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PART I
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. 19
Year Ship
Entered or Will Approximate
Ship Enter Service1Berths Primary Areas of Operation
Azamara Club Cruises
Azamara Journey3  Europe, Caribbean, Panama Canal, South America
Azamara Quest4  Europe, Asia
Pullmantur
Ocean Dream5  Southern Caribbean, Mexico
Zenith   Mediterranean, Brazil
Empress   Europe, Brazil
Sovereign   Western Mediterranean, Brazil
Horizon6  Mexico, Europe
CDF Croisières de France
Bleu de France7  Europe
Total 
1 The year a ship entered or will enter service refers to the year in which the ship commenced cruise revenue operations for the Company, which is the
same as the year the ship was built, unless otherwise noted.
2 Celebrity Xpedition was built in 2001.
3 Azamara Journey (formerly Blue Dream) was built in 2000.
4 Azamara Quest (formerly Blue Moon) was built in 2000.
5 Ocean Dream was built in 1981.
6 Horizon was built in 1990. The ship was sailing under the name Pacific Dream through October 2010. Since then, the ship has been sailing under the
name Horizon.
7 Bleu de France (formerly Holiday Dream) was built in 1981. In November 2010, Bleu de France was sold to an unrelated party. As part of the sale
agreement, we chartered the Bleu de France from the buyer for a period of one year from the sale date in order to fulfill existing passenger commitments.
We have two Solstice-class ships on order for Celebrity
Cruises. These ships are being built in Germany by
Meyer Werft GmbH. The expected dates these ships
will enter service and their planned number of berths
are as follows:
Expected to Enter Approximate
Ship Service Berths
Celebrity Cruises—
Solstice-class:
Celebrity Silhouette 3rd Quarter 2011 
Celebrity Reflection 4th Quarter 2012 
Total Berths 
In February 2011, we reached a conditional agreement
with Meyer Werft to build the first of a new generation
of Royal Caribbean International cruise ships. The ship
will have a capacity of approximately 4,100 berths
based on double occupancy and is expected to enter
service in the fourth quarter of 2014. We also have an
option to construct a second ship of the same class
which will expire on February 28, 2012, subject to ear-
lier acceleration under certain circumstances.
Seasonality
Our revenues are seasonal based on the demand for
cruises. Demand is strongest for cruises during the
Northern Hemisphere’s summer months and holidays.
In order to mitigate the impact of the winter weather
in the Northern Hemisphere and to capitalize on the
summer season in the Southern Hemisphere, our
brands have increased deployment to South America
and Australia during the Northern Hemisphere
winter months.