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0001391438
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000884887
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
001-11884
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami
FL
33132
(305) 539-6000
HARRI KULOVAARA
Officer
10% Stockholder
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3256
763922.72
268875240
11/20/2024
NYSE
Common
09/30/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
68
09/30/2021
Not Applicable
Common
06/30/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
92
06/30/2022
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
542
09/05/2022
Not Applicable
Common
03/31/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
64
03/31/2020
Not Applicable
Common
03/31/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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03/31/2021
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
67
06/30/2021
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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12/31/2021
Not Applicable
Common
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Issuer
N
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03/31/2022
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
73
06/30/2023
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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09/27/2022
Not Applicable
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
58
09/29/2023
Not Applicable
N
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1050 Caribbean Way
Miami
FL
33132
Common
11/05/2024
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HARRI KULOVAARA
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami
FL
33132
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