Tagged: Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation sailed through smooth waters in the first quarter 2018 and is anticipating much for the same in its full year 2018 outlook. The world’s largest cruise company posted record first quarter 2018 net income of $391 million, up from $352 million in the same quarter a year ago. Revenues also soared — up $4.2 billion for the first quarter 2018, up from $3.8 billion for the same quarter a year ago. (travelagentcentral.com)

Carnival Corporation has signed a first-of-its-kind, long-term strategic partnership agreement with the Japanese port city of Sasebo, according to a statement. Under the agreement, Carnival Corporation will invest in the construction of a new terminal at the port of , with plans to be in operation by 2020. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Carnival Corporation will establish a new industry apex in connectivity capabilities today at sea when it attempts to make an unprecedented level of bandwidth available to guests on board Regal Princess from its Princess Cruises brand. (more…)

Carnival Corporation and its nine global cruise line brands earned 556 awards and recognitions in 2017. The third-party endorsements recognize excellence in areas key to exceeding guest expectations and providing extraordinary vacations — including vacation value, cruise ships, onboard entertainment, shore excursions, itineraries, nightlife and overall customer service.

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise shipping group, said its cumulative advance bookings for full year 2018 are ahead of the prior year at higher prices at this time. Since November, booking volumes for 2018 have been running well ahead of the prior year at higher prices. (cruisebusiness.com)

Carnival Corporation presented a positive outlook for 2018 on today’s Q4 and year-end earnings call. The company expects adjusted earnings for next year to be in the range of $4.00 to $4.30, compared to 2017 adjusted earnings per share of $3.82. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Carnival Corp. is taking a slow approach to introducing Ocean Medallion technology, making sure it works right and is delivering the services that customers really want, CEO Arnold Donald said Friday at Travel Weekly’s CruiseWorld. (travelweekly.com)

More than 40 islands visited by cruise ships on Caribbean itineraries have a message they want to share: They are open, fully operational, welcoming ships full of cruise passengers and hoping more will follow. Included are places that saw some damage from the September hurricanes but have already recovered. (more…)

Carnival Corporation & plc announced it will shift purchasing policies across its nine leading cruise line brands by 2024 to improve the welfare of sourced chicken, becoming one of the first companies in the travel industry to commit to adopting comprehensive broiler chicken welfare policies. (more…)

Carnival Corporation remains on pace to remove one to two older, less efficient ships from its fleet on an annual basis following two recent transactions. Carnival announced earlier in the week the P&O Adonia has been sold to Azamara for a March 2018 delivery. The Adonia joins the neoClassica, which will leave the Costa fleet around the same time. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Carnival Corporation & plc announced MedallionNet™, a game-changing connectivity service enabled by SES Networks that will deliver the best Wi-Fi experience in the cruise industry. (more…)

Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, said that the company has to make sure that it informs the public there is no reason to wait to cruise in the Caribbean. “It is our job to make sure people know there is no reason to wait that the Caribbean is a wonderful place to go, many places to go there. We have 40 plus ports that were unaffected, plus our own destinations, plus all the ports in Mexico were unaffected,” he said, speaking on the company’s third quarter earnings call. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Several temporary port closures associated with the recent hurricanes have led to voyage disruptions that are expected to result in an estimated 10-to-12 cent per share reduction in fourth quarter 2017 earnings, Arnold Donald, president and CEO, Carnival Corporation, said in the cruise company’s third quarter earnings report. (travelagentcentral.com)

The Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation will make an immediate donation of $2.5 million to Direct Relief, UNICEF and the United Way of Miami-Dade County to support the most timely and urgent relief needs in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

Cruise vacations are an increasingly popular way to relax, unwind and recharge. And while at sea, there’s opportunity for guests to embrace some of life’s most enjoyable pleasures – with wine-tasting and learning about wines an area of interest for many.

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today (July 19) announced that on July 18, 2017, Jason Glen Cahilly, former chief strategic and financial officer of the National Basketball Association, has been appointed to the company’s boards of directors, effective immediately.

Carnival Corporation & plc announced a change in keeping with good corporate governance that encourages the periodic rotation of board leadership positions among directors.

Consumers in the United States and Europe should expect to see more messaging from Carnival Corp. this year. Executives revealed in an earnings call in late June that Carnival, the world’s largest cruise operator, plans to increase its spending on advertising and marketing during the fourth fiscal quarter, which ends Nov. 30. (skift.com)

Carnival Corp. reminds us that China is a small part of its business — which is true. But if the market is going to become the world’s largest as the company expects, there are a lot of complications to work through. (skift.com)

A variety of initiatives will drive future growth, according to Carnival Corporation’s president and CEO Arnold Donald, speaking on the company’s 2017 Q2 earnings call. (cruiseindustrynews.com)