ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. (NYSE:RCL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. (NYSE:RCL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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The 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (the "Annual Meeting") was held on May 21, 2018. We had 211,746,787 outstanding shares of our common stock as of April 18, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting. 188,614,721 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which was sufficient to constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.

The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below:

Election of Directors

Director Nominee

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

John F. Brock

178,245,298

1,032,643

220,307

9,116,473

Richard D. Fain

173,016,135

4,974,621

1,507,492

9,116,473

William L. Kimsey

170,632,339

8,725,580

140,329

9,116,473

Maritza G. Montiel

178,893,063

388,908

216,277

9,116,473

Ann S. Moore

172,314,625

6,968,197

215,426

9,116,473

Eyal M. Ofer

170,708,574

8,650,245

139,429

9,116,473

Thomas J. Pritzker

168,645,250

10,717,655

135,343

9,116,473

William K. Reilly

175,754,761

3,611,021

132,466

9,116,473

Bernt Reitan

170,027,809

9,336,122

134,317

9,116,473

Vagn O. Sørensen

175,288,632

3,988,756

220,860

9,116,473

Donald Thompson

178,876,265

404,850

217,133

9,116,473

Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen

174,504,431

4,860,363

133,454

9,116,473

Each of the twelve nominees listed above was elected to the Board of Directors, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to the election of directors.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

Number

Votes For

169,508,927

Votes Against

9,167,978

Abstentions

821,343

Broker Non-Votes

9,116,473

The compensation of our named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such proposal.

Ratification of the Auditors

Number

Votes For

185,296,612

Votes Against

3,177,832

Abstentions

140,277

Broker Non-Votes

The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified, having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such proposal.


About ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. (NYSE:RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a cruise company. The Company owns various brands, such as Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises, CDF Croisieres de France and joint venture interest in TUI Cruises. It operates approximately 23 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 68,600 berths under its Royal Caribbean International brand, offering cruise itineraries that range from 2 to 24 nights. It operates over 11 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 24,900 berths under its Celebrity Cruises brand. It operates over two ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 1,400 berths under its Azamara Club Cruises brand, offering cruise itineraries that range from 3 to 20 nights. It operates approximately three ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 6,200 berths under its Pullmantur brand. It operates over two ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 2,800 berths under its CDF Croisieres de France brand.

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