In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the
related consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States, which require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Miami, Florida
January 28, 2000
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