Arison: exercise 2012 has been most difficult of the history of the crocieristico group Carnival

In the fiscal year 2012, conclusosi 30th November, the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation & plc it has recorded a profit clearly of 1,3 billion dollars on revenues for 15,5 billion dollars, with decreases respective of the 32.1% and the 2.6% on the exercise anniversary 2011. The operating profit is piled to 13,7 billion dollars (- 27.2%).

The president and managing director of the group American, Micky Arison, have evidenced as exercise 2012 has been most difficult of the history of begun Carnival being with the tragedy of Costa Concordia, the ship of the Costa Crociere branch been shipwrecked to Isola del Giglio. "However - it has emphasized - thanks to the remarkable engagement of the leaderships of our marks we have been able to maintain the net revenue yields of entire 2012 (excluding Coast) online with those of the year precedence. Moreover we have light diminished the costs, with the exception of the fuel, and the fuel consumption of the 4%".

In the solo fourth trimester of the exercise 2012 (period september-November) the group has totaled a profit clearly of 93 million dollars on revenues for beyond 3,5 billion dollars, with bendings respective of the 57.1% and the 3.2% on the correspondent period of 2011. The operating profit is dropped of the 42.9% to 176 million dollars.

In the entire exercise the 2012 fleets of the several companies of the group have transported altogether 9,8 million passengers (+2.8% on entire 2011) and in the fleeting solo fourth trimester 2,4 million (+2.7% on the last trimester of exercise 2011).

Carnival has announced that beginning from last September the volumes of reservations for the first three trimesters of exercise 2013, included the reservations for the cruises of Coast, are analogous to those already elevated recorded last year and are relative to cruises of light inferior price. For entire the 2013 group it previews an light increase of the volume of transactions even if lasting of the impact is attended negative on the European crocieristici marks of the group caused from the deterioration of the economic situation.

In the exercise 2013 Carnival moreover previews to exceed the quota ten million passengers accommodated on the ships of the fleet of the group, than the next year ability will see to March the income of the AIDAstella ship (2,192 passengers) and to May of Royal Princess (3,560 passengers).