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In the 2011 result clearly of Royal Caribbean Cruises it has grown of 14.6%
The group American confirmation a decrease of the 10-15% of the reservations after the shipwreck of "Costa Concordia"
February 2, 2012
In the fourth trimester of the 2011 American crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises it has recorded a profit clearly of 36,6 million dollars on revenues for 1,775, 4 million dollars, with increments respective of 14.6% and 10.7% on the last trimester of the year precedence. The operating result is piled to 106,2 million dollars, down of 12.8% on the fourth trimester of 2010.
In the entire exercise anniversary the 2011 group American has totaled a profit clearly of 607,4 million dollars on revenues for 7,537, 3 million dollars, in increase respective of 17.8% and 11.6% on 2010. The operating result is increased of 16.1% to 931,6 million dollars.
Introducing today the economic results, the president and managing director of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Richard D. Fain, it has been stopped on the tragic shipwreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship happened 13th January to Isola del Giglio. "In the first place - it has declared - our thoughts are turned the passengers, to the members of the crew and the families that are hit by the tragedy happened in Italy. As those who they have spold their working life in the field - it has added - a tragedy as this breaks the heart to us. Anyone in our field, so engaged to offer exceptional and sure vacations to million people all over the world, is devastated and disheartened when something similar happens. Irony of the risen ones, this tragedy has an impact so hard because it is absolutely rare. The crocieristica activity - it has emphasized Fain - anticipates an extraordinary supremacy of safety, but this tragic incident remembers us that absolute safety does not exist, but only an absolute dedication to safety. I can assure to you that our effort is turned every day towards this absolute dedication to safety. Upset by the tragedy - he has concluded - we and the remainder of the industry are determined to learn from any lesson and to engage still more in order to offer the better and surer vacations to us to our hosts".
Also evidencing that safety of the crocieristica activity is recognized generally and that of Costa Concordia has been an anomalous and completely rare incident, Royal Caribbean Cruises however has confirmed that the shipwreck has had in the short term a remarkable impact on the level of the reservations of the crocieristico group. More precisely, Royal Caribbean Cruises has not found variations of the cancellations, that they have remained on customary levels, how much rather of the new reservations: in last the four weeks - it has explained the American group - the level of the reservations is come down of the 10-15% about regarding the same period of 2011; in Europe the decrease has been more sensitive, even if a lot different from nation to nation, while in the other regions the bending has been light. Royal Caribbean Cruises however has specified that the volume of reservations is returning to grow, above all in America North, and that the group does not preview that the incident will in the long term have a meaningful impact on own activity.
In entire the 2011 fleet of the group it has accommodated altogether 4,85 million passengers, with an increment of 5.8% on the year precedence.
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