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RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Sector: consumerTravel ServicesNYSEMarket Cap: $85.93B

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) operates a global cruise line fleet, with a primary political signal being concentrated congressional trading activity by a single member (Rep. K000389) with 7 purchases in the last 12 months.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
65/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat RCL does

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise company that owns and operates three cruise line brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises. Its business model generates revenue primarily from passenger ticket sales and onboard amenities across a fleet of ships serving various global itineraries. The company is a major player in the leisure travel and tourism sector.

12 months past · 3 months futureRCL activity timeline

$377$304$231 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $365.84 hi $237.75 lo $265.55 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 30 BILLS 32 Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-23Dan Newhouse (R) · Purchase · 2025-12-31Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-10Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-07-01Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-07-01Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-05-28Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-05-28 Citadel Advisors · OPENED $308M · 2025-06-30Citadel Advisors · OPENED $222M · 2025-09-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $189M · 2025-06-30Renaissance Technologies · OPENED $167M · 2025-06-30Citadel Advisors · OPENED $138M · 2025-12-31D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $131M · 2025-06-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $111M · 2025-09-30Renaissance Technologies · OPENED $100M · 2025-09-30D.E. Shaw & Co. · OPENED $90M · 2025-12-31Bridgewater Associates · OPENED $8M · 2025-09-30 S.1071 · enacted · 2025-12-18S.976 · committee · 2025-11-06HR.1764 · committee · 2025-07-22 MARKUP · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employ · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Inve · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship · 2026-05-20MARKUP · Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Small Business · 2026-05-21
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days · 9 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 10 13F filings · 3 past bill actions · 7 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsRCL federal contracts

RCL doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding RCL

$5.08B
Total RCL held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with RCL positions
+40
Funds opened this quarter
Citadel Advisors $371M opened 2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors $349M opened 2024-09-30
Citadel Advisors $337M opened 2024-06-30
D.E. Shaw & Co. $329M opened 2024-09-30
Citadel Advisors $308M opened 2025-06-30
Citadel Advisors $271M opened 2024-03-31
Citadel Advisors $263M opened 2025-03-31
D.E. Shaw & Co. $244M opened 2025-03-31
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading RCLMembers of Congress with recent RCL positions

5 politicians traded RCL across 19 disclosed transactions totaling $620K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just RCL). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading RCL

2026-01-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-31 Dan Newhouse R-Washington · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-10 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-01 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-01 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house sale $50,001 - $100,000
2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Sale $50,001 - $100,000
2025-05-28 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-28 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-02-06

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

14
stock awards · $228.5M market value
2026-02-10 Liberty Jason T President & CEO AWARD 275,686 sh $95.7M
2026-02-10 Bayley Michael W Pres&CEO, Royal Caribbean Intl AWARD 167,809 sh $58.3M
2026-02-10 Holtz Naftali Chief Financial Officer AWARD 60,411 sh $21.0M
2026-02-10 Kulovaara Harri U EVP, Maritime AWARD 42,912 sh $14.9M
2026-02-10 BETHGE LAURA H President, Celebrity Cruises AWARD 31,646 sh $11.0M
2026-02-10 Lake Robert Alexander SVP, CLO, Secretary & CCO AWARD 28,767 sh $10.0M
2026-02-10 Liberty Jason T President & CEO AWARD 20,565 sh $7.1M
2026-02-10 Pujol Henry L Chief Accounting Officer AWARD 10,788 sh $3.7M
For RCL, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting RCLLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere RCL sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary` is null), $0 lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income` is 0), and no corporate insider buys (`Recent corp insider Form 4 buys` array empty). EVIDENTIARY: Concentrated, repeated congressional buying by one member (Rep. K000389, 7 buys) and one sale by Rep. S001229 ($50k-$100k). Net: Evidentiary signal from congressional activity is offset by a complete lack of structural political engagement, resulting in a neutral aggregate signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • General financial sector regulatory exposure
    Multiple (e.g., Treasury, SEC)
    "`Recent bill_impacts` shows 8 recent bills with 'finance' sector tags and non-zero estimated revenue impact, though impact_ratio is 0."

Regulatory opportunities

  • No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout RCL & political exposure

Does Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded RCL stock?
135 congressional trades by 12 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-01-23. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is RCL political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track RCL political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. RCL data is updated daily from these official federal sources.