secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-23-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean beats Q1 guidance, raises 2023 EPS outlook to $4.40-$4.80 on record bookings
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- Q1 Net Loss $(47.9)M vs. $(1.2)B prior year; adjusted loss $(0.23)/share beat guidance on strong close-in demand.
- Total revenue $2.9B; load factors 102%; Net Yields up 5.1% vs. Q1 2019.
- Full-year 2023 Adjusted EPS guidance raised to $4.40-$4.80, reflecting record WAVE season and accelerating demand.
- Customer deposits hit record $5.3B; Q1 operating cash flow $1.3B; liquidity $3.9B.
- Q2 2023 Adjusted EPS guided $1.50-$1.60; Net Yields vs. 2019 expected +9.6% to +10.1% as-reported.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000016/0000884887-23-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000016/rcl-20230504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-23-000016

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