Decrease of the economic results of the crocieristico group Carnival in the quarter september-November



In the fourth trimester of fiscal year 2013, finished 30th November, the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has recorded a deterioration of the results archiviando the period with a profit clearly of 66 million dollars, with a bending of the -29% regarding 93 million dollars in the period september-November of the slid fiscal year. The revenues are increased of +2% going up to 3,66 billion dollars. The costs have grown of +4% to 3,56 billion dollars and the operating profit is dropped of the -41% to 104 million dollars.

In the entire exercise the 2013 group American has recorded a profit clearly of 1,08 billion dollars on revenues for 15,46 billion dollars, respective with a bending of a -17% and increment of +1% on the financial year precedence. The costs quickly have a rise of +3% to 14,10 billion dollars and the operating profit is diminished of the -18% to 1,35 billion dollars.

In the period september-November of this year the 101 cruise ships of the group, that they are operated by marks Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Crociere, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), have accommodated 2,5 million passengers, with an increase of +3% regarding the same period of 2012. In the entire exercise anniversary 2013 (period December 2012 - November the 2013) fleet of the group American has accommodated almost 10,1 million crocieristi, with an increment of +2% on the exercise precedence. In the period between the month of May 2014 and April 2016 the group will take in delivery eight new ships ordered to the ship yards.

Carnival has announced that currently the total level of the reservations for the cruises in program in 2014 is advanced to that of this year and that the prices of the cruises of the next year are online with those of 2013. The group has specified that, however, from last September the level of the reservations for the first three trimesters of 2014 he is remarkablly advanced regarding this year, while the prices are inferior. "We are recovering land on the volumes of the reservations - Arnold Donald has commented, than recently has become managing director of the group - and entering in the 2014 we are earning overhong".