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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment no.3) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) V7780T103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) 31st December 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1745 (3-06) CUSIP No. V7780T103 _______________________________________________________________________ 1. Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Baillie Gifford & Co (Scottish partnership) _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a).................................................................... (b).................................................................... _______________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC Use Only _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization SCOTLAND UK _______________________________________________________________________ Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 12264518 Shares Bene ______________________________________________________ ficially by 6. Shared Voting Power 0 Owned by Each ______________________________________________________ Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power 13770426 Person With: ______________________________________________________ 8. Shared Dispositive Power 0 _______________________________________________________________________ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 13770426 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 6.42% _______________________________________________________________________ 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA _______________________________________________________________________Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (b) Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices 1050 Caribbean Way Miami,Florida 33132Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing Baillie Gifford & Co (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence Calton Square 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh EH1 3AN Scotland UK (c) Citizenship Scotland UK (d) Title of Class of Securities Common stock (e) CUSIP Number V7780T103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c) Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d) Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). (e) X An investment adviser in accordance with rule 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(E) (f) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (g) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with rule 240.13d-1(b) (1)(ii)(G) (h) A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) (i) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) (j) Group in accordance with rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and Percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: see row (9) on page 2. (b) Percent of Class: see row (11) on page 2. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote See row (5) on page 2. (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote See row (6) on page 2 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See row (7) on page 2 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See row (8) on page 2 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ ] Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Securities reported on this Schedule 13G as being beneficially owned by Baillie Gifford & Co. are held by Baillie Gifford & Co. and/or one or more of its investment adviser subsidiaries, which may include Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, on behalf of investment advisory clients, which may include investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act, employee benefit plans, pension funds or other institutional clients. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable.