Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL, the world’s second largest cruise shipping group, reported third quarter results and provided a preliminary outlook for 2015.
Group net profit rose to $490.2 million in the third quarter from $365.7 million in the same period last year, while revenues increased to $2.39 billion from $2.31 billion.
In the first nine months of the year, the profit increased to $654.4 million from $466.7 million, while revenues reached$6.25 billion, an increase from $6.10 billion a year earlier.
The company said early books for 2015 are robust and that it expects earnings of $4.55 per share for next year.