Entity tied to RCL director sells 206K Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen reported that affiliated entity AWILHELMSEN AS sold a net 206,442 shares of Royal Caribbean common stock on February 18–19, 2026, in a series of open-market transactions at prices between $310.00 and $326.59 per share. After these indirect sales, entities controlled by AWILHELMSEN AS held 17,681,065 shares, and Wilhelmsen also held 7,689 shares directly. According to the disclosure, AWILHELMSEN AS has voting and disposal power over the affiliated entity’s shares, and Wilhelmsen disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

1050 CARIBBEAN WAY

(Street)

MIAMI FL 33132

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD [ RCL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								7,689	D
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		2,025	D	$317.26(1)	17,885,482	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		17,879	D	$318.46(2)	17,867,603	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		30,170	D	$318.99(3)	17,837,433	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		659	D	$320.01(4)	17,836,774	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		1,180	D	$321.12(5)	17,835,594	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		9,939	D	$322.34(6)	17,825,655	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		925	D	$323.28(7)	17,824,730	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		17,111	D	$324.43(8)	17,807,619	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		22,179	D	$325.24(9)	17,785,440	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/18/2026		S		2,473	D	$326.03(10)	17,782,967	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		58,976	D	$310.38(11)	17,723,991	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		10,595	D	$311.55(12)	17,713,396	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		3,125	D	$312.31(13)	17,710,271	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		1,983	D	$313.4(14)	17,708,288	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		3,708	D	$314.68(15)	17,704,580	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		11,558	D	$315.64(16)	17,693,022	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		8,226	D	$316.15(17)	17,684,796	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		3,265	D	$317.1(18)	17,681,531	I	See Footnote
Common Stock	02/19/2026		S		466	D	$318.13(19)	17,681,065	I	See Footnote(20)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $316.82 to a high of $317.79. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request of the SEC Staff or a Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. security holder full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 1 - 19 to this Form 4.

2. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $317.85 to a high of $318.815.

3. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $318.82 to a high of $319.75.

4. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $319.82 to a high of $320.16.

5. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $321.00 to a high of $321.75.

6. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $321.97 to a high of $322.80.

7. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $322.85 to a high of $323.66.

8. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $324.00 to a high of $324.815.

9. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $324.82 to a high of $325.81.

10. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 18, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $325.82 to a high of $326.59.

11. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $310.00 to a high of $310.9858.

12. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $311.00 to a high of $311.93.

13. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $312.005 to a high of $312.995.

14. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $313.00 to a high of $313.9862.

15. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $314.007 to a high of $314.9975.

16. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $315.0025 to a high of $315.9994.

17. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $316.00 to a high of $316.98.

18. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $317.00 to a high of $317.78.

19. Represents the weighted-average sale price per share of a series of transactions conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, all of which were executed on February 19, 2026. The actual sale prices ranged from a low of $318.00 to a high of $318.50.

20. This includes 13,645,806 shares of RCL stock owned by AWILHELMSEN AS and 4,035,259 shares of RCL stock owned by AWILHELMSEN ASSET MANAGEMENT AS. AWILHELMSEN AS has the power to vote and dispose of the shares owned by AWILHELMSEN ASSET MANAGEMENT AS pursuant to an agreement between the parties. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Indira Sordo, Attorney-in-Fact for Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen	02/20/2026
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FAQ

What insider transaction did RCL disclose for Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen?

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd disclosed that an entity associated with director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, AWILHELMSEN AS, sold 206,442 shares of common stock in open-market transactions on February 18–19, 2026, as reported on a Form 4 insider filing.

At what prices were the Royal Caribbean (RCL) shares sold in this Form 4?

The reported sales of Royal Caribbean common stock were executed in multiple tranches at weighted-average prices, with actual trade prices ranging from $310.00 to $326.59 per share, according to detailed price ranges disclosed in the Form 4 footnotes.

Who actually executed the RCL share sales reported for Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen?

The transactions were conducted by AWILHELMSEN AS, an entity associated with director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen. The filing states AWILHELMSEN AS has the power to vote and dispose of certain Royal Caribbean shares, and Wilhelmsen disclaims beneficial ownership except for his pecuniary interest.

How many Royal Caribbean (RCL) shares remain held by the Wilhelmsen-related entities?

After the reported sales, entities associated with AWILHELMSEN AS held 17,681,065 shares of Royal Caribbean common stock, and Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen additionally held 7,689 shares directly, based on the post-transaction ownership figures in the Form 4.

What is the total number of RCL shares sold in this insider Form 4 filing?

The Form 4 transaction summary shows that entities associated with director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen executed 19 sale transactions totaling 206,442 shares of Royal Caribbean common stock, resulting in a net-sell position over the reported two-day period.

Does Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen claim full beneficial ownership of the reported RCL shares?

No. The filing explains that AWILHELMSEN AS controls voting and disposition of certain Royal Caribbean shares, and Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen disclaims beneficial ownership of those shares except to the extent of his pecuniary, or economic, interest in them.