German TUI records an increase of the results of the crocieristica division



In according to trimester of this year, correspondent to the third trimester of fiscal year 2013-14, the crocieristica division of German group TUI, that he is constituted by the society integrally controlled Hapag- Lloyd Kreuzfahrten and by the TUI Cruises, joint venture50: 50 with American Royal Caribbean Cruises, have recorded revenues for 63,9 million euros, with a bending of the -5,2% regarding 67,4 million euros in the period April-june of 2013. The operating result is piled to 1,7 million euros regarding 0,8 million euros in the third trimester of fiscal year 2012-13.

Group TUI has explained that in according to trimester of the 2014 TUI Cruises it has benefitted of a fort increase of the interest for the German crocieristico market and that the contribution of the crocieristica company to the profit of the group is gone up to eight million euro regarding seven million euro in the third trimester of exercise 2012-13. The increment is attributable mainly to the increase of +7% of the average price for passengers, effect attenuated from light decrement (- 1%) of uses it of the fleet. "TUI Cruises - it has emphasized the managing director of the group TUI, Fritz Joussen - is a brand that finds an absolute confidence by the customers, than they consider it of great interest. We continue to assist to an important question of ulterior ability in this segment and have answered timely with the widening of the fleet to six ships within 2017. The first new construction, the Mein Schiff 3 - Joussen has remembered - is introduced in fleet and has commissioning to half june. The next year will enter to take part of the fleet the Mein Schiff 4, than currently it is under construction".

An increase of the results is recorded also by the Hapag- Lloyd Kreuzfahrten, than in the third trimester of financial year 2013-14 the EBITA, attesting to a value has improved of four million euros underlying negative of -9 million euros. Thanks to such progressions group TUI considers that in the next fiscal year the company will return to record turned out of positive sign.

The German group has evidenced that, thanks to the optimal performances of TUI Cruises and of the increasing ask in the luxury segment in which work Hapag- Lloyd Kreuzfahrten, in the third trimester of the fiscal year the 2013-14 crocieristica division of TUI has almost reached the point of break-even.

In the first nine months of the fiscal year the 2013-14 crocieristica division of group TUI has totaled revenues for 213,1 million euros, in increase of +13.4% regarding 188,0 million euros in the first nine months of the exercise precedence. The operating result has been of sign negative for -1,7 million euros respect to operating liabilities of -59,2 million euros in the first nine months of year 2012-13.