Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise shipping company, is expected to report a fourfold increase in second quarter earnings per share (EPS) next week compared to the same period last year.

The company has scheduled a conference call with analysts for 10:00 a.m. (EDT); 3:00 p.m. (BST), Tuesday, 23 June, to discuss the company's second quarter financial results which are expected to be released that morning, the company said in a statement.

Industry analysts in London and New York forecast the group to report EPS of $0.43 on average, with the highest forecast $0.59 and the lowest $0.37.

In the second quarter of the company’s previous financial year, the EPS came to $0.10