Article: S&P Affirms Ratings on Cruise Ship's Notes; Off Watch Negative.

LONDON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Standard & Poor's today affirmed its 'BBB-' rating on Cruise Ship Finance Ltd.'s A and B notes and Cruise Ship Finance II Ltd.'s senior notes and removed the ratings from CreditWatch with negative implications, where they had been placed on Sept 20, 2001.

Regarding Cruise Ship Finance Ltd., the rating action reflects the fact that the final payment expected from the supporting party to the deal, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL; BB+/Negative/--), had been received by the issuer on Aug. 31, 2001, before the Sept. 19 lowering of the local and foreign currency ratings on RCL, and thus there is now no further dependency on ...

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