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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Rebecca Yeung as a director of the Company.
Ms. Yeung has served in various positions at FedEx Corporation for nearly 30 years. She currently serves as Corporate VP, Operations Science and Advanced Technology. Prior to this role, she was Vice President – Advanced Technology and Innovation from 2015 to 2021. Ms. Yeung also currently serves on the board of directors of Columbus McKinnon.
Ms. Yeung will receive compensation for her board service consistent with the compensation of other non-management directors as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2022.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 20, 2023, the Company issued a press release regarding Ms. Yeung’s appointment to the Board, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated March 20, 2023. |
| Exhibit 104 - Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. | |||
| Date: | March 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ R. Alexander Lake |
| Name: | R. Alexander Lake | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | ||
