UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2014

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic of Liberia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-11884	98-0081645
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida	33132
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 305-539-6000

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 5, 2014, our Board of Directors appointed John F. Brock to serve as a director of the Company.  Mr. Brock’s appointment expands the size of the Board to 11 directors.

Mr. Brock has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. since April 2008 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2006.  From February 2003 until December 2005, Mr. Brock was Chief Executive Officer of InBev, S.A., a global brewer, and from March 1999 until December 2002, he was Chief Operating Officer of Cadbury Schweppes plc, an international beverage and confectionery company.  From April 2007 to December 2007, Mr. Brock served as a director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., a publisher and provider of global business and financial news. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a director of the Campbell Soup Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products. From 2003 to 2005, he served as a director of Interbrew/Inbrew, a beer brewing company. He also served as a director of Reed Elsevier, a publisher, from 1997 to 2003.

The Board has determined that Mr. Brock is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and under our corporate governance principles.  For his services as an independent director, Mr. Brock will receive the same fees and compensation as other non-management directors for similar services. A description of the fees and compensation paid to non-management directors of the Company is set forth under the section entitled “Director Compensation for 2012” in the Company’s 2013 proxy statement filed on April 9, 2013, which section is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 - Press release dated February 5, 2014.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
Date:	February 5, 2014	By:	/s/ Bradley H. Stein
		Name:	Bradley H. Stein Senior Vice President, General Counsel
		Title: