Pricing Term Sheet

 

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

dated as of November 2, 2012

 

Registration Statement No. 333-179854

 

 

Supplementing the Preliminary

 

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

 

dated November 2, 2012

 

GRAPHIC

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Offering of

 

$650,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes due 2022

 

Issuer:

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

 

 

Face Amount:

$650,000,000

 

 

Gross Proceeds:

$650,000,000

 

 

Net Proceeds to Issuer (before expenses):

$640,250,000

 

 

Maturity:

November 15, 2022, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased

 

 

Coupon (Interest Rate):

5.250%

 

 

Yield to Maturity:

5.250%

 

 

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

+352 basis points

 

 

Benchmark Treasury:

UST 1.625% due August 15, 2022

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing May 15, 2013

 

 

Optional Redemption Provision:

As set forth in the preliminary prospectus supplement, in whole or in part at the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount or (ii) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate, plus 50 basis points

 

 

Denominations:

$2,000 x $1,000

 

 

CUSIP / ISIN:

780153AU6 / US780153AU63

 

 

Trade Date:

November 2, 2012

 

 

Settlement Date:

November 7, 2012 (T+3)

 

 

Expected Ratings:*

Ba1 / BB

 

 

Global Coordinators and Joint Physical Book-Running Managers:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 



 

Joint Book-Running Managers:

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
RBS Securities Inc.

 

 

Senior Co-Managers:

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
DNB Markets, Inc.
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

 

 

Co-Managers:

BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 


* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

 

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