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In the December-February trimester the crocieristico group Carnival has recorded a net loss of -15 million dollars
stable Revenues. The number of passengers accommodated on the ships of the fleet has grown of +4.5% and the reservations rally of +20%
March 25, 2014
For the second time in beyond a decade the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has closed a quarterly period in loss. In the first trimester of fiscal year 2014, that it is finished 28th February, the American group in fact has recorded a net loss of -15 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 37 million dollars in the correspondent quarterly period December 2012 - February 2013. The precedence trimester closed in red has been first of the exercise 2012 that has been archived item with a net loss of -139,0 million dollars mainly due to the consisting recording of loss for reduction of the value(of 9 March 2012).
In the period December 2013 - February 2014 the fleet of ships from cruise of the group has accommodated 2,4 million passengers, with an increment of +4.5% regarding 2,3 million passengers in the correspondent trimester of the exercise precedence. In the first trimester of the exercise the 2014 revenues are piled almost 3,6 billion dollars, an analogous value to that of the same trimester of the exercise precedence, while the operating profit - against an increase of +1.9% of the costs that are gone up to 3,5 billion dollars - is dropped of the -50,3% to 72,0 million dollars regarding 145,0 in the period Decembers 2012 - February 2013.
the president and managing director of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald, has announced that in the current trimester, that constitutes "wave season" for the crocieristica industry being the period in which the greater number of reservations comes true, the brands of the group has totally totaled a level of reservations that exceeds almost 20% that of the correspondent period of 2013, even if the selling prices of the cruises turn out inferior last year to those. "Many hosts - he has observed Donald - are reserving with an ulterior advance payment, what that the confidence evidences and strengthens that the unitary revenues will turn in positive in the second half of 2014".
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For the second time in beyond a decade the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has closed a quarterly period in loss. In the first trimester of fiscal year 2014, that it is finished 28th February, the American group in fact has recorded a net loss of -15 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 37 million dollars in the correspondent quarterly period December 2012 - February 2013. The precedence trimester closed in red has been first of the exercise 2012 that has been archived item with a net loss of -139,0 million dollars mainly due to the consisting recording of loss for reduction of the value
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