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

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): ~~May~~July 2816, 2026

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Republic of Liberia (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

~~Republic~~Registrant’s oftelephone number, ~~Liberia~~including area code: 305-539-6000

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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

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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).

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Item 5.~~07 Submission~~02 Departure of ~~Matters~~Directors toor aCertain ~~Vote~~Officers; Election of ~~Security~~Directors; ~~Holders~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AtOn July ~~the~~16, ~~Annual Meeting~~2026, ~~held~~the ~~May~~Board ~~28,~~of ~~2026,~~Directors (the ~~Company’s~~“Board”) ~~shareholders~~of ~~voted~~Royal onCaribbean ~~the~~Cruises ~~following~~Ltd. ~~three~~(the ~~proposals~~“Company”) ~~and~~appointed Tara ~~cast~~Bunch ~~their~~as ~~votes~~a asdirector ~~described~~of ~~below~~the Company.

~~Election~~From 2020 through June 2026, Ms. Bunch served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of ~~Directors~~Operations at Airbnb, a marketplace operator that connects travelers with property owners worldwide, where she oversaw community support, trust and safety, and payments. Prior to that role, she served as Vice President of AppleCare at Apple and previously as a Senior Vice President at Hewlett Packard.

Director Nominee	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
John F. Brock	210,408,538	17,063,904	197,452	14,799,224
Richard D. Fain	223,075,935	4,540,395	53,564	14,799,224
Stephen R. Howe, Jr.	221,073,070	6,500,191	96,633	14,799,224
Michael O. Leavitt	226,540,326	1,067,523	62,045	14,799,224
Jason T. Liberty	220,053,435	7,558,132	58,327	14,799,224
Amy McPherson	222,364,869	5,131,639	173,386	14,799,224
Maritza G. Montiel	226,282,468	1,331,530	55,896	14,799,224
Eyal M. Ofer	213,134,835	14,473,063	61,996	14,799,224
Vagn O. Sørensen	222,345,321	5,266,161	58,412	14,799,224
Donald Thompson	224,755,112	2,853,727	61,055	14,799,224
Christopher Wiernicki	226,616,962	992,366	60,566	14,799,224
Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen	214,296,127	13,318,984	54,783	14,799,224

Ms. Bunch will receive compensation for her board service consistent with the compensation of other non-management directors as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2026.

~~Each~~Item of7.01 ~~the~~Regulation ~~thirteen~~FD ~~nominees listed above was elected to the Board of Directors, each having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast~~Disclosure.

~~Advisory~~On July ~~Approval~~20, of2026, the Company issued a press release regarding Ms. Bunch’s ~~Compensation~~appointment to the Board, a copy of ~~Its~~which ~~Named~~is ~~Executive~~furnished herewith ~~Officers~~as Exhibit 99.1.

						Number
Votes For						220,079,230
Votes Against						7,193,973
Abstentions						396,691
Broker Non-Votes						14,799,224

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~The compensation of our named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.~~(d) Exhibits

~~Ratification~~Exhibit of99.1 ~~the~~- ~~Auditors~~Press release dated July 20, 2026.

						Number
Votes For						233,858,800
Votes Against						8,532,249
Abstentions						78,069

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

The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.

SIGNATURES

		ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Date:	May 28, 2026	By:	/s/ R. Alexander Lake
		Name:	R. Alexander Lake
		Title:	Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

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:	July 20, 2026	By:	/s/ R. Alexander Lake
		Name:	R. Alexander Lake
		Title:	Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

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