MIAMI, March 15 -- Team spirit and total guest satisfaction
have earned crew members of the Royal Caribbean International ship Legend of
the Seas the company's Shipboard Team of the Year award for 2000.

The annual competition recognizes efforts by Royal Caribbean crews to
deliver superior service to their cruise guests. The Shipboard Team of the
Year selection is based on three criteria: the most improved guest
satisfaction ratings, as measured yearly by guest surveys and comment cards on
each cruise; the lowest number of negative guest letters, as determined
annually by correspondence received by the company's Guest Relations
Department; and the highest employee satisfaction ratings, as measured
annually by employee satisfaction surveys.

"We are very proud of our crew members on all of our ships, but we are
especially pleased at the extraordinary lengths that Legend of the Seas' crew
has gone to deliver quality customer service," said Jack Williams, president
of Royal Caribbean International. "The fact that Legend has traveled to many
continents and attracts so many international guests makes the effort and the
award all the more meaningful."

Legend of the Seas' Master, Thomas Wildung, was presented with a plaque
commemorating the award when the ship was in port in Brisbane, Australia,
recently. He also received a Shipboard Team of the Year flag to fly over the
ship and a $10,000 check to be placed in the Crew Welfare Fund.

Presenting the plaque and honors on behalf of Royal Caribbean were Adam
Goldstein, senior vice president, Total Guest Satisfaction; Tom Murrill, vice
president and chief human resources officer; and Gary Bruton, senior vice
president, International.

"The crew of Legend of the Seas has done an exceptional job of focusing on
guest service," Goldstein said. "They serve as an excellent example to all of
our employees, shipboard and shoreside."

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 14 ships in
service and six under construction or on firm order. For additional
information about the cruise line, please visit the company's Internet Web
site at
http://www.royalcaribbean.com
or
http://www.rclinvestor.com.