$27.47

0.73 (2.73%)

7/23/2008 4:01 PM

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)

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Operate two brands, Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, in the cruise vacation industry. Ships operate on a selection of worldwide itineraries that call on approximately 200 destinations.

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Total Members

282 Outperforms

60 Underperforms

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97 Outperforms

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16 Outperforms

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Ticker Tags

Florida (16), Mid Cap (670), Miami (5), General Entertainment (12)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. At A Glance

Current Price:	$27.47
Last Trade Time:	7/23/2008 4:01 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$26.74
Daily Range:	$26.23 - $28.75
52-Week Range:	$19.16 - $43.96
Volume:	9,408,309
Market Cap:	$5.71B
P/E Ratio:	9.10
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Other News Headlines for RCL

Royal Caribbean bounces back on cost cutting
7/22/2008 6:37:00 PM - AP
Fuel costs hit Royal Caribbean; Cutting 400 jobs
7/21/2008 6:09:00 PM - AP
Calendar of major business events for Tuesday
7/21/2008 3:22:00 PM - AP
Earnings Preview: Royal Caribbean Cruises
7/21/2008 10:15:00 AM - AP

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Top Bull Pitch

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6 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)

Avatar brokeyourdealer (66.27) Submitted: 5/09/08 12:02 AM

Bullish:

1. Trading around 52 week low
2. Trading below book value
3. Insider buying at $32

Bearish:

1. Fuel costs
2. Consumer sentiment and spending
3. A fair amount of debt

Overall, I think that RCL will be OK. I'm bullish on the econ...More

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Top Bear Pitch

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5 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)

Avatar olenoides (98.76) Submitted: 10/08/07 1:23 AM

* Headed into a consumer driven recession equals less people that can afford to take cruises.

* Very high debt load, with large servicing costs.

* Huge line items in their expenses for fuel and food, two items seeing experiencing heavy inflation.

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Recs 0 (RCL) FGunawan (28.09) Submitted: 7/21/08 11:22 AM : Start Price: $22.93 RCL Score: 18.33 RCL is a much wiser bet on declining oil prices than airline stocks. Low valuations imply limited downside risk, at the same time offering significant upside potential. Declining oil prices will add fuel to this stock's rise. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RCL) ellinajohn (95.05) Submitted: 7/18/08 2:51 AM : Start Price: $24.34 RCL Score: 11.31 target price $32-37 Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RCL) COOLSTOCK (37.77) Submitted: 7/17/08 3:48 PM : Start Price: $24.67 RCL Score: 9.44 RCCL is still filling their ships. The prices they are getting for their staterooms are above their major competitor. The new ships being built, while much larger, are as much as 25% more fuel efficient than their older ships. The innovations on the new ships will make the ships themselves a destination for the traveler. Cruising remains the most cost effective way to travel. RCCL also caters to a client who is loyal to the RCCL brand, and RCCL goes above and beyond in rewarding their loyal guests with outstanding benefits. While the price of oil will certainly affect their bottom line, their income will remain strong Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RCL) captainjohn0123 (< 20) Submitted: 7/07/08 4:31 PM : Start Price: $22.62 RCL Score: 18.86 RCCL is still filling their ships. The prices they are getting for their staterooms are above their major competitor. The new ships being built, while much larger, are as much as 25% more fuel efficient than their older ships. The innovations on the new ships will make the ships themselves a destination for the traveler. Cruising remains the most cost effective way to travel. RCCL also caters to a client who is loyal to the RCCL brand, and RCCL goes above and beyond in rewarding their loyal guests with outstanding benefits. While the price of oil will certainly affect their bottom line, their income will remain strong. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RCL) mtxyz (< 20) Submitted: 7/04/08 3:48 PM : Start Price: $22.35 RCL Score: 21.81 RCL also owns Celebrity Cruiseline and it's new line Azamara. Celebrity customers are quite loyal to the brand, as I am. We are seeing more and more European customers on board, partly because of the weak dollar. Cruising is a great value and with the economy tightening up people are looking for value for their vacations too. We are watching the stock in order to buy enough shares (100) to qualify for the shareholder benefit of generous onboard credit on every sailing. Reading in the cruise bulletin boards the shareholder tend to buy and hold because of the credit. I know several people who are waiting to buy at the bottom. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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