Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 13, 2019, we entered into a credit agreement for the financing of the sixth Oasis-class ship for Royal Caribbean International which is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The agreement makes available to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., upon acceptance and delivery of the ship, an unsecured term loan guaranteed 100% by BpiFrance Assurance Export ("BpiFAE"), the official export credit agency of France. The loan will be denominated in US dollars. The maximum amount of the facility is equal to the US dollar equivalent of 80% of the vessel purchase price plus 100% of the premium payable to BpiFAE.

The loan, once assigned to us upon delivery of the ship, will amortize semi-annually and will mature twelve years thereafter. Interest will accrue at a fixed rate of 3.00% (inclusive of margin).The credit agreement contains customary events of default and prepayment events for, among other things, non-payment, breach of covenants, default on certain other indebtedness, certain large judgments and a change of control of the Company.

Certain of the lenders participating in the facility, and affiliates of those parties, provide banking, investment banking and other financial services to us from time to time for which they have received, and will in the future receive, customary fees.

The foregoing description of the provisions of the credit agreement is summary in nature and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the credit agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an


          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant



The disclosure required by this item is included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits






(d)   Exhibits


10.1 Novation Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, between Palmeraie Finance Limited, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Citibank Europe Plc, UK Branch, Citicorp Trustee Company Limited, Citibank N.A., London Branch, HSBC France, Banco Santander S.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Paris Branch, BNP Paribas SA, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited, Paris Branch, Société Générale, Unicredit Bank AG and the banks and financial institutions as lender parties thereto.

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