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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000884887-24-000145"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCL"
cik: "0000884887"
company_name: "ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD"
filed_at: "2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T09:31:54.726752+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royal Caribbean Q3 adj EPS $5.20 beats guidance; raises FY guide to $11.57-$11.62

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP EPS $4.21, Adj EPS $5.20 (beat guidance); Net Income $1.1B, revenue $4.9B.
- Net Yields up 7.9% CC; load factor 111%; strong demand for European and Alaskan itineraries.
- FY2024 Adj EPS guidance raised to $11.57-$11.62 (71% YoY growth); Q4 guide $1.40-$1.45, includes $0.24 headwinds (Hurricane Milton, cost timing).
- Achieved fully unsecured balance sheet via refinancing $2B notes at 6.00% due 2033 and $1.5B at 5.625% due 2031; eliminated all secured debt.
- Announced Perfect Day Mexico (2027) and Silversea hotel in Chile (2025) to expand private destination footprint.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000884887-24-000145
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCL
- cik: 0000884887
- company_name: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
- filed_at: 2024-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000145/0000884887-24-000145-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000088488724000145/rcl-20241029.htm

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