Carnival News

Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that Carnival Investments Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, intends to sell up to 25 million existing Carnival plc ordinary shares that it holds in the UK market on the London Stock Exchange.

Could this be the week of the long-awaited announcement on the possible purchaser of cash-strapped Air Jamaica, the government-owned national carrier? The March deadline for that news came and went with no official comment except that a new deadline had been set for June 30.

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Shari Arison, Israel's richest woman and the controlling shareholder of the country's second-largest bank, said on Sunday she has visions and receives messages "from above," but they do not influence the management of her companies.

Most U.S. stocks rose for a second day amid growing speculation the recession is easing, while energy shares declined with the price of oil.

Carnival Corp & plc reported net income of $264 million for its second quarter ended May 31, down from $390 million in the second quarter of 2008.

Government will be spending almost US$100 million to develop and bring to first class standard the old Reynolds Pier here in Ocho Rios, Mining and Enery Minister James Robertson announced last week.

Carnival Corp. is preparing to sue the state of Alaska over its head tax of $50 per passenger, according to published reports.

The increase in ratings was prompted by improvements in global pricing, expanding valuations, and improving comps.

Carnival Corporation & plc reported net income of $264 million on revenues of $2.9 billion for its second quarter ended May 31, 2009.

Posted Jun 19th 2009 8:00AM by Trey Thoelcke Filed under: Earnings reports , Carnival Corp Both J.M. Smucker Co.

Have you been pinching pennies, hoping to save up for a great vacation? Want to take a trip that feels decadent but in reality is a very savvy deal? Get ready to say, "aye, aye, captain," because cruise lines are offering a buffet of amazing deals that are hard to pass up.

CarMax reported first quarter sales declined 17% and earnings fell 2.7%. Carnival Corp advanced after the cruise operator indicated higher prices for tours.

It's OK to look out of your porthole, Carnival investors. Shares of the leading cruise-ship operator opened higher today, after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings.

Carnival Corp. beat its own and Wall Streeta s expectations by posting a $264 million net profit for the quarter ended May 31.

Carnival Corporation & plc reported net income of $264 million, or $0.33 diluted EPS, on revenues of $2.9 billion for its second quarter ended May 31, 2009.

Lower prices and the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico dragged down Carnival Corporation's fiscal second quarter bottom line as the cruise line operator on Thursday reported a steep drop in profit.

Carnival Corporation & PLC, the world's largest cruise corporation, was presented with the 2009 Port Award of the Year by the Saint John Port Authority at the recent annual Port Days celebration.

The Coast Guard has been searching the Gulf of Mexico for an Alabama woman who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship.

The Coast Guard is searching the Gulf of Mexico for a woman who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship based in Mobile.