Royal Caribbean Cruises closes the first trimester with an increase of 63% of the operating result



The president and managing director of the American Royal Caribbean Cruises, Richard D. Fain, are much satisfying of the results achieved from own crocieristico group at the beginning of this year. In the first trimester of the 2011 group American he has totaled a profit clearly of 91,6 million dollars on revenues for 1,672, 0 million dollars, with increments respective of 4.7% and 12.5% on the same period last year. The operating profit has grown of 63.0% to 149,5 million dollars.

"The year - Fain has commented today - is begun with a bang - elevated number of reservations, it costs inferior and useful consisting - and in the first trimester everyone of our marks has exceeded the expectations. Unfortunately - it has added - the events in North Africa and in Japan have transformed what much bond could be a spectacular year in a year only. Ciononostante, besides some variations due to the price of the fuel, ours earnings guidance for the year is essentially unchanged in spite of these dramatic geopolitical events. For the great part of our produced question it has remained rather elevated and also the routes that have an impact quickly have begun to improve".

Sul forehead of the correlated direct costs to the crocieristica activity, in the first three months of this year the group American has recorded burdens for 1,101, 1 million dollars, in increase of 7.4% on the correspondent period of 2010. In the first three months of the 2011 passengers accommodated on the ships of the fleet of the marks of the group Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and Croisières de France it has been of 1.214.809 units (+8.7%).

For entire the 2011 group Royal Caribbean Cruises it previews that the net yields, that is the revenues to clearly of the other direct cost and the commission, transport costs the airplane to the tourist agencies, will increase of the 5-7% regarding the exercise anniversary precedence (the previewed increase are of the 3-5% on the base of constant exchange rates). Moreover it is attended regarding a 2010 increase of 4-5% (+2-3% to constant exchange rates) of the costs correlated to the crocieristica activity, with exclusion of the cost of the fuel.

For according to trimester of this year group it attends an increase of 5% about of net yields (+1-2% to constant exchange rates) and increase of 4-5% (+2% about to constant exchange rates) of the correlated direct costs to the crocieristica activity excluding the fuel.