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Record 2019 year for the Royal Caribbean Cruises group
The impact of coronavirus on 2020 results is still not to be expected
February 4, 2020
In addition to the record set of the year 2019, there is the number of passengers housed on the eu's group fleet, which is operated through the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea Cruises, having amounted to 6.53 million people, with a rise 7.1% on the previous year.
In the last quarter of 2018, the record value of revenues USD 2.52 billion, up 7.9% over the same period in the year 2018 when the previous record for the fourth quarter), with record totals in both the sale of tickets than sales on board the ships that have totaled 1.78 billion, or 8.0 percent 733.0 million dollars, or 7.7%. Profit operating profit and net profit were down as they were AT 299.4 million dollars (-17.7%) and 280.5 million dollars (-12,5%). Passengers housed on board ships during the period October-December last year were almost 1.61 million 1.6%).
Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced that 2020 is started with significant demand for cruises scheduled by the group, with particular reference to the US and US markets European. The company also announced that the China-focused coronavirus will have a negative impact on results of the group, the entity of which cannot currently be "It is clear," explained the deputy Executive chairman and chief financial officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Jason Liberty - who in the short term the coronavirus will have impact on revenues in China; however, we run a business long-term and our plans for continued growth in this market remains unchanged.' Currently, the group cancelled a total of eight cruises departing from China, but has also made changes to the cruise routes in the Region.
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