The cruise giant said it ended its financial year on 30 November with 61% of capacity operating. The fourth quarter saw an adjusted net loss of $2 billion, however the group’s annual loss has improved on 2020’s $10.2 billion deficit and the brand has $9 billion in liquidity.
Carnival Corporation & plc president and chief executive Arnold Donald said: "Since resuming guest cruise operations, we have established effective protocols for Covid-19 and its variants and have returned 65,000 team members and 50 ships.