In the third quarter of financial year 2026, a period that ended on August 31st, the cruise group U.S. Carnival Corporation achieved record results despite the sharp increase in costs, which have reached a new historical peak, driven by the significant increase in expenditure for the purchase of fuel for ships. In the period June-August of This year the group recorded record revenues of 8.43 billion dollars, with an increase of +3.5% on the same quarter of the previous year, with new highs in the values deriving from the both from the sale of cruises and from sales on board the ships which amounted to 5.53 billion (+1.8%) and 2.91 billion (+6.7%).

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, costs reached the record share of 6.22 billion dollars (+5.7%). To result only personnel costs and costs for the purchase of food. All other items are growing, and in fuel rose by +36.4% to 615 million dollars. In the period the price paid per ton of fuel allowances, excluding emission allowances, was found to be $826 (+36.1%), a figure lower only than $958/ton in the third quarter of 2022 and $869/tonne in the second quarter of 2022 quarter of the same year. Fuel consumption, on the other hand, is result unchanged as it amounted to approximately 0.7 million tons also in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. In the third quarter of the Quarter of 2026 The weight of fuel on revenues is 7.3% compared to 5.5% a year ago. The increase in costs of fuel is therefore almost entirely due to the price and not to the volumes (indeed Carnival consumed less per unit of capacity).

The value of operating profit recorded for the period June-August of this year stood at 2.22 billion dollars, with a decrease of -2.2% on the same quarter last year year when the record value was set. Net profit reached a new historical peak having been equal to 1.92 million of dollars (+3.7%).

In addition, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, cruise fleets of the group embarked a record number of passengers equal to 3.9 million units as well as in the same period of the 2024 financial year.

If the financial results of a quarter now behind us are very positive results, so are the future prospects as the very well-founded commercial framework: customer advances have reached a record of 7.6 billion for the third quarter (+7% on the 7.1 last year) on stable capacity. For 2027 Prices and occupancy already booked are at their highest and half of the year has already been sold. But also 2028 - has announced the American group - will start with occupation and prices higher than last year.