0000884887-24-000021.txt : 20240212 0000884887-24-000021.hdr.sgml : 20240212 20240212183003 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000884887-24-000021 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240212 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884887 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400] ORGANIZATION NAME: 01 Energy & Transportation IRS NUMBER: 980081645 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-49529 FILM NUMBER: 24621871 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33132 BUSINESS PHONE: 3055396000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 CARIBBEAN WAY CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33132 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RA HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920424 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: A WILHELMSEN A S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001280467 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BEDDINGEN 8 AKER BRYGGE STREET 2: 1250 OSLO PO BOX 1583 CITY: VIKA N 0118 OSLO NORWAY STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 4722014200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BEDDINGEN 8 AKER BRYGGE STREET 2: 1250 OSLO PO BOX 1583 CITY: VIKA N 0118 OSLO NORWAY STATE: Q8 ZIP: 00000 SC 13G/A 1 form13gaawas.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED
IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND
(d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2
(AMENDMENT NO.  05)*

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.
(Name of Issuer)
 
 Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
 V7780T103
(CUSIP Number)
 
 December 31. 2023
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☐ Rule 13d-1(b)
☐ Rule 13d-1(c)
☒ Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 
 
1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
 A WILHELMSEN A S, a Norwegian corporation
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
    
(a)☐
    
(b)☐
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
 Norway
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
 19167507
 
 
 
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 19167507
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
 0
 
 
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
 19167507
 
 
 
 
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
☐
 
 
 
 
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
 
 7.5%
 
 
 
 
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
 CO
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer: 
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD.

 
Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, Florida 33132

 

Item 2(a).
Name of Person Filing:
A WILHELMSEN A S

 

Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
Beddingen 8
Aker Brygge
1250 Oslo
P.O. Box 1583
Vika N-0118 Oslo
Norway

 

Item 2(c).
Citizenship:
Norway

 

Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock

 
 
Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:
V7780T103

 

Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing Is a(n):


 (a) ☐ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);


(b) ☐ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);


(c) ☐ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);


(d) ☐ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);


(e) ☐ Investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);


(f) ☐ Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);


(g) ☐ Parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);


(h) ☐ Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);


(i) ☐ Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);


(j) ☐ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);


(k) ☐ Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________________________ .
 
Item 4. Ownership.


(a) Amount beneficially owned: 19,167,507


(b) Percent of class: 7.5%


(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:


(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 19,167,507


(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 19,167,507

  (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
 

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.
 
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

 Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 Not applicable.
 
Item 10.
Certification.
 
 
Not applicable.
 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 12, 2024
 

 A WILHELMSEN A S
 
 
By:
 /s/ Sigurd Thorvildsen
   
Name:  Sigurd Thorvildsen
   
Title:  CEO