ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. ANNOUNCES
END TO FUEL SUPPLEMENT

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced that the company’s fuel supplement will no longer apply to new Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises bookings made on or after November 10, 2008, anywhere in the world, for sailings that depart on or after January 1, 2010.
This decision takes into consideration the recent reductions in global fuel prices. The company has also established specific guidelines that will determine whether fuel supplement refunds will be provided for sailings that begin in 2009 and later, which were booked prior to November 10, 2008, if fuel prices remain below a specific price threshold.

For 2009 sailings and 2010 sailings booked before November 10, 2008, the company will determine on a quarterly basis whether fuel supplements will be refunded. Refunds, in the form of an onboard credit, will be provided if the closing price of West Texas Intermediate fuel is $65 or less, at the closing time of the New York Mercantile Exchange, two weeks prior to the beginning of the upcoming calendar quarter. When those conditions are met, an onboard credit will be provided to all guests on sailings that begin during the upcoming calendar quarter.

The dates on which the price of West Texas Intermediate fuel will be measured, and the quarters during which refunds could apply are:

Fuel Price Determination Date / Quarter of Possible Fuel Supplement Refunds
December 18, 2008 / First quarter 2009
March 18, 2009 / Second quarter 2009
June 17, 2009 / Third quarter 2009
September 17, 2009 / Fourth quarter 2009
December 18, 2009 / First quarter 2010
March 18, 2010 / Second quarter 2010
June 17, 2010 / Third quarter 2010
September 17, 2010 / Fourth quarter 2010

The company will continue to closely monitor the movement of global fuel prices and recognize that an upturn in those prices could necessitate the reinstatement of a fuel supplement.

The new $19 million refurbishment of the 694-passenger Azamara Journey released a brief summary of their 2009-2010 itineraries. Azamara Journey will sail from Miami, FL to the Caribbean during the 2009-2010 winter season. It will conduct two Panama Canal sailings to an from San Diego, CA. The 2009 Europe schedule includes 20 new ports and some additional overnight stays. These European sailings are made up of 7 to 15 day trips and will visit a total of 96 ports in 36 countries. Athens, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Rome and Venice are the home ports for Europe.

A popular song may have touted the allure of “one night in Bangkok,” but cruise enthusiasts who want more than one night in the region will delight in Azamara Cruises’ overnight-rich offerings for 2009-10. Azamara will offer a series of 14- to 18-night Southeast and Northeast Asian voyages and two 24-night repositioning cruises, each featuring two to six in-port overnight stays. Azamara also will offer guests the opportunity to spend seven nights in China on a cruisetour before or after their sailing. Azamara’s Asia bookings are open.

Azamara Quest, the 694-guest ship that underwent a $19-million makeover before its 2007 launch, will stay overnight in 10 ports during its Asia season: Bangkok, Thailand; Danang, Vietnam; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Hong Kong, China; Mumbai, India; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Tianjin, China. Azamara Quest also will make day visits to 11 other ports, bringing the season’s total ports to 21, in a total of 13 countries. Three ports will be new to the brand: Nagasaki, Japan; Phuket, Thailand; and Taipei, Taiwan.

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For Azamara Cruises, the 2009 season will offer much more variety visiting 20 new ports and will have itineraries ranging from 7 to 15 nights. Excluding the transatlantic sailings, the ships will visit 81 ports in 30 countries. Including the transatlantic sailings, the ships will visit 91 ports in 36 countries.

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When travelers sail the Caribbean on an Azamara Cruises ship, they enjoy indulgent onboard experiences, spectacular blue waters and an exotic array of islands, islets, reefs and cays. Azamara aims to offer all that and more with its lineup of itineraries in the region in late 2009 and early 2010, which opened for sale today.

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