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Royal Caribbean, Rolls-Royce Pod Settlement

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

January 13, 2010

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) and Rolls-Royce announced that they have reached a suitable and amicable resolution to the lawsuit regarding the Mermaid pod-propulsion system on Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium-class ships.
 
When they were first designed and implemented, podded propulsion was a significant technological advance over traditional shaft propulsion, but it experienced a number of technical issues in the early years of use. However, working together, Royal Caribbean and Rolls-Royce have been successful in improving the reliability of the design. Mermaid pods are installed on four Celebrity ships – Millennium, Summit, Infinity and Constellation.
 
The settlement will generate a net increase of approximately $65m in Other Income/(expense) in Royal Caribbean’s 2010 first quarter results.

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