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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

RCLNYSEWater TransportationFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 11/3041% above fair value
$321.07+13.89 (+4.52%)

Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $85.87BP/E 19.8Yield 1.09%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Total Cruise Operating Expenses by Year

Total Cruise Operating Expenses ($M) ($M)

QuarterlyAnnual

Royal Caribbean Cruises Total Cruise Operating Expenses: $9,083M in 2025, up 5.0% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 18 years on record here.

Latest, 2025
9,083
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+5.0%
8,652 in 2024
History
18 years
Since 2008
Sources
14
Documents cited below

Where the 2025 figure comes from

Source: Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2026-02-11 (financial database) ↗

Reported in Financial database (supplemented with Q3 2026 Form 10-Q/8-K).

Annual history

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PeriodEndedTotal Cruise Operating Expenses ($M) ($M)Year on yearSource
2025Dec 31, 20259,083+5.0%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2026-02-11 (financial database) ↗
2024Dec 31, 20248,652+11.3%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2025-02-14 (financial database) ↗
2023Dec 31, 20237,775+17.5%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2024-02-21 (financial database) ↗
2022Dec 31, 20226,616+141.5%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2024-02-21 (financial database) ↗
2021Dec 31, 20212,739-0.9%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2024-02-21 (financial database) ↗
2020Dec 31, 20202,765-54.4%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2021-02-26 (financial database) ↗
2019Dec 31, 20196,063+15.2%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2020-02-25 (financial database) ↗
2018Dec 31, 20185,262+7.5%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2019-02-22 (financial database) ↗
2017Dec 31, 20174,897-2.4%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2018-02-21 (financial database) ↗
2016Dec 31, 20165,016-1.6%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2017-02-23 (financial database) ↗
2015Dec 31, 20155,099-3.9%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2016-02-22 (financial database) ↗
2014Dec 31, 20145,3060.0%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2015-02-23 (financial database) ↗
2013Dec 31, 20135,305+2.9%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2014-02-20 (financial database) ↗
2012Dec 31, 20125,157+4.3%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2013-02-25 (financial database) ↗
2011Dec 31, 20114,943+10.9%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2012-02-29 (financial database) ↗
2010Dec 31, 20104,458+9.5%Royal Caribbean 10-K, filed 2011-02-24 (financial database) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up total Cruise Operating Expenses

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Royal Caribbean Cruises Total Cruise Operating Expenses ($M), annual 2008–2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Royal Caribbean Cruises SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/rcl/kpis/db-cruise-operating-expenses

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