Carnival Corporation & plc, the Anglo-American cruise shipping group, is forecast to report earnings per share (EPS) of $1.30, when the company discloses the third quarter interims of its current financial year, information on the company’s website shows.

The highest estimate is $1.33 and the lowest $1.26. The quarter in question ended on 31 August as the company’s financial year ends on 30 November. In the corresponding period last year, the figure amounted to $1.53.

Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Howard Frank has scheduled a conference call with analysts for 10 a.m. (EDT); 3 p.m. (BST), Tuesday, 24 September to discuss the company's third quarter financial results which are expected to be released that morning.

Shares in Carnival Corp, the Panama registered,US based holding company, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol CCL. Those in Carnival plc, the London domiciled holding company, are traded on the London Stock Exchange also with the CCL symbol, while in New York they trade with the symbol CUK. However, this should not be confused with Carnival UK, the Southampton based unit that operates the group’s brands in the UK.