Increase of 193% of the profit clearly of Carnival thanks to the reduction of not operating burdens



In according to trimester of fiscal year 2013, period that is finished 31st May, the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has recorded a profit clearly of 41 million dollars, with an increment of 193% regarding 14 million dollars in according to trimester of fiscal year 2012. The increase of the result is determined by the clean decrease of the not operating burdens, that they are piled to 111 million dollars regarding 239 million dollars in the period March-May of 2012.

The revenues recorded from the group American in according to trimester of exercise 2013 have attested almost 3,5 billion dollars, down of the -2% on the same period of the exercise precedence. The operating profit has been pairs to 152 million dollars, with a decrease of the -40% regarding 253 million dollars in according to trimester of exercise 2012.

In the period March-May of this year the fleet of cruise ships of the group has transported 2,4 million passengers (+1%).

Carnival has announced that the level of the reservations of the programmed cruises from the companies of the remaining group for part of 2013 turns out inferior last year to that and that the prices of these cruises turn out inferior to those of 2012. However, with the exclusion of the reservations for the cruises of the Carnival Cruise Lines branch, the volume of the reservations for the cruises of last the three trimesters of exercise 2013 turns out advanced to that of the same period of exercise 2012 and the prices of the cruises turn out elevated more.

While the group has communicated that the charges of president and managing director of Carnival Corporation, both covered by Micky Arison, soon will be separated: Arison will continue to being president of the company, while from next the 3 July the new managing director will be Arnold W. Donald, that it takes part of the board of directors of Carnival from 1/2 years.

Arison has become managing director of Carnival in far away 1979. Explaining the decision to leave this charge, it has specified of some to have discussed for a long time with the board of directors and - it has added - I feel that it is right time in order to align our society with the best practical than governance business and to deliver after 34 years the managing director reins. Arnol - it has emphasized Micky Arison - is an exceptional professional, with an immense experience in the organizational leadership, and will carry a perspective new to the company. In the course of the 12 years in which it has worked in the board of directors of the society I have learned to appreciate and to entrust me to its judgment and its intuitions and are very trusting in its ability to get ahead the organization. As president - he has concluded Arison - I will still work to tightened contact with Arnold in order to assure a great future for all our shareholders".