worldwide economic or other conditions could reduce the demand for cruises and passenger spending, adversely impacting our operating results, cash flows and financial condition including impairing the value of our goodwill, ships, trademarks and other assets and potentially affecting other critical accounting estimates where the change may be material to our operating results.

In addition to health and safety concerns, demand for cruises is affected by international, national, and local economic conditions. Weak or uncertain economic conditions may impact consumer confidence and pose a risk as vacationers postpone or reduce discretionary spending. This, in turn, may result in cruise booking slowdowns, decreased cruise prices and lower onboard revenues, even after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended and/or related health and safety concerns are reduced. Given the global nature of our business, we are exposed to many different economies and our business could be hurt by challenging conditions in any of our markets. Any significant deterioration of international, national, or local economic conditions, including those resulting from geopolitical events and/or international disputes and the current economic and employment impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in countries where many of our customers reside, could result in a prolonged period of booking slowdowns, depressed cruise prices and/or reduced onboard revenues, even after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended and/or related health and safety concerns are reduced. Additionally, the continued impact of COVID-19 on the financial markets is complicated and we cannot predict its effect on geopolitical events and/or international trade policies as countries attempt to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and as they re-open their economies or re-implement lockdown measures. Additionally, uncertainties resulting from the United Kingdom’s recent exit from the European Union may impact our business.

Our operating costs could increase due to market forces and economic or geopolitical factors beyond our control.

Our operating costs, including fuel, food, payroll and benefits, airfare, taxes, insurance, and security costs, can be, and have been, subject to increases due to market forces and economic or geopolitical conditions or other factors beyond our control, including as a result of rerouting itineraries due to ports closing or not accepting passengers in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Increases in these operating costs could adversely affect our future profitability.

Any further impairment of our goodwill, long-lived assets, equity investments and notes receivable could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a reporting unit may not be recoverable. A challenging operating environment, such as is currently being experienced under the impact of COVID-19, impacts affecting consumer demand or spending, the deterioration of general macroeconomic conditions, or other factors, could result in a change to the future cash flows we expect to derive from our operations. Reductions of cash flows used in the valuation analyses may result in the recording of impairments, which could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

Price increases for commercial airline service for our guests or major changes or reductions in commercial airline service and/or availability could adversely impact the demand for cruises and undermine our ability to provide reasonably priced vacation packages to our guests.

Many of our guests depend on scheduled commercial airline services to transport them to or from the ports where our cruises embark or disembark. Increases in the price of airfare would increase the overall price of the cruise vacation to our guests, which may adversely impact demand for our cruises. In addition, changes in the availability and/or regulations governing commercial airline services, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, have adversely affected and could continue to adversely affect our guests’ ability to obtain air travel, as well as our ability to transfer our guests to or from our cruise ships, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Fears of terrorist attacks, war, and other hostilities could have a negative impact on our results of operations.

Events such as terrorist attacks, war (or war-like conditions), conflicts (domestic or cross-border), civil unrest and other hostilities, including an escalation in the frequency or severity of incidents, and the resulting political instability, travel restrictions and advisories, and concerns over safety and security aspects of traveling or the fear of any of the foregoing have had, and could have in the future, a significant adverse impact on demand and pricing in the travel and vacation industry. In view of our global operations, we are susceptible to a wide range of adverse events. These events could also result in additional security measures taken by local authorities which may potentially impact access to ports and/or destinations.

Disease outbreaks and an increase in concern about the risk of illness could adversely impact our business and results from operations.

Disease outbreaks and increased concern related to illness when traveling to, from, and on our ships could cause a drop in demand for cruises, guest cancellations, travel restrictions, an unavailability of ports and/or destinations, cruise cancellations, ship redeployments and an inability to source our crew, provisions or supplies from certain places. Due to the complex and evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot predict the duration of the effect of the current pandemic, and the magnitude is dependent on the development of future events and responses from governments, other authorities, and individual consumers. Our industry, including our passengers and crew, may be subject to enhanced health and safety requirements in the future which may be costly and take a significant amount of time to implement across our fleet and we may be subject to concerns that cruises are susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. For example, local governments may establish their own set of rules for self-quarantines and/or require proof of individuals health status or vaccination prior to or upon visiting. These effects may extend beyond any resolution of the current COVID-19 pandemic through the distribution and roll-out of vaccines or effective therapeutic treatments, and the impact of any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, the new operating protocols we are developing and any other health protocols we may develop or that may be required by law in the future in response to COVID-19, and related variants, or other infectious diseases may be costly to develop and implement and may be less effective than we expected in reducing the risk of infection and spread of such disease on our cruise ships, which will negatively impact our operations and expose us to reputational and legal risks.

Incidents on ships, at port facilities, land destinations and/or affecting the cruise vacation industry in general, and the associated negative media coverage and publicity, have affected and could continue to affect our reputation and impact our sales and results of operations.

Cruise ships, private destinations, port facilities and shore excursions operated and/or offered by us and third parties involve the risk of accidents, illnesses, mechanical failures, environmental incidents and other incidents which may bring into question safety, health, security and vacation satisfaction and negatively impact our sales, operations and reputation. Incidents involving cruise ships, and, in particular, the safety, health and security of guests and crew and the media coverage thereof, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, have impacted and could continue to impact demand for our cruises and pricing in the industry. In particular, we cannot predict the impact on our financial performance and our cash flows required for cash refunds of deposits as a result of the pause in our global fleet cruise operations, which may be prolonged, and the public’s concern regarding the health and safety of travel, especially by cruise ship, and related decreases in demand for travel and cruising. Moreover, our ability to attract and retain guests and crew depends, in part, upon the perception and reputation of our company and our brands and the public’s concerns regarding the health and safety of travel generally, as well as regarding the cruising industry and our ships specifically. Our reputation and our business could also be damaged by continued or additional negative publicity regarding the cruise industry in general, including publicity regarding the spread of contagious disease such as COVID-19, over-tourism in key ports and destinations, and the potentially adverse environmental impacts of cruising. The considerable expansion in the use of social and digital media over recent years has compounded the potential scope and reach of any negative publicity. In addition, incidents involving cruise ships may result in additional costs to our business, increasing government or other regulatory oversight and, in certain cases, potential litigation.

Significant weather, climate events and/or natural disasters could adversely impact our business and results from operations.

Natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, volcanos, wildfires), weather and/or climate events (including hurricanes and typhoons) could impact our source markets and operations resulting in travel restrictions, guest cancellations, an inability to source our crew or our provisions and supplies from certain places. We are often forced to alter itineraries and occasionally cancel a cruise or a series of cruises or to redeploy our ships due to these types of events, which could have an adverse effect on our sales, operating costs and profitability in the current and future periods. Increases in the frequency, severity or duration of these types of events could exacerbate their impact and cause further disruption to our operations or make certain destinations less desirable or unavailable impacting our revenues and profitability further. Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and on industry performance.

Our reliance on shipyards, their subcontractors and our suppliers to implement our newbuild and ship upgrade programs and to repair and maintain our ships exposes us to risks which, if realized, could adversely impact our business.

We rely on shipyards, their subcontractors and our suppliers to effectively construct our new ships and to repair, maintain, and upgrade our existing ships on a timely basis and in a cost-effective manner; and there are a limited number of shipyards with the capability and capacity to build, repair, maintain and/or upgrade our ships. As such, any disruptions affecting the newbuild or fleet modernization supply chain will adversely impact our business as there are limited substitutes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to suspensions and/or slowdowns of work at certain shipyards, which impacts our ability to construct new ships when and as planned, our ability to timely and cost-effectively procure new capacity, and our ability to execute scheduled drydocks and/or fleet modernizations. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the shipyards, their subcontractors, and our suppliers have resulted in delays in our previously scheduled ship deliveries, which are currently under discussion with the shipyards. Variations from our plan could have a significant negative impact on our business operations and financial condition.

Building, repairing, maintaining and/or upgrading a ship is sophisticated work that involves significant risks. Material increases in commodity and raw material prices, such as the recent escalation in steel pricing, and other cost pressures impacting the construction of a new ship, such as the cost of labor and financing, could adversely impact the shipyard’s ability to build the ship on a cost-effective basis. Shipyards, their subcontractors, and/or our suppliers may encounter financial, technical or design problems when doing these jobs. If materialized, these problems could impact the timely delivery or costs of new ships or the ability of shipyards to repair and upgrade our fleet in accordance with our needs or expectations. In addition, delays, mechanical faults and/or unforeseen incidents may result in cancellation of cruises, or, in more severe situations, delays of new ship orders, or necessitate unscheduled drydocks. Such events could result in lost revenue, increased operating expenses, or both, and thus adversely affect our results of operations.

An increase in capacity worldwide or excess capacity in a particular market could adversely impact our cruise sales and/or pricing.

Although our ships can be redeployed, cruise sales and/or pricing may be impacted by the introduction of new ships into the marketplace, reductions in cruise capacity, overall market growth and deployment decisions of ourselves and our competitors. As of September 30, 2021, a total of 92 new ships with approximately 200,000 berths were on order for delivery through 2027 in the cruise industry, including 13 ships currently scheduled to be delivered to us. The further net growth in capacity from these new ships and future orders, without an increase in the cruise industry’s demand and/or share of the vacation market, could depress cruise prices and impede our ability to achieve yield improvement. Further, cruise prices and yield improvement could face additional pressure due to the pace at which we and other cruise line operators return to service.

In addition, to the extent that we or our competitors deploy ships to a particular itinerary/region and the resulting capacity in that region exceeds the demand, we may lower pricing and profitability may be lower than anticipated. This risk exists in emerging cruise markets, where capacity has grown rapidly over the past few years and in mature markets where excess capacity is typically redeployed. Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, including potentially impairing the value of our ships and other assets.

Unavailability of ports of call may adversely affect our results of operations.

We believe that port destinations are a major reason why guests choose to go on a particular cruise or on a cruise vacation. The availability of ports and destinations is affected by a number of factors, including industry demand and competition for key ports and destinations, existing capacity constraints, constraints related to the size of certain ships, security, financial limitations on port development, exclusivity arrangements that ports may have with our competitors, geopolitical developments and local governmental regulations; and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, port availability could also be subject to immediate change depending on local and/or onboard disease outbreaks or other government restrictions as well as limited availability when sailing resumes. Higher fuel costs also may adversely impact the destinations we choose to call upon on certain of our itineraries as they become too costly to include.

In addition, certain ports and destinations have faced a surge of both cruise and non-cruise tourism which, in certain cases, has fueled anti-tourism sentiments and related countermeasures to limit the volume of tourists allowed in these destinations. In certain destinations, countermeasures to limit the volume of tourists have been contemplated and/or put into effect, including proposed limits on cruise ships and cruise passengers. Potential restrictions in ports and destinations such as Venice, Barcelona or Key West, could limit the itinerary and destination options we can offer our passengers going forward.

Increased demand and competition for key ports of call or destinations, limitations on the availability or feasibility of use of specific ports of call and/or constraints on the availability of shore excursions and other service providers at such ports or destinations could adversely affect our operations and financial results.

We may lose business to competitors throughout the vacation market.

We operate in the vacation market and cruising is one of many alternatives for people choosing a vacation. We therefore risk losing business not only to other cruise lines, but also to other vacation operators, which provide other leisure options, including hotels, resorts, internet-based alternative lodging sites and package holidays and tours.

We face significant competition from other cruise lines on the basis of cruise pricing, travel agent preference and also in terms of the nature of ships, services and destinations that we offer to guests. Our principal competitors within the cruise vacation industry include Carnival Corporation & plc, which owns, among others, Aida Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn; Disney Cruise Line; MSC Cruises; and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, which owns Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Our revenues are sensitive to the actions of other cruise lines in many areas including pricing, scheduling, capacity and promotions, which can have a substantial adverse impact not only on our revenues, but on overall industry revenues.

In the event that we do not effectively market or differentiate our cruise brands from our competitors or otherwise compete effectively with other vacation alternatives and new or existing cruise companies, our results of operations and financial position could be adversely affected.

If we are unable to appropriately balance our cost management and capital allocation strategies with our goal of satisfying guest expectations, it may adversely impact our business success.

Our goals call for us to provide high quality products and deliver high quality services. There can be no assurance that we can successfully balance these goals with our cost management and capital allocation strategies. Our business also requires us to make capital allocation decisions across a broad scope of investment options with varying return profiles and time horizons for value realization. These include significant capital investment decisions such as ordering new ships, upgrading our existing fleet, enhancing our technology and/or data capabilities, and expanding our portfolio of land-based assets, based on expected market preferences, competition and projected demand. There can be no assurance that our strategies will be successful, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, our ownership and operation of older tonnage, in particular during the business disruption caused by COVID-19, has resulted in impaired asset values due to expected returns that we will not be able to recover.

Our attempts to expand our business into new markets and new ventures may not be successful.

We opportunistically seek to grow our business through, among other things, expansion into new destinations or source markets and establishment of new ventures complementary to our current offerings. These attempts to expand our business increase the complexity of our business, require significant levels of investment and can strain our management, personnel, operations and systems. In addition, we have been unable to execute our attempts to expand our business as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as described elsewhere herein. There can be no assurance that these business expansion efforts will develop as anticipated or that we will succeed, and if we do not, we may be unable to recover our investment, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks associated with our development and operation of key land-based destination projects may adversely impact our business or results of operations.

We have invested, either directly or indirectly through joint ventures and partnerships, in a growing portfolio of key land-based projects including port and terminal facilities, private destinations and multi-brand destination projects. These investments can increase our exposure to certain key risks depending on the scope, location, and the ownership and management structure of these projects. These risks include susceptibility to weather events, exposure to local political/regulatory developments and policies, logistical challenges and human resource and labor risks; in addition to location-specific safety, environmental, and health risks, including challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects locally where we have these projects and relationships.

Our reliance on travel agencies to sell and market our cruises exposes us to certain risks which, if realized, could adversely impact our business.

We rely on travel agencies to generate bookings for our ships. Accordingly, we must ensure that our commission rates and incentive structures remain competitive. If we fail to offer competitive compensation packages or fail to maintain our relationships, these agencies may be incentivized to sell cruises offered by our competitors to our detriment, which could adversely impact our operating results. Our reliance on third-party sellers is particularly pronounced in certain markets. In addition, the travel agent industry is sensitive to economic conditions that impact discretionary income of consumers. Significant disruptions, such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, or contractions in the industry could reduce the number of travel agencies available for us to market and sell our cruises, which could have an adverse impact on our financial

condition and results of operations. Additionally, the strength of our recovery from suspended operations could be delayed if we are not aligned and partnered with key travel agencies.

Business activities that involve our co-investments with third parties may subject us to additional risks.

Partnerships, joint ventures and other business structures involving our co-investments with third parties generally include some form of shared control over the operations of the business and create additional risks, including the event that other investors in such ventures become bankrupt or otherwise lack the financial resources to meet their obligations, or could have or develop business interests, policies or objectives that are inconsistent with ours. In addition to financial risks, our co-investment activities have also presented managerial and operational risks and expose us to reputational or legal concerns. These or other issues related to our co-investments with third parties could adversely impact our operations or liquidity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pullmantur S.A. filed for reorganization under the terms of the Spanish insolvency laws. In addition, with the exception of limited sailings outside of the U.S. starting in July 2020, TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises have, for the most part, suspended sailings and their operations, results of operations and liquidity have been and will continue to be adversely materially impacted. The Company may be required to continue to provide funding for these affiliated entities and it is unclear when and to what extent these entities will fully resume operations and our ability to provide such funding will be limited by the level and terms of our outstanding indebtedness. Further, due to the arrangements we have in place with our partners in these ventures, we are limited in our ability to control the strategy of these ventures if and when they resume operations, or their use of capital and other key factors to their results of operation which could adversely affect our investments and impact our results of operations.

Past or pending business acquisitions or potential acquisitions that we may decide to pursue in the future carry inherent risks which could adversely impact our financial performance and condition.

The Company, from time to time, has engaged in acquisitions and may pursue acquisitions in the future, which are subject to, among other factors, the Company’s ability to identify attractive business opportunities and to negotiate favorable terms for such opportunities. Accordingly, the Company cannot make any assurances that potential acquisitions will be completed timely or at all, or that if completed, we would realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisition. Acquisitions also carry inherent risks such as, among others: (1) the potential delay or failure of our efforts to successfully integrate business processes and realizing expected synergies; (2) difficulty in aligning procedures, controls and/or policies; and (3) future unknown liabilities and costs that may be associated with an acquisition. In addition, acquisitions may also adversely impact our liquidity and/or debt levels, and the recognized value of goodwill and other intangible assets can be negatively affected by unforeseen events and/or circumstances, which may result in an impairment charge. Any of the foregoing events could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on supply chain vendors and third-party service providers who are integral to the operations of our businesses. These vendors and service providers are also affected by COVID-19 and may be unable or unwilling to deliver on their commitments or may act in ways that could harm our business.

We rely on supply chain vendors to deliver key products to the operations of our businesses around the world. Any event impacting a vendor’s ability to deliver goods of the expected quality at the location and time needed could negatively impact our ability to deliver our cruise experience. Events impacting our supply chain could be caused by factors beyond the control of our suppliers or us, including inclement weather, natural disasters, new laws and regulations, labor actions, increased demand, problems in production or distribution and/or disruptions in third-party logistics, information technology or transportation systems, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Any such interruptions to our supply chain could increase our costs and could limit the availability of products critical to our operations.

In order to achieve cost and operational efficiencies, we outsource to third-party vendors certain services that are integral to the operations of our global businesses, such as our onboard concessionaires, certain of our call center operations, guest port services, logistics distribution and operation of a large part of our information technology systems, which are also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are subject to the risk that certain decisions are subject to the control of our third-party service providers and that these decisions may adversely affect our activities. A failure to adequately monitor a third-party service provider’s compliance with a service level agreement or regulatory or legal requirements could result in significant economic and reputational harm to us. There is also a risk the confidentiality, privacy and/or security of data held by third parties or communicated over third-party networks or platforms could become compromised.

The potential unavailability of insurance coverage, an inability to obtain insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates or our failure to have coverage in sufficient amounts to cover our incurred losses may adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

We seek to maintain appropriate insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates. We normally insure based on the cost of an asset rather than replacement value and we also elect to self-insure, co-insure, or use deductibles in certain

circumstances for certain risks such as loss of use of a ship or other business interruption. The limits of insurance coverage we purchase are based on the availability of the coverage, evaluation of our risk profile and cost of coverage. We do not carry business interruption insurance and accordingly we have no insurance coverage for loss of revenues or earnings from our ships or other operations. Accordingly, we are not protected against all risks and we cannot be certain that our coverage will be adequate for liabilities actually incurred which could result in an unexpected decrease in our revenue and results of operations in the event of an incident.

We are members of four Protection and Indemnity (“P&I”) clubs, which are part of a worldwide group of 13 P&I clubs, known as the International Group of P&I Clubs (the “IG”). P&I coverage provided by the clubs is on a mutual basis and we are subject to additional premium calls in the event of a catastrophic loss incurred by any member of the 13 P&I clubs, whereby the reinsurance limits purchased by the IG are exhausted. We are also subject to additional premium calls based on investment and underwriting shortfalls experienced by our own individual insurers. Certain liabilities, costs, and expenses associated with COVID-19 cases identified on or traced to our vessels are eligible for insurance coverage under our participation in these P&I clubs.

We cannot be certain that insurance and reinsurance coverage will be available to us and at commercially reasonable rates in the future or at all or, if available, that it will be sufficient to cover potential claims. Additionally, if we or other insureds sustain significant losses, the result may be higher insurance premiums, cancellation of coverage, or the inability to obtain coverage. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, depending on its on-going scope, and duration and the associated insurance claims volumes driven by the pandemic, may potentially impact the insurance markets we rely on for coverage and could adversely impact both the coverage options available to us in the future as well as the premium costs we are required to pay for those coverages. Such events could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

Disruptions in our shoreside or shipboard operations or our information systems may adversely affect our results of operations.

Our principal executive office and principal shoreside operations are located in Florida, and we have shoreside offices throughout the world. Actual or threatened natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes/typhoons, earthquakes, tornadoes, fires or floods), municipal lockdowns, curfews, quarantines, or similar events in these locations may have a material impact on our business continuity, reputation and results of operations. In addition, substantial or repeated information system failures, computer viruses or cyber attacks impacting our shoreside or shipboard operations could adversely impact our business. We do not generally carry business interruption insurance for our shoreside or shipboard operations or our information systems. As such, any losses or damages incurred by us could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and Liberian law could inhibit others from acquiring us, prevent a change of control, and may prevent efforts by our shareholders to change our management.

Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and Liberian law may inhibit third parties from effectuating a change of control of the Company without approval from our board of directors which could result in the entrenchment of current management. These include provisions in our Articles of Incorporation that prevent third parties, other than A. Wilhelmsen AS and Cruise Associates and their permitted transferees, from acquiring beneficial ownership of more than 4.9% of our outstanding shares without the consent of our board of directors.

Compliance and Regulatory Risks

Changes in U.S. or other countries’ foreign travel policy have affected, and may continue to affect, our results of operations.

Changes in U.S. foreign policy have in the past and could in the future result in the imposition of travel restrictions or travel bans on U.S. persons to certain countries or result in the imposition of travel advisories, warnings, rules, regulations or legislation exposing us to penalties or claims of monetary damages. In addition, many countries have adopted restrictions against U.S. travelers, and we currently cannot predict when those restrictions will be eased. The timing and scope of these changes and regulations can be unpredictable, and they could cause us to cancel scheduled sailings, possibly on short notice, or could result in litigation against us. This, in turn, could decrease our revenue, increase our operating costs and otherwise impair our profitability.

Environmental, labor, health and safety, financial responsibility and other maritime regulations and measures could affect operations and increase operating costs.

The U.S. and various state and foreign government or regulatory agencies have enacted or may enact environmental regulations or policies, such as requiring the use of low sulfur fuels (e.g., IMO 2020), that could increase our direct cost to operate in certain markets, increase our cost for fuel, limit the supply of compliant fuel, cause us to incur significant expenses to purchase and/or develop new equipment and adversely impact the cruise vacation industry. While we have taken and expect to

continue to take a number of actions to mitigate the potential impact of certain of these regulations, there can be no assurances that these efforts will be successful over the long term.

There is increasing global regulatory focus on climate change, greenhouse gas and other emissions. These regulatory efforts, both internationally and in the U.S. are still developing, and we cannot yet determine what the final regulatory programs or their impact will be in any jurisdiction where we do business. However, such climate change-related regulatory activity in the future may adversely affect our business and financial results by requiring us to reduce our emissions, purchase allowances or otherwise pay for our emissions. Such activity may also impact us by increasing our operating costs, including fuel costs.

In addition, we are subject to various international, national, state and local laws, regulations and treaties that govern, among other things, discharge from our ships, safety standards applicable to our ships, treatment of disabled persons, health and sanitary standards applicable to our guests, security standards on board our ships and at the ship/port interface areas, and financial responsibilities to our guests. These issues are, and we believe will continue to be, an area of focus by the relevant authorities throughout the world. This could result in the enactment of more stringent regulation of cruise ships that could subject us to increasing compliance costs in the future.

Some environmental groups also have generated negative publicity about the environmental impact of the cruise vacation industry and are advocating for more stringent regulation of ship emissions at berth and at sea. Growing environmental scrutiny of the cruise industry and any related measures could adversely impact our operations and financial results and subject us to reputational impacts and costs.

A change in our tax status under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or other jurisdictions, may have adverse effects on our income.

We and a number of our subsidiaries are foreign corporations that derive income from a U.S. trade or business and/or from sources within the U.S. In connection with the year end audit, each year, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, our U.S. tax counsel, delivers to us an opinion, based on certain representations and assumptions set forth in it, to the effect that this income, to the extent derived from or incidental to the international operation of a ship or ships, is excluded from gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 883 of the Internal Revenue Code. We believe that most of our income (including that of our subsidiaries) is derived from or incidental to the international operation of ships.

Our ability to rely on Section 883 could be challenged or could change in the future. Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, including Section 883, are subject to legislative change at any time. Moreover, changes could occur in the future with respect to the identity, residence or holdings of our direct or indirect shareholders, trading volume or trading frequency of our shares, or relevant foreign tax laws of Liberia or Bahamas, such that they no longer qualify as equivalent exemption jurisdictions, that could affect our eligibility for the Section 883 exemption. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will continue to be exempt from U.S. income tax on U.S. source shipping income in the future. If we were not entitled to the benefit of Section 883, we and our subsidiaries would be subject to U.S. taxation on a portion of the income derived from or incidental to the international operation of our ships, which would reduce our net income.

Additionally, portions of our business are operated by companies that are within the United Kingdom tonnage tax regime. Further, some of our operations are conducted in jurisdictions where we rely on tax treaties to provide exemption from taxation. To the extent the United Kingdom tonnage tax laws change or we do not continue to meet the applicable qualification requirements or if tax treaties are changed or revoked, we may be required to pay higher income tax in these jurisdictions, adversely impacting our results of operations.

As budgetary constraints continue to adversely impact the jurisdictions in which we operate, increases in income tax regulations, tax audits or tax reform affecting our operations may be imposed.

We are not a U.S. corporation and our shareholders may be subject to the uncertainties of a foreign legal system in protecting their interests.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and by the Business Corporation Act of Liberia. The provisions of the Business Corporation Act of Liberia resemble provisions of the corporation laws of a number of states in the U.S. However, there are very few judicial cases in Liberia interpreting the Business Corporation Act of Liberia. While the Business Corporation Act of Liberia provides that it is to be applied and construed to make the laws of Liberia, with respect of the subject matter of the Business Corporation Act of Liberia, uniform with the laws of the State of Delaware and other states with substantially similar legislative provisions, there have been few Liberian court cases interpreting the Business Corporation Act of Liberia and we cannot predict whether Liberian courts would reach the same conclusions as United States courts. The right of shareholders to bring a derivative action in Liberian courts may be more limited than in U.S. jurisdictions. There may also be practical difficulties for shareholders attempting to bring suit in Liberia and Liberian courts may or may not recognize and enforce foreign judgments. Thus, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests

with respect to actions by management, directors or controlling shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction.

General Risk Factors

Conducting business globally may result in increased costs and other risks.

We operate our business globally, which exposes us to a number of risks, including increased exposure to a wider range of regional and local economic conditions, volatile local political conditions, potential changes in duties and taxes, including changing and/or uncertain interpretations of existing tax laws and regulations, required compliance with additional laws and policies affecting cruising, vacation or maritime businesses or governing the operations of foreign-based companies, currency fluctuations, interest rate movements, difficulties in operating under local business environments, port quality and availability in certain regions, U.S. and global anti-bribery laws or regulations, imposition of trade barriers and restrictions on repatriation of earnings.

Our future growth strategies increasingly depend on the growth and sustained profitability of international markets. Factors that will be critical to our success in these markets include our ability to continue to raise awareness of our products and our ability to adapt our offerings to best suit rapidly evolving consumer demands. This risk is further heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, as authorities in many of these markets have implemented numerous measures to contain the spread and impact of COVID-19, such as travel bans and restrictions, shelter-in-place/stay-at-home orders, and other limitations on business activity, including business closures. In addition, these measures could change unpredictably and/or could be scaled up or down in response to evolving intensity or resurgence of COVID-19 in or around these markets. The execution of our planned growth strategies is dependent on meeting the governmental and regulatory measures and policies in each of these markets. Our ability to realize our future growth strategy is highly dependent on our ability to satisfy country-specific policies and requirements in order to return to service, as well as meeting the needs of region specific consumer preferences as services come back online. These factors may cause us to reevaluate some of our international business strategies.

Operating globally also exposes us to numerous and sometimes conflicting legal, regulatory and tax requirements. In many parts of the world, including countries in which we operate, practices in the local business communities might not conform to international business standards. These legal and regulatory requirements and standards may change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there may be greater uncertainty as to the interpretation and enforcement of applicable laws and regulations, including those introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot guarantee consistent interpretation, application, and enforcement of rules and regulations put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could place limits on our operations or increase our costs, as well as negatively impact our future growth strategies in our key growth markets. We must adhere to policies designed to promote legal and regulatory compliance as well as applicable laws and regulations. However, we might not be successful in ensuring that our employees, agents, representatives and other third parties with whom we associate throughout the world properly adhere to them. In addition, we may be exposed to the risk of penalties and other liabilities if we fail to comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be subject to frequent and rapid change. Failure by us, our employees or any of these third parties to adhere to our policies or applicable laws or regulations could result in penalties, sanctions, damage to our reputation and related costs, which in turn could negatively affect our results of operations and cash flows.

As a global operator, our business also may be impacted by changes in U.S. policy or priorities in areas such as trade, immigration (including any continuation of any of the immigration policies put in place by the U.S. government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) and/or environmental or labor regulations, among others. Depending on the nature and scope of any such changes, they could impact our domestic and international business operations. Any such changes, and any international response to them, could potentially introduce new barriers to passenger or crew travel and/or cross border transactions, impact our guest experience and/or increase our operating costs.

If we are unable to address these risks adequately, our financial position and results of operations could be adversely affected, including impairing the value of our ships and other assets.

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, fuel prices and interest rates could affect our financial results.

We are exposed to market risk attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, fuel prices and interest rates. Significant changes in any of the foregoing could have a material impact on our financial results, net of the impact of our hedging activities and natural offsets. Our operating results have been and will continue to be impacted, often significantly, by changes in each of these factors. The value of our earnings in foreign currencies is adversely impacted by a strong U.S. dollar. In addition, any significant increase in fuel prices could materially and adversely affect our business as fuel prices not only impact our fuel costs, but also some of our other expenses, such as crew travel, freight, and commodity prices. Mandatory fuel restrictions, may also create uncertainty related to the price and availability of certain fuel types potentially impacting operating

costs and the value of our related hedging instruments. Also, a significant increase in interest rates could materially impact the cost of our floating rate debt.

The loss of key personnel, our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel, or disruptions among our shipboard personnel due to strained employee relations could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our success depends, in large part, on the skills and contributions of key executives and other employees, and on our ability to recruit, develop and retain high quality personnel as well as having adequate succession plans and back-up operating plans for when critical executives are unable to serve. As demand for qualified personnel in the industry grows, we must continue to effectively recruit, train, motivate and retain our employees, both shoreside and on our ships, in order to effectively compete in our industry, maintain our current business and support our projected global growth. In addition, we may experience difficulties in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel if we reduce the levels of fixed or variable compensation that we offer (including equity compensation impacted by the trading price of our equity), whether in response to the impacts of COVID-19 or otherwise.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, approximately 88% of our shipboard employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. A dispute under our collective bargaining agreements could result in a work stoppage of those employees covered by the agreements. We may not be able to satisfactorily renegotiate these collective bargaining agreements when they expire. In addition, existing collective bargaining agreements may not prevent a strike or work stoppage on our ships. We may also be subject to or affected by work stoppages unrelated to our business or collective bargaining agreements. Any such work stoppages or potential work stoppages could have a material adverse effect on our financial results, as could a loss of key employees, our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or disruptions among our personnel.

If we are unable to keep pace with developments in technology or technological obsolescence, including technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations or competitive position could become impaired.

Our business continues to demand the use of sophisticated technology and systems. These technologies and systems require significant investment and must be proven, refined, updated, upgraded and/or replaced with more advanced systems in order to continue to meet our customers’ demands and expectations. If we are unable to do so in a timely manner or within reasonable cost parameters or if we are unable to appropriately and timely train our employees to operate any of these new systems, our business could suffer. We also may not achieve the benefits that we anticipate from any new technology or system, which could result in higher than anticipated costs or impair our operating results.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a search for technology to accurately detect, either directly or indirectly, whether an individual is or has been infected with the virus or has been exposed to someone who is or might be infected. While this technology is in the early stages, as this technology continues to develop we may be faced with decisions regarding what technology to adopt for testing our passengers and employees, and what safety procedures to adopt for future sailings. We may be unable to obtain appropriate technology in a timely manner or at all or we may incur significant costs in doing so. A failure to adopt the appropriate technology, a failure or obsolescence in the technology that we do adopt, or a failure in our safety procedures could adversely affect our results of operations.

We are exposed to cyber security attacks, data breaches and the risks and costs associated with protecting our systems and maintaining data integrity and security.

We are subject to cyber security attacks. These cyber attacks can vary in scope and intent from attacks with the objective of compromising our systems, networks and communications for economic gain to attacks with the objective of disrupting, disabling or otherwise compromising our maritime and/or shoreside operations. The attacks can encompass a wide range of methods and intent, including phishing attacks, illegitimate requests for payment, theft of intellectual property, theft of confidential or non-public information, installation of malware, installation of ransomware and theft of personal or business information. The frequency and sophistication of, and methods used to conduct, these attacks have increased over time.

A successful cyber security attack may target us directly, or it may be the result of a third party’s inadequate care. In either scenario, the Company may suffer damage to its systems and data that could interrupt our operations, adversely impact our reputation and brand and expose us to increased risks of governmental investigation, litigation, fines and other liability, any of which could adversely affect our business. Furthermore, responding to such an attack and mitigating the risk of future attacks could result in additional operating and capital costs in systems technology, personnel, monitoring and other investments.

We are also subject to various risks associated with the collection, handling, storage and transmission of sensitive information. In the regular course of business, we collect employee, customer and other third-party data, including personally identifiable information and individual credit card data, for various business purposes. Although we have policies and procedures in place to safeguard such sensitive information, this information has been and could be subject to cyber security attacks and the aforementioned risks. In addition, we are subject to federal, state and international laws relating to the

collection, use, retention, security and transfer of personally identifiable information and individual credit card data. Those laws include, among others, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation and regulations of the New York State Department of Financial Services and similar state agencies that impose additional cyber security requirements on us as a result of our provision of certain insurance products. Complying with these and other applicable laws has caused, and may cause, us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices, and our failure to do so may expose us to substantial fines, penalties, restrictions, litigation or other expenses and adversely affect our business. Further, any changes to laws or regulations, including new restrictions or requirements applicable to our business, or an increase in enforcement of existing laws and regulations, could expose us to additional costs and liability and could limit our use and disclosure of such information.

While we continue to evolve our cyber security practices in line with our business’ reliance on technology and the changing external threat landscape, and we invest time, effort and financial resources to secure our systems, networks and communications, our security measures cannot provide absolute assurance that we will be successful in preventing or responding to all cyber security attacks. There can be no assurance that any breach or incident will not have a material impact on our operations and financial results.

Any breach, theft, loss, or fraudulent use of guest, employee, third-party or company data, could adversely impact our reputation and brand and our ability to retain or attract new customers, and expose us to risks of data loss, business disruption, governmental investigation, litigation and other liability, any of which could adversely affect our business. Significant capital investments and other expenditures could be required to remedy the problem and prevent future breaches, including costs associated with additional security technologies, personnel, experts and credit monitoring services for those whose data has been breached. Further, if we or our vendors experience significant data security breaches or fail to detect and appropriately respond to significant data security breaches, we could be exposed to government enforcement actions and private litigation.

Litigation, enforcement actions, fines or penalties could adversely impact our financial condition or results of operations and/or damage our reputation.

Our business is subject to various U.S. and international laws and regulations that could lead to enforcement actions, fines, civil or criminal penalties or the assertion of litigation claims and damages. In addition, improper conduct by our employees, agents or joint venture partners could damage our reputation and/or lead to litigation or legal proceedings that could result in civil or criminal penalties, including substantial monetary fines. In certain circumstances it may not be economical to defend against such matters and/or our legal strategy may not ultimately result in us prevailing in a matter. Such events could lead to an adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, increases in litigation pertaining to the COVID-19 crisis, including potential claims for non-refundable cash deposits. We cannot predict the quantum or outcome of any such proceedings and the impact that they will have on our financial results, but any such impact may be material. While some of these claims are covered by insurance, we cannot be certain that all of them will be, which could have an adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share Repurchases

There were no repurchases of common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As of September 30, 2021, the 24-month common stock repurchase program authorized by our board of directors on May 9, 2018 had expired. In connection with our debt covenant waivers, we agreed with our lenders not to engage in stock repurchases for so long as our debt covenant waivers are in effect.

Item 6. Exhibits


4.1						Indenture, dated August 19, 2021, among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, principal paying agent , transfer agent and registrar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2021).

10.1						Third Supplemental Agreement relating to a secured credit facility agreement for Hull No. A35 at Chantiers l’Atlantique S.A., dated July 6, 2021, between Palmeraie Finance Limited, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Continental Europe, SMBC Bank International PLC, the mandated lead arrangers and the banks and financial institutions party thereto .*

10.2						Fourth Supplemental Agreement relating to a secured credit facility agreement for Hull No. L34 at Chantiers l’Atlantique S.A., dated July 12, 2021, between Hoediscus Finance Limited, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Continental Europe, SMBC Bank International PLC, the mandated lead arrangers and the banks and financial institutions party thereto.*

10.3						Fourth Supplemental Agreement relating to a secured credit facility for Hull No. M34 at Chantiers l’Atlantique S.A., dated July 12, 2021, between Houatorris Finance Limited, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Continental Europe, SMBC Bank International PLC, the mandated lead arrangers and the banks and financial institutions party thereto.*

10.4						Fourth Supplemental Agreement relating to Hull No. C34 at Chantiers de l’Atlantique, dated July 12, 2021, between Hibisyeu Finance Limited, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC Continental Europe, SMBC Bank International PLC, the mandated lead arrangers and the banks and financial institutions party thereto.*

10.5						Amendment No. 3 in connection with the Credit Agreement in respect of Hull S-719, dated as of September 27, 2021, between Silversea Cruise Holding Ltd., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and the banks and financial institutions party thereto.*

10.6						Amendment No. 3 in connection with the Credit Agreement in respect of Hull S-720, dated as of September 27, 2021, between Silversea Cruise Holding Ltd., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH and the banks and financial institutions party thereto.*

31.1						Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

31.2						Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

32.1						Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code**


*						Filed herewith
**						Furnished herewith

Interactive Data File

101 The following financial statements of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. for the period ended September 30, 2021, formatted in iXBRL (Inline extensible Reporting Language) are filed herewith:

(i) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020;

(ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020;

(iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020; and

(iv) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in summary and detail.

104 Cover page interactive data file (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


						ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
						(Registrant)


						/s/ JASON T. LIBERTY
						Jason T. Liberty
						Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
October 29, 2021						(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized signatory)

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