MIAMI – December 5, 2008
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced the suspension of its fuel supplement for Royal Caribbean
International
®, Celebrity Cruises® and Azamara CruisesSM
sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009,
anywhere in the world.
The decision reflects the recently sustained lower price of fuel.
Effective Monday, December 8, guests making new bookings for sailings that depart on or after January
1, 2009, will not be charged the fuel supplement.
Guests already booked on sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009, will receive a refund of any fuel
supplement paid, as follows:
• Guests with existing bookings for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009, and who are now
paid in full, will have the supplement automatically refunded to them in the form of an onboard credit
during their sailing.
• Guests with existing bookings for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2009, and who are not
yet paid in full, will have the supplement automatically removed from their outstanding balance.
The company reserves the right to reinstate fuel supplement charges if the price of West Texas
Intermediate fuel exceeded $65 per barrel, on the quarterly milestone dates mentioned in the company’s
October 24, 2008, press release.
The company announced on October 24, 2008, that no fuel supplement would be charged for new
bookings made on or after November 10, 2008, for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2010, unless
there is an upturn in fuel prices. Today’s announcement does not affect those previous terms.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean
International
®, Celebrity Cruises®, Pullmantur, Azamara CruisesSM
and CDF Croisieres de France. The
company has a combined total of 38 ships in service and six under construction. It also offers unique
land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and South America.
Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com, www.celebrity.com,
www.pullmantur.es, www.azamaracruises.com, www.cdfcroisieresdefrance.com or www.rclinvestor.com.
©2008 Royal Caribbean Ltd. Ships registered in the Bahamas. Brilliance of the Seas
®
is operated by RCL (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
