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A Celebrity Infinity Cruise ship, owned by Royal Caribbean Group, in Miami.
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Royal Caribbean Group
unveiled plans Tuesday to raise $1 billion in new capital, the latest effort by a cruise operator to shore up liquidity as business remains sharply curtailed by the pandemic.
Royal Caribbean (ticker: RCL) said it has launched a private offering of $500 million in senior convertible notes due 2023, with a purchaser option to buy an additional $75 million of the convertible notes. It has also launched a public offering of $500 million shares of common stock, with an underwriter option to buy $75 million in additional shares.
Shares of all three major U.S. cruise operators were lower after the news. Royal Caribbean was down 10.9%, at $62.19, in recent trading, while rival
Carnival
(CCL) was off 6.5%, at $14.22, and
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
(NCLH) was down 6.9%, at