the crocieristico group Carnival has closed fiscal year 2014 with a profit clearly of 1,24 billion dollars (+15%)



In the last trimester of the fiscal year 2014, conclusosi 30th November, the crocieristico group American Carnival Corporation has recorded a net loss of -102 million dollars respect to a profit clearly of 66 million dollars in the period september-November of 2013. The liabilities are mainly generated by not operating burdens for -280 million dollars regarding correspondents operating proceeds for 31 million dollars in the last trimester of the exercise precedence. The revenues have grown of +2% to 3,72 billion dollars and the operating profit is piled to 267 million dollars, in increase of +157% regarding 104 million dollars in the fourth trimester of exercise 2013.

In the quarter september-November of this year the fleets of cruise ships of the companies that take part of the American group have accommodated a total of beyond 2,6 million passengers, with an increase of +5% on the correspondent period of 2013.

In the entire fiscal year anniversary the 2014 group has totaled a profit clearly of 1,24 billion dollars on revenues for 15,88 billion dollars, in increase respective of +15% and +3% on the year precedence. The operating profit has been attested to 1,79 billion dollars (+33%). In the period December 2013 - November 2014 the fleets of the crocieristici marks of the group have accommodated almost 10,6 million passengers (+5%).

"The profits of the entire exercise - it has commented the president and managing director of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald - have been remarkablly advanced regarding the year precedence mainly because of the remarkable improvement of the results of both our marks Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Crociere. We have benefitted in advance - it has added - of some good results determined from our engagements of collaboration that have contributed to the improvement of our performances, in particular for that regards the revenues from the sales on board. We have hardly worked in order to contain the costs and in the year we have reached a reduction almost 5% of the fuel consumption having continued to put into effect energy saving measures. Moreover we have assumed a series of strategic decisions relatively to the investments in the fleet that will at best place us for the future".

Carnival previews beginning from that the positive trend of the results will continue in exercise 2015, with an acceleration according to trimester. Currently the level of the reservations for the cruises that will be carried out in the first three trimesters of exercise 2015 turns out advanced to that last year and also the prices of the cruises light more are elevated.