EX-12.1 3 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,

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

 

$162,421

 

 

$573,722

 

 

$603,405

 

 

$633,922

 

 

$663,465

Income tax (benefit) expense

(5,053)

 

2,617

 

2,524

 

7,881

 

16,124

Loss (income) from equity investees

15,244

 

(4,042)

 

(7,837)

 

(4,417)

 

(6,661)

Fixed charges

352,957

 

392,596

 

394,503

 

327,263

 

310,442

Capitalized interest

(41,089)

 

(44,341)

 

(39,939)

 

(27,844)

 

(17,688)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings

$484,480

 

$920,552

 

$952,656

 

$936,805

 

$965,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense (1)

$341,101

 

$371,654

 

$373,723

 

$295,705

 

$287,438

Interest portion of rent expense(2)

11,856

 

20,942

 

20,780

 

31,558

 

23,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed charges

$352,957

 

$392,596

 

$394,503

 

$327,263

 

$310,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

1.4x

 

2.3x

 

2.4x

 

2.9x

 

3.1x

 

(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.