secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000884887-23-000054
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Q3 adjusted EPS $3.85 beats guidance; full-year outlook raised to $6.58-$6.63
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- Q3 adjusted EPS $3.85 vs guidance; revenue $4.2B, net income $1.0B, load factor 110%.
- Full year 2023 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $6.58-$6.63, driven by strong demand and onboard revenue.
- Net yields up 16.9% vs Q3 2019; bookings for 2024 at record levels with higher load factors and rates.
- Repaid $775M debt in Q3 including $500M 11.5% notes; refinanced revolver to $3.5B; liquidity $3.3B.
- Credit upgrades: S&P to BB- stable, Moody's to B1 positive; customer deposits $5.0B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000054/0000884887-23-000054-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488723000054/rcl-20231026.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000884887-23-000054

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