EX-12.1 7 dex121.htm STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO Statement regarding computation of fixed charge coverage ratio

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

          

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

          

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.