Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) reported third-quarter FY23 sales growth of 59% year-on-year to $6.85 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $6.69 billion.
Passenger Cruise Days (PCD) increased 45% Y/Y to 25.8 million. Occupancy for Q3 was 109%. Available lower berth days (ALBD) for Q3 were 23.7 million.
Total customer deposits as of August 31, 2023, totaled $6.3 billion. Selling and administrative expenses rose 14% to $713 million.
The operating income for the quarter was $1.6 billion compared to a loss of $(279) million last year. The operating margin was 23.6%.
The company held ...