Royal Caribbean to Buy 50% Stake in Sandals Resorts for $3 Billion
The cruise line is acquiring a half-interest in the resort chain, valuing it at $6 billion, with closing expected in early 2027.
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First reported by News Feed, 1h 36m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 22 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 22 September at 18:14 UTC; CNBC followed 1h 37m later. The most recent article, from MarketWatch, appeared on 23 September at 20:24 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), CNBC (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Quartz, MarketWatch.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- News FeedRoyal Caribbean nears deal for Sandals valuing resorts at more than $6bn
- CNBCRoyal Caribbean nears $3 billion deal to take 50% equity stake in Sandals
- QuartzRoyal Caribbean is buying a 50% stake in Sandals Resorts for $3 billion
- QuartzRoyal Caribbean kauft für 3 Milliarden Dollar einen 50%-Anteil an Sandals Resorts.
- Bloomberg MarketsRoyal Caribbean Buys Stake in Sandals Resorts
- Bloomberg MarketsRoyal Caribbean Teams with Sandals, Morgan Stanley Addresses Deals Leak
- MarketWatchWhat’s behind Royal Caribbean’s ‘highly surprising’ push into Sandals vacation resorts
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Royal Caribbean Teams with Sandals, Morgan Stanley Addresses Deals Leak Bloomberg Markets ·
- Royal Caribbean Buys Stake in Sandals Resorts Bloomberg Markets ·
- Royal Caribbean nears $3 billion deal to take 50% equity stake in Sandals CNBC ·
- Royal Caribbean nears deal for Sandals valuing resorts at more than $6bn News Feed ·
- What’s behind Royal Caribbean’s ‘highly surprising’ push into Sandals vacation resorts MarketWatch
- Royal Caribbean is buying a 50% stake in Sandals Resorts for $3 billion Quartz
- Royal Caribbean kauft für 3 Milliarden Dollar einen 50%-Anteil an Sandals Resorts. Quartz
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- Royal Caribbean
- Sandals Resorts International