SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Williams Jack L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

1050 CARIBBEAN WAY

(Street)

MIAMI

33132

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD [ RCL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Pres & COO, RCI/Celeb. Cruises

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	28,083	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	02/26/2008	Common Stock	80,000	$27.0157	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	02/05/2009	Common Stock	50,000	$35.0938	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	02/04/2010	Common Stock	60,000	$48	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽²⁾	03/03/2010	Common Stock	30,000	$28.7813	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	12/04/2010	Common Stock	100,000	$20.3	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	10/12/2011	Common Stock	2,000	$9.9	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	10/12/2011	Common Stock	98,000	$9.9	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽³⁾	03/17/2014	Common Stock	9,900	$40.06	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾	03/17/2014	Common Stock	7,775	$40.06	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Immediately.

2. 24,000 shares are immediately exercisable and 6,000 are exercisable on 3/3/2005.

3. 2,475 shares are exercisable on each of 3/17/2005, 3/17/2006, 3/17/2007 and 3/17/2008.

4. 1,944 shares are exercisable on each of 3/17/2005, 3/17/2006 and 3/17/2007 and 1,943 are exercisable on 3/17/2008.

	By: Bradley Stein, Attorney-in-Fact for Jack L. Williams	02/14/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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