“As
a result of the Costa Concordia tragedy in January, the past year has
been the most challenging in our company’s history,” said Micky
Arison, CEO of Carnival
Corporation discussing
financials of 2012.
Carnival
Corp showed a net income of $98 million, compared to same quarter
2011 of $217 million.
Arison
said, ““As a result of the Costa Concordia tragedy in January,
the past year has been the most challenging in our company’s
history. However, through the significant efforts of our brand
management teams, we were able to maintain full year 2012 net revenue
yields (excluding Costa) in line with the prior year.”
Looking
forward to 2013 Carnival looks rebound from 2012.
“We
remain well positioned for a recovery in 2013 and beyond evidenced by
the demonstrated resilience of our global portfolio of cruise brands
as consumers continue to capitalize on cruising’s superior value
versus land-based vacation alternatives.”
Carnival
Corp ordered two new-builds in 2012 for Holland America and
Carnival Cruise Lines, both ships the largest builds for both lines.