
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) stock is up more than 10% after the company posted its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings before the market opened on January 28. Investors are celebrating the company’s optimistic profit outlook for 2025 and the debut of its new Celebrity River Cruises.
The post-earnings surge pushed RCL stock to a new all-time high, blowing past the previous high set in December 2024. The company has been one of the best-performing cruise lines. This latest surge has pushed the stock to a gain of over 115% in the last 12 months. That’s significantly higher than the 22% gain for the S&P 500 in that same period.