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Company also says it stayed solidly in the black for 2009
Carnival Corp. & plc has closed its books on 2009 with modest declines in revenues and profits, and is optimistic about its prospects for the coming year. The Miami-based operator of 93 cruise ships said its revenue for its 2009 fiscal year totaled $13.2 billion, down from $14.6 billion a year earlier, and posted a 2009 profit of $1.8 billion, down from $2.2 billion. “We weathered the most challenging economic environment in the company's history exceptionally well,” said chairman and ceo Micky Arison.
As for the coming year, Arison said his company is “optimistic that the attractive pricing we have in the marketplace and pent-up demand for vacation travel will continue to stimulate strong booking volumes and lead to a solid wave season.” Arison also noted that Carnival will add two ships to its fleet in the first quarter of 2010 (AIDA Cruises' 2,192-passenger AIDAblu and Costa Cruises' 2,260-passenger Costa Deliziosa) and that it had recently placed its first new ship order in two years, for a 3,690-passenger ship that is set to enter service in June 2012.
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