The cruise giant said as the situation in Asia surrounding the virus continued to evolve, it was “currently unable to determine the full financial impact” it would have upon trading.
However, Carnival said although it was not currently planning to suspend its Asia operations, hypothetically doing so through to the end of April, would impact its 2020 performance by $0.55 to $0.65 per share, including any guest compensation.
The company is currently evaluating contingency plans to “mitigate the impact” of Coronavirus and said in a statement it would be providing an update with its first quarter 2020 earnings release in late March.
