Article: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ('Royal Caribbean'); Royal Caribbean Acknowledges P&O Decision On Merger.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today noted the decision announced earlier by the Board of P&O Princess Cruises, withdrawing its recommendation of the merger agreed between the two companies in November 2001.

Richard Fain, chairman and chief executive of Royal Caribbean, said: "Clearly, we regret that the Board of P & O Princess is taking this action. We remain today as convinced as ever that the pairing of our two companies would be a great partnership and a great business. Ultimately, it is the shareholders of P & O Princess who must decide what is best for their company."

As stipulated under the terms of the merger, the implementation agreement of November 2001 has ...

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