Exhibit 12.1
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in thousands, except ratios)
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings |
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Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |
$ | 573,722 | $ | 603,405 | $ | 633,922 | $ | 663,465 | $ | 474,691 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense |
2,617 | 2,524 | 7,881 | 16,124 | 2,810 | |||||||||||||||
(Income) loss from equity investees |
(4,042 | ) | (7,837 | ) | (4,417 | ) | (6,661 | ) | (1,912 | ) | ||||||||||
Fixed charges |
392,596 | 394,503 | 327,263 | 310,442 | 343,272 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized interest |
(44,341 | ) | (39,939 | ) | (27,844 | ) | (17,688 | ) | (7,228 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings |
$ | 920,552 | $ | 952,656 | $ | 936,805 | $ | 965,682 | $ | 811,633 | ||||||||||
Fixed Charges |
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Interest expense (1) |
$ | 371,654 | $ | 373,723 | $ | 295,705 | $ | 287,438 | $ | 317,205 | ||||||||||
Interest portion of rent expense (2) |
20,942 | 20,780 | 31,558 | 23,004 | 26,067 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed charges |
$ | 392,596 | $ | 394,503 | $ | 327,263 | $ | 310,442 | $ | 343,272 | ||||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
2.3x | 2.4x | 2.9x | 3.1x | 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. |