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Exhibit 12.1

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except ratios)

 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2011
 
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
2007
                       
Earnings
                     
 
Net income
 
$607,421
 
 
$515,653
 
 (3)
 
 
$152,485
 
 (3)
 
 
$573,722
 
 
$603,405
Income tax expense (benefit)
20,673
 
20,266
   
(5,053)
   
2,617
 
2,524
(Income) loss from equity investees, net of distributions
 
(118)
 
 
(200)
   
 
15,244
   
 
(4,042)
 
 
(7,837)
Fixed charges
409,246
 
409,065
   
363,277
   
392,596
 
394,503
Capitalized interest
(13,986)
 
(28,093)
 (3)  
(41,473)
 (3)  
(44,341)
 
(39,939)
                       
Earnings
$1,023,236
 
$916,691
   
  $484,480
   
$920,552
 
$952,656
                       
Fixed Charges
                     
Interest expense (1)
$396,402
 
$399,300
 (3)  
  $351,421
 (3)  
$371,654
 
$373,723
Interest portion of rent expense (2)
12,844
 
9,765
   
11,856
   
20,942
 
20,780
                       
Fixed charges
$409,246
 
$409,065
   
  $363,277
   
$392,596
 
$394,503
                       
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
2.5x
 
2.2x
   
1.3x
   
2.3x
 
2.4x


 
(1)   Interest expense includes capitalized interest and amortization of deferred financing expenses.
(2)   Interest portion of rent expense represents actual interest charges for the Brilliance of the Seas operating lease and, for all other rentals, we have assumed that one-third of rent expense is representative of the interest factor.
(3)   Amounts for 2010 and 2009 include a revision for the correction of errors in the manner in which we were amortizing certain guarantee fees related to three outstanding export credit agency guaranteed loans, and to a much lesser extent, fees associated with our revolving credit facilities.  Refer to Note 1. “General – Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements” to our consolidated financial under Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for further details included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.