Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL), the world’s second largest cruise shipping group, has exceeded the forecasts of industry analysts and reported a net profit of $473.6 million for 2013, an increase from $18.3 million in 2012, when impairment charges hit the bottom line.
The fresh figure corresponds with earnings per share (EPS) of $2.40, which exceeded analysts forecast of $2.35. Revenues rose to $7.96 billion from $7.68 billion.
For the final quarter of2013, RCCKL reported net profit of $7.0 million compare to a loss of $392 million the same period last year, while revenues rose to $1.85 billion from $1.80 billion.
