UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant toTo Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of ~~Earliest~~earliest ~~Event~~event ~~Reported~~reported): February 1027, 2026

	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
	(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

	Republic of Liberia
	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-11884			98-0081645
(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida			33132
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 305-539-6000

	Not Applicable
	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 51.0201 ~~Departure~~Entry ofinto ~~Directors~~a orMaterial ~~Certain~~Definitive ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Agreement.

On February 1027, 2026, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the ~~Board~~“Company”) completed its previously announced offering of ~~Directors~~$1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “~~Board~~2033 Notes”) ofand ~~Royal~~$1,250,000,000 ~~Caribbean~~aggregate ~~Cruises~~principal ~~Ltd~~amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2038 (the “~~Company~~2038 Notes” and, together with the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”), ~~appointed~~pursuant to an underwriting ~~Christopher~~agreement, ~~Wiernicki~~dated as aof ~~director~~February of12, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Wiernicki~~Notes ~~served~~were asissued ~~Chairman~~by ~~and~~the ~~CEO~~Company ofpursuant ~~American~~to ~~Bureau~~an indenture, dated as of ~~Shipping~~July 31, 2006 (~~ABS~~the “Base Indenture”), abetween the ~~leading maritime~~Company ~~classification~~and ~~society,~~The ~~from~~Bank ~~2011~~of ~~through~~New ~~2025. Prior~~York toMellon ~~that~~Trust ~~role~~Company, heN.A. ~~held~~as ~~other~~trustee ~~senior~~(the ~~positions~~“Trustee”), atas ~~ABS~~supplemented by a Fifth Supplemental Indenture, ~~including~~dated ~~president~~February ~~and~~27, ~~chief~~2026, ~~operating~~between ~~officer~~the Company and ~~chief~~the ~~technology~~Trustee ~~officer. Mr.~~(the ~~Wiernicki~~“Fifth isSupplemental aIndenture” ~~recognized~~and, ~~expert~~together with in the ~~marine~~Base ~~sector~~Indenture, ~~member~~the of“Indenture”). ~~the~~The ~~International~~Notes ~~Maritime~~have ~~Hall~~been ofregistered ~~Fame~~under ~~and~~the Securities ~~recipient~~Act of ~~numerous industry~~1933, ~~government~~as ~~and~~amended, by ~~academic~~a ~~accolades~~shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-277554).

~~Mr.~~The ~~Wiernicki~~Company ~~will~~received ~~receive~~net ~~compensation for his board service consistent~~proceeds ~~with~~from the ~~compensation~~offering of ~~other~~approximately ~~non-management~~$2.471 ~~directors~~billion as(after ~~described~~deducting infees, ~~the~~commissions ~~Company’s~~and ~~definitive~~expenses), ~~proxy~~which ~~statement~~it onintends ~~Schedule~~to ~~14A for~~use ~~the~~to ~~2025~~refinance its ~~Annual~~senior ~~Meeting~~notes ofmaturing ~~Shareholders,~~in ~~filed~~2026 ~~with~~and ~~the~~any ~~Securities~~remaining ~~and~~net ~~Exchange~~proceeds ~~Commission~~to onrepay ~~April~~existing 18indebtedness, ~~2025~~which may include term loans.

~~Item~~Interest 7on the 2033 Notes accrues from February 27, 2026 at a rate of 4.01750% ~~Regulation~~per FDannum, ~~Disclosure~~and is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2026. The 2033 Notes will mature on May 15, 2033, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Interest on the 2038 Notes accrues from February 27, 2026 at a rate of 5.250% per annum, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 27 and August 27 of each year, beginning August 27, 2026. The 2038 Notes will mature on February 27, 2038, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased.

OnFurther information ~~February~~concerning ~~17,~~the ~~2026,~~Notes ~~the~~and ~~Company~~related ~~issued~~matters ais ~~press~~set ~~release~~forth ~~regarding Mr.~~in ~~Wiernicki~~the Company’s ~~appointment~~Prospectus toSupplement ~~the~~dated ~~Board~~February 12, 2026, awhich ~~copy~~was offiled ~~which~~with isthe ~~furnished~~Securities ~~herewith~~and asExchange ~~Exhibit 99~~Commission on February 13, 2026.1.

The preceding is a summary of the terms of the Indenture, the 2033 Notes and the 2038 Notes, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the 2033 Notes and the form of the 2038 Notes, each of which is incorporated herein by reference as though they were fully set forth herein. The Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the form of the 2033 Notes and the form of the 2038 Notes are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated February 17, 2026.

Exhibit No.		Description

4.1		Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2006, between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-158161) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2009).

4.2		Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2026, between Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

4.3		Form of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033 (included in Exhibit 4.2 hereto).

4.4		Form of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2038 (included in Exhibit 4.2 hereto).

5.1		Opinion of Watson Farley & Williams LLP.

5.2		Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

23.1		Consent of Watson Farley & Williams LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

23.2		Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 hereto).

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Exhibit 104 - Cover Page Interactive Data File (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 hereunto duly authorized.

	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Date: February 17, 2026	By:	/s/ R. Alexander Lake
Date: February 27, 2026	By:	/s/ Naftali Holtz
	Name:	R.Naftali ~~Alexander Lake~~Holtz
	Title:	Chief ~~Legal~~Financial Officer ~~& Secretary~~

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