FORM 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
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PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February, 2002
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
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1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida 33132
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(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes No x
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[If "Yes" is marked indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____.]
For immediate release 7 February 2002
ROYAL CARIBBEAN RESPONDS TO CARNIVAL'S PROPOSAL
Responding to Carnival's latest proposal Richard Fain, Chairman and Chief
Executive of Royal Caribbean Holdings commented:
"Carnival has now announced a fourth proposal. In my view this latest one is no
more real than the previous ones. Carnival's goal is to scuttle our meeting,
secure in the knowledge that any price offered will never need to be paid."
Enquiries:
Royal Caribbean
+1 305 539 6570
Lynn Martenstein
The Maitland Consultancy
+44 (0)20 7379 5151
Philip Gawith
For Immediate Release Friday 15 February 2002
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ("Royal Caribbean")
Shareholders Vote to Adjourn Extraordinary General Meeting
Royal Caribbean's shareholders, convening today at an Extraordinary General
Meeting in Miami to vote on a proposed merger with P&O Princess, decided to
adjourn the meeting. Their action was taken in light of the vote yesterday by
P&O Princess's shareholders to adjourn P&O Princess's own EGM in London.
Richard Fain, chairman and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean, said: "We
are obviously disappointed at the outcome of these meetings. However, we have to
acknowledge that a shareholders' vote is a democratic process, and naturally we
respect the decision that has been reached at the P&O Princess meeting. Now we
will need to consult with our advisors to determine the implication of the votes
and their impact on the merger."
ENQUIRIES
Royal Caribbean
+1 305 539 6570
Lynn Martenstein
+1 305 539 6153
Erin Williams
Goldman Sachs International
+44 (0) 20 7774 1000
Richard Campbell-Breeden
Basil Geoghegan
Phil Raper (Corporate Broking)
Cazenove & Co. Ltd
+44 (0) 20 7588 2828
John Paynter (Corporate Broking)
The Maitland Consultancy Limited
+44 (0) 20 7379 5151
Angus Maitland
Duncan Campbell-Smith
Philip Gawith
Goldman Sachs International and Cazenove & Co. Ltd, which are regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority Limited, are acting for Royal
Caribbean in connection with the agreed combination and no-one else and will not
be responsible to anyone other than Royal Caribbean for providing the
protections afforded to customers of Goldman Sachs International and Cazenove &
Co. Ltd nor for providing advice in relation to the agreed combination.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
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(Registrant)
Date: March 1, 2002 By: /s/ BONNIE S. BIUMI
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Bonnie S. Biumi
Vice President and Treasurer