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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-057074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCL"
cik: "0000884887"
company_name: "ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD"
filed_at: "2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T19:15:10.858048+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royal Caribbean names Jason Liberty Chairman, replacing Richard Fain in Q4 2025

## Summary
- Richard Fain steps down as Chair in Q4 2025 but remains a Director.
- Jason Liberty (CEO since Jan 2022) elected Chairman and CEO, assumes role in Q4 2025.
- John Brock (board member since 2014) appointed Independent Lead Director.
- Fain was Chair since 1988; Liberty cited transformative leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-057074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCL
- cik: 0000884887
- company_name: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
- filed_at: 2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000110465925057074/0001104659-25-057074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000110465925057074/tm2517272d1_8k.htm

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