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Quarterly performances and semiannual records for the crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises
Completed the acquisition of 66.7% of Silversea Cruises
August 2, 2018
In according to trimester of this year crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises has recorded revenues record for the period having realized a volume of transactions of 2,34 billion dollars, with an increment of +6.5% on according to trimester 2017 when April-june was established the precedence record relatively to the period. The new maximum peaks for according to trimester are recorded also relatively to the operating profit and the profit clearly that to 456,9 million euros and 466,3 million euros have been attested respective, in increase of +8.9% and of +26.2% regarding the precedence marked records they also in according to trimester of 2017.
The records are the same ones also relatively to the first semester. In the first six months of the 2018 American group it has totaled a peak of revenues pairs to 4,36 billion dollars and an operating profit and a profit clearly record of 731,0 million and 684,9 million dollars, with increases respective of +3.8%, +4.6% and +17.2% on the precedence records established in the first half of 2017.
The president and administrator of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Richard Fain, commenting these results, have evidenced as the continuous activity of the group to excel exceeding obstacles as those of the effect of the monetary changes and the cost of the fuel. With regard to cost of the fuel, it is necessary to find that in according to trimester of this year group it has recorded a cost of the bunker to clearly of the operations of cover of the 513,6 dollars/ton, that ton to clearly of the effects deriving from the covers in the correspondent the period of 2017 has turned out therefore inferior to 527,0 dollars/. The fuel consumption is increased of +3.5% being is pairs to 335 thousand tons about regarding 324 thousand in the period April-june last year.
While Royal Caribbean has announced to have obtained all the necessary authorizations for the purchase of 66.7% of the share capital of the crocieristica company Silversea Cruises and that the operation has been capacity to term tuesday(on 14 June 2018). The economic results of the Silversea will beginning from enter in the perimeter of consolidation of the group American the last trimester of this year.
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