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CCL Carnival Plc

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Carnival PLC Carnival Corporation 4Q 2022 Business Update

21/12/2022 2:15pm

UK Regulatory


 
TIDMCCL 
 
Exhibit 99.1 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                 PROVIDES FOURTH QUARTER 2022 BUSINESS UPDATE 
 
MIAMI (December 21, 2022) - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: 
CUK) provides fourth quarter 2022 business update. 
 
  * U.S. GAAP net loss of $1.6 billion, or $(1.27) diluted EPS and adjusted net 
    loss of $1.1 billion, or $(0.85) adjusted EPS, for the fourth quarter of 
    2022 (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below). 
 
  * Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $(96) million, within 
    the previous guidance range of breakeven to slightly negative, despite an 
    approximate $40 million unfavorable impact from fuel price and currency 
    rates since forecasted information was provided in the Third Quarter 
    Business Update. 
 
  * Adjusted EBITDA for the second half of 2022 was $207 million, inclusive of 
    an increased investment in advertising to drive revenue in 2023. 
 
  * For the cruise segment, revenue per passenger cruise day ("PCD") for the 
    fourth quarter of 2022 increased 0.5% (3.8% in constant dollar) compared to 
    a strong 2019, overcoming the dilutive impact of future cruise credits 
    ("FCCs"), and better than the third quarter of 2022 which decreased 4.1% 
    (2.1% in constant dollar) compared to 2019. 
 
  * Occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 19 percentage points below 2019 
    levels, on capacity in guest cruise operations approaching 2019 levels. 
    This was better than the third quarter which was 29 percentage points below 
    2019 levels on 8% lower capacity than 2019. 
 
  * The company's full year 2023 cumulative advanced booked position is higher 
    than its historical average at higher prices in constant currency, 
    normalized for FCCs, as compared to a strong 2019. 
 
  * Total customer deposits hit a fourth quarter record of $5.1 billion as of 
    November 30, 2022, surpassing the previous record of $4.9 billion as of 
    November 30, 2019. 
 
  * Fourth quarter 2022 ended with $8.6 billion of liquidity. 
 
Carnival Corporation & plc's Chief Executive Officer Josh Weinstein commented, 
"Throughout 2022, we have successfully returned our fleet to service, 
aggressively building occupancy on growing capacity, while driving revenue per 
passenger cruise day higher than 2019 record levels, both in the fourth quarter 
and full year overall. We have also actively managed down our costs while 
investing to build future demand." 
 
Weinstein continued, "Booking volumes strengthened following the relaxation in 
protocols, cancellation trends are improving globally, and we have seen a 
measurable lengthening in the booking curve, across all brands. The momentum 
has continued into December, which bodes well for 2023 overall as more markets 
open for cruise travel, protocols continue to relax, our closer to home 
itineraries play out, our stepped-up advertising efforts pay dividends and our 
brands continue to hone all aspects of their revenue generating activities." 
 
Weinstein added, "We believe we are accelerating our return to strong 
profitability through our fleet and brand portfolio management which is 
delivering prudent capacity growth weighted toward our highest returning brands 
and amplified by nearly a quarter of our fleet consisting of newly delivered 
vessels. We believe this leaves us well positioned to drive revenue growth 
across our global brand portfolio as we continue to leverage our scale on our 
industry leading cost base, to deliver free cash flow which over time will 
propel us on the path to deleveraging, investment grade credit ratings and 
higher ROIC." 
 
Fourth Quarter 2022 Results and Statistical Information 
 
  * Continuing to close the gap to a strong 2019: 
      + For the cruise segment, revenue per PCD for the fourth quarter of 2022 
        increased 0.5% (3.8% in constant dollar) compared to a strong 2019, 
        overcoming the dilutive impact of FCCs, and better than the third 
        quarter of 2022 which decreased 4.1% (2.1% in constant dollar) compared 
        to 2019. 
      + Occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 19 percentage points below 
        2019 levels, on capacity in guest cruise operations approaching 2019 
        levels. This was better than the third quarter which was 29 percentage 
        points below 2019 levels on 8% lower capacity than 2019. 
      + Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $3.8 billion, which was 80% 
        of 2019 levels. This was better than the third quarter which was 66% of 
        2019 levels, an improvement of 14 percentage points. 
 
  * Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD (see "Non-GAAP Financial 
    Measures" below) continued its sequential quarterly improvement in the 
    fourth quarter of 2022 with a 7.2% increase (11% in constant currency) as 
    compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, down from a 25% increase (same in 
    constant currency) in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the first 
    quarter of 2019. Costs remain higher as a result of higher advertising 
    investments to drive 2023 revenue as well as partially mitigating the 
    impacts of a high inflation environment. This was in line with the previous 
    guidance of a low double-digit increase in constant currency. 
 
  * Changes in fuel price, fuel mix and currency rates unfavorably impacted the 
    fourth quarter of 2022 by $267 million compared to the fourth quarter of 
    2019. 
 
  * Adjusted EBITDA (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below) for the fourth 
    quarter of 2022 was $(96) million, within the previous guidance range of 
    breakeven to slightly negative, despite an approximate $40 million 
    unfavorable impact from fuel price and currency rates since forecasted 
    information was provided in the Third Quarter Business Update. 
 
  * Adjusted EBITDA for the second half of 2022 was $207 million, inclusive of 
    an increased investment in advertising to drive revenue in 2023. 
 
  * Total customer deposits hit a fourth quarter record of $5.1 billion as of 
    November 30, 2022, surpassing the previous record of $4.9 billion as of 
    November 30, 2019. 
 
Fleet Optimization 
 
The company expects to remove three additional smaller-less efficient ships 
from its fleet. Two of these three ships are from Costa Cruises' ("Costa") 
fleet as part of the company's strategy to right-size the brand in light of the 
continued closure of cruise operations in China, and Costa's significant 
presence there prior to the pause in the company's guest cruise operations. 
Once completed in spring 2024, the company's fleet optimization strategy will 
have reduced Costa's capacity so that it approximates the 2019 capacity Costa 
dedicated outside of Asia to its core markets in Continental Europe. 
 
The company now expects total capacity growth of 3% for 2023 compared to 2019, 
at the lower end of the previous guidance range of 3% to 5%. The prudent 
capacity growth rate includes the benefit that newly delivered ships will 
represent nearly a quarter of the company's capacity. 
 
Bookings 
 
Booking volumes during the fourth quarter of 2022 for 2023 sailings are nearing 
2019 comparable booking levels, with November booking volumes exceeding 2019 
levels. The company's North America and Australia ("NAA") segment's fourth 
quarter 2022 booking volumes for 2023 exceeded the comparable period in 2019. 
The company's Europe and Asia ("EA") segment's fourth quarter 2022 bookings for 
2023 were lower than the comparable period in 2019. However, reflecting the 
closer-in booking pattern of its Continental European brands, its fourth 
quarter 2022 bookings for fourth quarter sailings significantly exceeded the 
comparable period in 2019. Further, the company continues to see an extension 
of its EA segment's booking curve, facilitating more optimal revenue yields 
over time. 
 
Marking an early start to wave season (peak booking period), the company ended 
the year with multiple brands breaking records on very strong Black Friday and 
Cyber Monday booking volumes. The company's full year 2023 cumulative advanced 
booked position is at higher prices in constant currency, normalized for FCCs, 
as compared to strong 2019 pricing with a booked position that is higher than 
the historical average. During the second half of 2022, the company 
significantly increased its advertising activities to support booking volumes. 
(The company's current booking trends are compared to booking trends for 2019 
as it is the most recent full year of guest cruise operations.) 
 
Financing and Capital Activity 
 
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the company continued its efforts to address 
future debt maturities while paying down its multi-currency revolving credit 
facility. The company: 
 
  * Completed a $2.0 billion private offering of Senior Priority Notes due 
    2028. 
 
  * Issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes 
    due 2027. 
 
  * Exchanged an additional $87 million in aggregate principal amount of its 
    outstanding Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Existing Notes") for 
    the same amount of Convertible Senior Notes due 2024, extending maturities 
    at the existing rate of 5.75% and the same initial conversion price as the 
    Existing Notes. 
 
In addition, during the fourth quarter the company invested $1.2 billion in 
capital expenditures, repaid $2.5 billion of borrowings outstanding under its 
$2.9 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, repaid $1.0 billion of 
debt principal and incurred $0.4 billion of interest expense, net during the 
quarter. The company ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with $8.6 billion of 
liquidity, including cash, restricted cash from the 2028 Senior Priority Notes 
which is now unrestricted, and borrowings available under the revolving credit 
facility. 
 
Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") 
 
Expanding Air Lubrication Systems ("ALS") to generate savings in fuel 
consumption and reductions in carbon emissions 
 
Building on the success of five ALS currently operating in its fleet, the 
company is currently installing ALS on six ships and is planning at least eight 
more installations. ALS cushion the flat bottom of a ship's hull with air 
bubbles which reduces the ship's frictional resistance and the propulsive power 
required to drive the ship through the water, which is expected to generate 
approximately 5% savings in fuel consumption and reductions in carbon emissions 
on ALS equipped ships. Together, this investment along with various other 
company initiatives, has enabled the company to increase its expectation for 
the reduction of both fuel consumption per ALBD and carbon emissions per ALBD 
to 15%, on an annualized basis, both as compared to 2019. 
 
Carnival Chief Maritime Officer William Burke noted, "The installation of air 
lubrication technology is another example of our ongoing efforts to drive 
energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption and emissions throughout our 
fleet. We look forward to expanding the ALS program and furthering our 
long-term sustainability strategy to continually invest in a broad range of 
energy reduction initiatives, which has included over $350 million invested in 
energy efficiency improvements since 2016." 
 
Carnival Corporation & plc Boards of Directors focus on mix of skills, 
experiences and diversity 
 
The Boards of Directors regularly evaluate the composition of the Boards to 
ensure the appropriate mix of skills, experiences, and diversity of 
perspectives to effectively oversee the strategic direction of Carnival 
Corporation & plc. During the quarter, Sara Mathew, retired Chair, President, 
and Chief Executive Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Corp., was appointed to the 
company's Boards of Directors and Audit Committees. Mathew is an experienced 
leader and strategic operator with expertise in technology and innovation, 
finance, and global consumer-facing brands. Additionally, during the quarter, 
long-time Board member Sir John Parker made the decision not to seek 
re-election to the Boards of Directors at the 2023 Annual Meetings of 
Shareholders and will retire from the Boards with effect from the conclusion of 
the 2023 Annual Meetings of Shareholders. With these changes, as well as the 
recently announced retirement of long-time Board member and former President 
and CEO Arnold Donald, the company's Boards will be comprised of twelve members 
as of April 2023, ten of whom are independent directors, four of whom are 
female and one of whom is ethnically diverse. 
 
Other Recent Highlights 
 
  * Carnival Corporation & plc and its brands received the following 
    recognitions: 
      + Carnival Corporation was named one of the World's Top Female-Friendly 
        Companies and one of the World's Best Employers of 2022 by Forbes, both 
        for the second consecutive year, along with one of America's Greatest 
        Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek. 
      + Carnival Cruise Line was a big winner in Travel Weekly's Readers' 
        Choice Awards, taking home top honors in four categories - Best Family 
        Cruise Line, Best Group Program, Best Short Itinerary Program, as well 
        as Best Domestic Cruise Line for the seventh year in a row. 
      + Other Best in Cruise Line Travel Weekly's Readers' Choice Awards 
        received by our brands include amongst others: 
          o Alaska: Princess 
          o Under 1,000 Berths: Seabourn 
          o World Cruise Itinerary: Holland America Line 
          o Best Shipboard Tech: Princess 
      + Princess Cruises was awarded Best Premium Cruise Line by Australian 
        Cruise Passenger Magazine. 
      + Seabourn celebrates another banner year after receiving 29 top travel 
        industry awards and accolades including Condé Nast Travel - Gold List: 
        The Best Cruise Ships in the World: Seabourn Encore. 
      + P&O Cruises (UK) was awarded Best Cruise Line for Family Holidays by 
        the British Travel Awards. 
 
  * Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of Carnival Celebration, sister to Mardi 
    Gras. 
 
  * P&O Cruises (UK) took delivery of Arvia, sister to Iona. 
 
  * Carnival Corporation & plc brands achieved record bookings: 
      + Carnival Cruise Line achieved a record Cyber Monday booking day that 
        was 50% above volume for the same day in 2019. 
      + Holland America Line's Black Friday booking volumes hit a record high 
        in the United States, with volume for the day close to 20% higher than 
        in 2019. 
      + Seabourn reported its best performance for the month of November, 
        booking a record number of guests. 
 
Weinstein added "We've completed a monumental 18-month journey - returning 90 
ships to service, re-boarding over 100,000 team members, and restarting our 
unmatched portfolio of eight private island and port destinations plus our 
unrivaled land-based footprint in Alaska and the Yukon, all while welcoming 
back nearly 9 million guests. For that, I sincerely thank our global teams 
around the world for the ingenuity and sheer determination it took to see that 
through to completion." 
 
Selected Forecast Information 
 
Available Lower Berth Days ("ALBDs") and Capacity Growth vs. 2019 
 
The company's ALBDs consist of contracted new ships and announced ship 
removals. 
 
                                                             2023 
 
(in millions)                            1Q       2Q       3Q        4Q      Full Year 
 
ALBDs                                     22.1     22.2     23.3      22.7          90.3 
 
The company's capacity growth is expected to be 3.7% for the first quarter of 
2023 compared to the first quarter of 2019 and 3.3% for the full year 2023 
compared to the full year 2019. 
 
Occupancy 
 
The company's occupancy for the first quarter of 2023 is expected to be 90% or 
slightly higher, a 14 percentage point gap, or better, from 2019 levels, which 
is an improvement from a 19 percentage point gap for the fourth quarter of 2022 
compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. The company continues to expect to 
close the gap to 2019 levels, with occupancy returning to historical levels in 
the summer of 2023, which has historically been well over 100%. 
 
Currencies 
 
USD to 1                                                                       1Q 2023 
 
     AUD                                                                $ 
                                                                                         0.67 
 
     CAD                                                                $ 
                                                                                         0.73 
 
     EUR                                                                $ 
                                                                                         1.05 
 
     GBP                                                                $ 
                                                                                         1.23 
 
Adjusted Cruise Costs, Excluding Fuel per ALBD 
 
                                              1Q 2023                  Full Year 2023 
 
Change compared to 2019                Current       Constant      Current       Constant 
                                       Dollars       Currency      Dollars       Currency 
 
Adjusted cruise costs excl. fuel     4.0% to 5.0%  6.5% to 7.5%  5.0% to 6.0%  7.5% to 8.5% 
per ALBD 
 
Fuel 
 
                                                                  1Q 2023               Full Year 2023 
 
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions)                                  0.7                      2.9 
 
Blended spot price                                          $                        $ 
                                                                               670                      673 
 
Fuel expense (in billions)                                 $                        $ 
                                                                               0.5                      2.0 
 
Impact to fuel expense of 10% change in fuel price (in    $                          $ 
millions)                                                                       47                      185 
 
The company expects a 15% reduction in both fuel consumption per ALBD and 
carbon emissions per ALBD on an annualized basis for the full year 2023, both 
as compared to 2019. 
 
Depreciation and Amortization 
 
The company's depreciation and amortization forecast for the first quarter of 
2023 is $0.6 billion. The 2023 full year forecast is $2.4 billion. 
 
Interest Expense, Net of Capitalized Interest and Interest Income 
 
The company's interest expense, net of capitalized interest and interest income 
forecast for the first quarter of 2023 is $0.5 billion. The 2023 full year 
forecast is $2.0 billion. 
 
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) 
 
The company expects $250 to $350 million of adjusted EBITDA for the first 
quarter of 2023. The company expects a sequential improvement compared to 2019 
in each quarter of 2023 as it continues to close the gap. In addition, the 
company expects to generate significant positive adjusted EBITDA in 2023. The 
company expects an adjusted net loss of $750 to $850 million for the first 
quarter of 2023. 
 
Capital Expenditures 
 
The company's annual capital expenditure forecast for 2023, is as follows: 
 
(in billions)                                    2023             2024             2025             2026 
 
Contracted newbuild                          $                $                $               $ 
                                                        1.8              2.4              0.9                - 
 
Non-newbuild 
                                                        1.6              1.7              1.7              1.7 
 
Total (a)                                    $                $                $                $ 
                                                        3.4              4.1              2.6              1.7 
 
 a. Forecasted capital expenditures will fluctuate with foreign currency 
    movements relative to the U.S. Dollar. 
 
Outstanding Debt Maturities 
 
As of November 30, 2022, the company's outstanding debt maturities are as 
follows: 
 
(in billions)                                        2023              2024            2025           2026 
 
First Lien                                      $                   $               $              $ 
                                                             0.0             0.0             2.6            0.0 
 
Second Lien 
                                                               -               -               -            1.2 
 
All other 
                                                             2.3             2.4             1.8            3.3 
 
Total Principal payments on outstanding debt    $                   $               $              $ 
(a)                                                          2.4             2.4             4.4            4.5 
 
 a. Excludes the $2.9 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility at 
    November 30, 2022. As of November 30, 2022, borrowings under the 
    multi-currency revolving credit facility were $0.2 billion, which mature in 
    August 2024. 
 
Refer to Financial Information within the Investor Relations section of the 
corporate website for further details on its Debt Maturities, which will be 
available after the conference call: https://www.carnivalcorp.com/ 
financial-information/supplemental-schedules 
 
Conference Call 
 
The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts at 10:00 a.m. EST (3: 
00 p.m. GMT) today to discuss its business update. This call can be listened to 
live, and additional information can be obtained, via Carnival Corporation & 
plc's website at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com. 
 
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel 
companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's leading cruise lines. With 
operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features 
- Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises 
(Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and 
Cunard. 
 
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, 
www.carnivalsustainability.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, 
www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.seabourn.com, 
www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com. 
 
MEDIA CONTACT                               INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT 
 
Jody Venturoni                              Beth Roberts 
 
?+1 469 797 6380                            +1 305 406 4832 
 
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results 
 
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this document are 
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions 
with respect to us, including some statements concerning future results, 
operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows, liquidity and other 
events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify 
for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities 
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that 
could be deemed forward-looking. These statements are based on current 
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the 
industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. 
We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using wordslike "will," "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "depends," "expect," 
"goal," "aspiration," "anticipate," "forecast," "project," "future," "intend," 
"plan," "estimate," "target," "indicate," "outlook," and similar expressions of 
future intent or the negative of such terms. 
 
Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate to our outlook 
and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding: 
 
  * Pricing                                 * Liquidity and credit ratings 
 
  * Booking levels                          * Adjusted earnings per share 
 
  * Occupancy                               * Adjusted EBITDA 
 
  * Interest, tax and fuel expenses         * Adjusted Net Income (Loss) 
 
  * Currency exchange rates                 * Estimates of ship depreciable lives 
                                              and residual values 
  * Goodwill, ship and trademark fair 
    values 
 
Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are 
many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements 
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking 
statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known 
factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our 
forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of 
operations and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and 
uncertainties are currently, and in the future may continue to be, amplified by 
our substantial debt balance as a result of the pause of our guest cruise 
operations. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which 
are unknown. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: 
 
  * Events and conditions around the world, including war and other military 
    actions, such as the current invasion of Ukraine, inflation, higher fuel 
    prices, higher interest rates and other general concerns impacting the 
    ability or desire of people to travel have led, and may in the future lead, 
    to a decline in demand for cruises, impacting our operating costs and 
    profitability. 
 
  * Pandemics have in the past and may in the future have a significant 
    negative impact on our financial condition and operations. 
 
  * Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise industry have in the 
    past and may, in the future, negatively impact the satisfaction of our 
    guests and crew and lead to reputational damage. 
 
  * Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we 
    operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and 
    security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, 
    trade protection, labor and employment, and tax have in the past and may, 
    in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties 
    and reputational damage. 
 
  * Factors associated with climate change, including evolving and increasing 
    regulations, increasing global concern about climate change and the shift 
    in climate conscious consumerism and stakeholder scrutiny, and increasing 
    frequency and/or severity of adverse weather conditions could adversely 
    affect our business. 
 
  * Inability to meet or achieve our sustainability related goals, aspirations, 
    initiatives, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, may 
    expose us to risks that may adversely impact our business. 
 
  * Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions 
    and other damages to our principal offices, information technology 
    operations and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments 
    in technology may adversely impact our business operations, the 
    satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational damage. 
 
  * The loss of key employees, our inability to recruit or retain qualified 
    shoreside and shipboard employees and increased labor costs could have an 
    adverse effect on our business and results of operations. 
 
  * Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and 
    availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled itineraries 
    and costs. 
 
  * We rely on supply chain vendors who are integral to the operations of our 
    businesses. These vendors and service providers are also affected by 
    COVID-19 and may be unable to deliver on their commitments which could 
    negatively impact our business. 
 
  * Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our 
    financial results. 
 
  * Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry 
    may negatively impact our cruise sales, pricing and destination options. 
 
  * Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, 
    maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations 
    and the satisfaction of our guests. 
 
  * Failure to successfully implement our business strategy following our 
    resumption of guest cruise operations would negatively impact the occupancy 
    levels and pricing of our cruises and could have a material adverse effect 
    on our business. We require a significant amount of cash to service our 
    debt and sustain our operations. Our ability to generate cash depends on 
    many factors, including those beyond our control, and we may not be able to 
    generate cash required to service our debt and sustain our operations. 
 
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended to reflect our 
indication of priority or likelihood. 
 
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual 
results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any 
relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to 
disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any 
such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or 
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. 
 
Forward-looking and other statements in this document may also address our 
sustainability progress, plans, and goals (including climate change- and 
environmental-related matters). In addition, historical, current, and 
forward-looking sustainability- and climate-related statements may be based on 
standards and tools for measuring progress that are still developing, internal 
controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions and predictions 
that are subject to change in the future and may not be generally shared. 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) 
 
                                  (UNAUDITED) 
 
                     (in millions, except per share data) 
 
                                                 Three Months Ended November 30,      Twelve Months Ended November 
                                                                                                  30, 
 
                                                      2022              2021              2022            2021 
 
Revenues 
 
Passenger ticket                                  $        2,269   $           674   $        7,022  $        1,000 
 
Onboard and other                                          1,570               613 
                                                                                              5,147             908 
 
                                                           3,839             1,287           12,168 
                                                                                                              1,908 
 
Operating Costs and Expenses 
 
Commissions, transportation and other                        489               153 
                                                                                              1,630             269 
 
Onboard and other                                            468               178 
                                                                                              1,528             272 
 
Payroll and related                                          580               475 
                                                                                              2,181           1,309 
 
Fuel                                                         580               282 
                                                                                              2,157             680 
 
Food                                                         277               107 
                                                                                                863             187 
 
Ship and other impairments                                   433 
                                                                                67              440             591 
 
Other operating                                              840               560 
                                                                                              2,958           1,346 
 
                                                           3,665             1,823           11,757 
                                                                                                              4,655 
 
Selling and administrative                                   741               580 
                                                                                              2,515           1,885 
 
Depreciation and amortization                                568               552 
                                                                                              2,275           2,233 
 
Goodwill impairments                                           -               226 
                                                                                                  -             226 
 
                                                           4,974             3,180           16,547 
                                                                                                              8,997 
 
Operating Income (Loss)                                  (1,135)           (1,893) 
                                                                                            (4,379)         (7,089) 
 
Nonoperating Income (Expense) 
 
Interest income 
                                                              40                 2               74              12 
 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest              (448)             (348) 
                                                                                            (1,609)         (1,601) 
 
Gains (losses) on debt extinguishment, net                                   (298) 
                                                             (1)                                (1)           (670) 
 
Other income (expense), net 
                                                            (57)              (87)            (165)           (173) 
 
                                                           (466)             (731) 
                                                                                            (1,701)         (2,433) 
 
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes                        (1,601)           (2,624) 
                                                                                            (6,080)         (9,522) 
 
Income Tax Benefit (Expense), Net 
                                                               3                 4             (14)              21 
 
Net Income (Loss)                                 $      (1,598)    $      (2,620)   $      (6,093)  $      (9,501) 
 
Earnings Per Share 
 
Basic                                            $        (1.27)   $        (2.31)         $               $ 
                                                                                             (5.16)          (8.46) 
 
Diluted                                          $        (1.27)   $        (2.31)         $               $ 
                                                                                             (5.16)          (8.46) 
 
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Basic                1,259             1,135 
                                                                                              1,180           1,123 
 
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted              1,259             1,135 
                                                                                              1,180           1,123 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
 
                                  (UNAUDITED) 
 
                                 (in millions) 
 
                                                                             November 30, 
 
                                                                        2022             2021 
 
ASSETS 
 
Current Assets 
 
Cash and cash equivalents                                          $         4,029  $         8,939 
 
Restricted cash 
                                                                             1,988               14 
 
Short-term investments 
                                                                                 -              200 
 
Trade and other receivables, net 
                                                                               395              246 
 
Inventories 
                                                                               428              356 
 
Prepaid expenses and other 
                                                                               652              379 
 
  Total current assets                                                                       10,133 
                                                                             7,492 
 
Property and Equipment, Net                                                 38,687           38,107 
 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets 
                                                                             1,274            1,333 
 
Goodwill 
                                                                               579              579 
 
Other Intangibles 
                                                                             1,156            1,181 
 
Other Assets 
                                                                             2,515           2,011 
 
                                                                    $       51,703   $       53,344 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
 
Current Liabilities 
 
Short-term borrowings                                                 $             $         2,790 
                                                                               200 
 
Current portion of long-term debt 
                                                                             2,393            1,927 
 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 
                                                                               146              142 
 
Accounts payable 
                                                                             1,050              797 
 
Accrued liabilities and other 
                                                                             1,942            1,641 
 
Customer deposits 
                                                                             4,874           3,112 
 
  Total current liabilities                                                 10,605           10,408 
 
Long-Term Debt                                                              31,953           28,509 
 
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities 
                                                                             1,189            1,239 
 
Other Long-Term Liabilities 
                                                                               891            1,043 
 
Commitments and Contingencies 
 
Shareholders' Equity 
 
Carnival Corporation common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares 
authorized; 1,244 shares at 2022 and 1,116 shares at 2021 issued                12              11 
 
Carnival plc ordinary shares, $1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2022 
and 2021 issued                                                                361              361 
 
Additional paid-in capital                                                  16,872           15,292 
 
Retained earnings 
                                                                               269            6,448 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI") 
                                                                           (1,982)          (1,501) 
 
Treasury stock, 130 shares at 2022 and 2021 of Carnival 
Corporation and 72 shares at 2022 and 67 shares at 2021 of                 (8,468)          (8,466) 
Carnival plc, at cost 
 
  Total shareholders' equity                                                                 12,144 
                                                                             7,065 
 
                                                                    $       51,703   $       53,344 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                               OTHER INFORMATION 
 
                                                                       November 30, 
 
OTHER BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (in millions)                       2022          2021 
 
Liquidity (a)                                                   $             $ 
                                                                       8,635         9,378 
 
Debt (current and long-term)                                      $             $ 
                                                                      34,546        33,226 
 
Customer deposits (current and long-term)                       $             $ 
                                                                       5,089         3,508 
 
 a. Includes cash, restricted cash from the 2028 Senior Priority Notes which is 
    now unrestricted, and borrowings available under the revolving credit 
    facility 
 
                                                  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
                                                     November 30,          November 30, 
 
CASH FLOW INFORMATION (in millions)                 2022       2021      2022       2021 
 
Cash from (used in) operations                        $         $             $          $ 
                                                    (117)     (368)    (1,670)    (4,109) 
 
Capital expenditures                                    $      $             $          $ 
                                                  1,181       487      4,940      3,607 
 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION 
 
PCDs (in millions) (a) 
                                                   18.3       6.0       54.6        8.2 
 
ALBDs (in millions) (b) 
                                                   21.5      10.2       72.5       14.6 
 
Occupancy percentage (c)                               85 %      58 %       75 %       56 % 
 
Passengers carried (in millions) 
                                                    2.5       0.9        7.7        1.2 
 
Fuel consumption in metric tons (in millions) 
                                                    0.7       0.5        2.6        1.3 
 
Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand                      (d)                   (d) 
ALBDs                                              33.4                 36.1 
 
Fuel cost per metric ton consumed                    $         $          $          $ 
                                                    812       590        830        515 
 
Tour and other revenue (in millions)                  $       $              $        $ 
                                                   30.9       4.1      185.4       46.4 
 
Currencies (USD to 1) 
 
     AUD                                              $         $          $          $ 
                                                   0.66      0.73       0.70       0.75 
 
     CAD                                              $         $          $          $ 
                                                   0.74      0.80       0.77       0.80 
 
     EUR                                              $         $          $          $ 
                                                   1.00      1.16       1.06       1.19 
 
     GBP                                              $         $          $          $ 
                                                   1.15      1.36       1.25       1.38 
 
Notes to Statistical Information 
 
 a. PCD represents the number of cruise passengers on a voyage multiplied by 
    the number of revenue-producing ship operating days for that voyage. 
 
 a. ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use 
    to approximate rate and capacity variances, based on consistently applied 
    formulas that we use to perform analyses to determine the main non-capacity 
    driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs 
    assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is 
    computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship 
    operating days in the period. 
 
 a. Occupancy, in accordance with cruise industry practice, is calculated using 
    a numerator of PCDs and denominator of ALBDs, which assumes two passengers 
    per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. 
    Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than two 
    passengers occupied some cabins. 
 
 a. Fuel consumption in metric tons per thousand ALBDs for 2021 is not 
    meaningful. 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                          NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES 
 
Data in the below table is compared against 2019 as it is the most recent year 
of full operations since 2021 and 2020 were impacted by the pause and 
resumption of guest cruise operations. 
 
Consolidated cruise costs per ALBD, adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted 
cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD were computed by dividing cruise costs, 
adjusted cruise costs and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel by ALBD as 
follows: 
 
                             Three Months Ended November 30,            Twelve Months Ended November 30, 
 
(dollars in millions,     2022         2022            2019            2022        2022           2019 
except costs per ALBD)               Constant                                    Constant 
                                     Currency                                    Currency 
 
Operating costs and         $                     $          3,077         $                 $        12,909 
expenses                 3,665                                       11,757 
 
Selling and                                                    667 
administrative             741                                        2,515                            2,480 
expenses 
 
Tour and other 
expenses                    (45)                              (76)      (214)                          (296) 
 
Cruise costs                                                 3,667                                    15,093 
                         4,362                                       14,058 
 
Less 
 
Commissions,                                                 (595) 
transportation and         (489)                                      (1,630)                        (2,720) 
other 
 
Onboard and other                                            (481) 
                           (468)                                      (1,528)                        (2,101) 
 
Gains (losses) on ship 
sales and impairments      (431)                                 5      (433)                             16 
 
Restructuring expenses 
                            (20)                              (10)       (22)                           (10) 
 
Other                                                            - 
                            (10)                                         (10)                           (43) 
 
Adjusted cruise costs                                        2,586                                    10,234 
                         2,944                                       10,436 
 
Less fuel                                                    (358) 
                           (580)                                      (2,157)                        (1,562) 
 
Adjusted cruise costs       $           $         $          2,228       $          $       $          8,672 
excluding fuel           2,364       2,449                            8,278      8,435 
 
ALBDs (in thousands)                                        21,753                                    87,424 
                        21,532      21,532                           72,536         72,536 
 
Cruise costs per ALBD  $    202.56                 $        168.58  $    193.81                  $    172.64 
 
% increase (decrease)         20 %                                         12 % 
vs 2019 
 
Adjusted cruise costs  $    136.71                 $        118.89  $    143.87                  $    117.07 
per ALBD 
 
% increase (decrease)         15 %                                         23 % 
vs 2019 
 
Adjusted cruise costs  $    109.78        $        $        102.44  $    114.13       $         $      99.20 
excluding fuel per                      113.74                                      116.29 
ALBD 
 
% increase (decrease)        7.2 %       11  %                             15 %       17 % 
vs 2019 
 
(See Non-GAAP Financial Measures) 
 
 
                          CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC 
 
                    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED) 
 
                                                    Three Months Ended November    Twelve Months Ended November 
                                                                30,                            30, 
 
(in millions)                                           2022            2021            2022           2021 
 
Net income (loss) 
 
U.S. GAAP net income (loss)                         $     (1,598)   $     (2,620)   $     (6,093)         $ 
                                                                                                        (9,501) 
 
(Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments                  431             292             433 
                                                                                                            802 
 
(Gains) losses on debt extinguishment, net                                    298 
                                                                1                               1           670 
 
Restructuring expenses 
                                                               20               7              22            13 
 
Other                                                                                         130 
                                                               77              69                            86 
 
Adjusted net income (loss)                          $     (1,068)   $     (1,955)   $     (5,508)         $ 
                                                                                                        (7,931) 
 
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest                 448             348           1,609 
                                                                                                          1,601 
 
Interest income 
                                                             (40)             (2)            (74)          (12) 
 
Income tax (expense), benefit 
                                                              (3)             (4)              14          (21) 
 
Depreciation and amortization                                 568             552           2,275 
                                                                                                          2,233 
 
Adjusted EBITDA                                        $            $     (1,060)   $     (1,684)         $ 
                                                             (96)                                       (4,129) 
 
 
 
                                                  Three Months Ended     Twelve Months 
                                                     November 30,      Ended November 30, 
 
(in millions, except per share data)                2022       2021      2022      2021 
 
Adjusted net income (loss)                           $          $         $         $ 
                                                   (1,068)    (1,955)   (5,508)   (7,931) 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted 
                                                     1,259      1,135     1,180     1,123 
 
Adjusted earnings per share                        $          $         $         $ 
                                                    (0.85)     (1.72)    (4.67)    (7.06) 
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
 
We use adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per 
share as non-GAAP financial measures of the company's financial performance. We 
use adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per 
ALBD as non-GAAP financial measures of our cruise segments' financial 
performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided along with U.S. 
GAAP cruise costs per ALBD and U.S. GAAP net income (loss). 
 
We believe that gains and losses on ship sales, impairment charges, gains and 
losses on debt extinguishments, restructuring costs and certain other gains and 
losses are not part of our core operating business and are not an indication of 
our future earnings performance. Therefore, we believe it is more meaningful 
for these items to be excluded from our net income (loss) and earnings per 
share, and accordingly, we present adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted 
earnings per share excluding these items as additional information to 
investors. 
 
We believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides additional 
information to investors about our operating profitability by excluding certain 
gains and expenses that we believe are not part of our core operating business 
and are not an indication of our future earnings performance as well as 
excluding interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization. In addition, we 
believe that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides additional 
information to investors about our ability to operate our business in 
compliance with the covenants set forth in our debt agreements. We define 
adjusted EBITDA as adjusted net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest, (ii) 
taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization. There are material limitations 
to using adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account certain 
significant items that directly affect our net income (loss). These limitations 
are best addressed by considering the economic effects of the excluded items 
independently, and by considering adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with net 
income (loss) as calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 
 
Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per 
ALBD enable us to separate the impact of predictable capacity or ALBD changes 
from price and other changes that affect our business. We believe these 
non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors and expanded insight 
to measure our cost performance as a supplement to our U.S. GAAP consolidated 
financial statements. Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD and adjusted cruise costs 
excluding fuel per ALBD are the measures we use to monitor our ability to 
control our cruise segments' costs rather than cruise costs per ALBD. We 
exclude our most significant variable costs, which are travel agent 
commissions, cost of air and other transportation, certain other costs that are 
directly associated with onboard and other revenues and credit and debit card 
fees, as well as fuel expense to calculate adjusted cruise costs without fuel. 
Substantially all of our adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel are largely 
fixed, except for the impact of changing prices once the number of ALBDs has 
been determined. 
 
The presentation of our non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be 
considered in isolation from, as substitute for, or superior to the financial 
information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. It is possible that our 
non-GAAP financial measures may not be exactly comparable to the like-kind 
information presented by other companies, which is a potential risk associated 
with using these measures to compare us to other companies. 
 
Reconciliation of Forecasted Data 
 
We have not provided a reconciliation of forecasted U.S. GAAP gross cruise 
costs to forecasted adjusted cruise costs, excluding fuel or forecasted U.S. 
GAAP net income (loss) to forecasted adjusted EBITDA or forecasted adjusted net 
income (loss) because preparation of meaningful U.S. GAAP forecasts of gross 
cruise costs and net income (loss) would require unreasonable effort. We are 
unable to predict, without unreasonable effort, the future movement of foreign 
exchange rates and fuel prices. We are unable to determine the future impact of 
gains and losses on ship sales, impairment charges, gains and losses on debt 
extinguishments, restructuring costs and certain other non-core gains and 
losses. 
 
Constant Dollar and Constant Currency 
 
Our operations primarily utilize the U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, euro and 
sterling as functional currencies to measure results 
 
and financial condition. Functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar 
subject us to foreign currency translational risk. Our operations also have 
revenues and expenses that are in currencies other than their functional 
currency, which subject us to foreign currency transactional risk. 
 
We report adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD on a "constant 
currency" basis assuming the 2022 periods' currency exchange rates have 
remained constant with the 2019 periods' rates. These metrics facilitate a 
comparative view for the changes in our business in an environment with 
fluctuating exchange rates. 
 
Constant dollar reporting removes only the impact of changes in exchange rates 
on the translation of our operations. 
 
Constant currency reporting removes the impact of changes in exchange rates on 
the translation of our operations (as in constant dollar) plus the 
transactional impact of changes in exchange rates from revenues and expenses 
that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. 
 
Examples: 
 
  * The translation of our operations with functional currencies other than 
    U.S. dollar to our U.S. dollar reporting currency results in decreases in 
    reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar strengthens 
    against these foreign currencies and increases in reported U.S. dollar 
    revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar weakens against these foreign 
    currencies. 
 
  * Our operations have revenue and expense transactions in currencies other 
    than their functional currency. If their functional currency strengthens 
    against these other currencies, it reduces the functional currency revenues 
    and expenses. If the functional currency weakens against these other 
    currencies, it increases the functional currency revenues and expenses. 
 
 
 
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