Company Profile For Carnival Plc

Carnival plc is a cruise and vacation company. The Company has a portfolio of cruise brands and is a provider of cruises to all vacation destinations. The cruise brands of the Company includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises (Princess), Costa Cruises (Costa), Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, AIDA Cruises (AIDA), Cunard Line (Cunard), Ibero Cruises (Ibero), Ocean Village, P&O Cruises Australia and The Yachts of Seabourn (Seabourn). In addition to the cruise operations, the Company owns Holland America Tours and Princess Tours, the cruise/tour operators in the State of Alaska and the Yukon Territory of Canada.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 31 August 2009, Carnival plc's revenues decreased 12% to $9.95B. Net income decreased 18% to $1.6M. Revenues reflect decreased sales from Cruise and Other divisions. Net income also reflects increase in depreciation and amortization, increased other ship operating expenses, a decrease in operating income and lower interest income. Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest Cruise vacation group in the world.