In the period April-June of this year, the cruise group American Royal Caribbean Cruises has re-registered exceptional economic and operational performance having archived the quarter with revenues of $4.11 billion, a value that represents an increase of +16.7% over the same period in 2023, the record for the second quarter of the year as well as the second highest value ever, being lower only to the all-time high of 4.16 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2023. The only revenues from the sale of cruises are amounted to $2.89 billion (+18.1%), a figure that is the second highest ever, while sales on board of ships in the fleet were equal to a new all-time record of 1.22 billion (+13.3%).

Operating profit for the second quarter of 2024 amounted to €1.10 billion (+42.4%) and net profit to €858 million dollars, values that are respectively the second and third most high as always.

In the period April-June of this year, the cruise ships of the US group hosted a total of 2.04 million passengers (+7.3%), a number lower only than the all-time record of 2.05 million passengers in the first quarter of 2024.

In the entire first half of 2024, the group's revenues, with a total of $7.84 billion, marked a new record and an increase of +22.3% over the first half of the year last year. Only revenues from the sale of cruises, with 5.43 billion (+25.1%), set a new all-time record as well as the revenues produced by the sale on board the ships amounted to 4.41 billion (+16.5%). Operating profit, equal to at 1.85 billion (+77.2%), it marked a new all-time record and net profit, with 1.22 billion (+194.9%), was the second highest ever. In the first six months of This year also the number of passengers embarked on the ships of the The Group's fleet have achieved a new all-time record by being 4.09 million (+10.5%).

Highlighting that the very positive period for the group is continued in the second quarter of 2024, the Chairman and Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO, Jason Liberty, stressed that the group had achieved its objectives 18 months ahead of schedule, the balance sheet is very and the company returned to paying dividends and - specified - "We are just at the beginning!" The group has announced that it expects the remarkably positive trend to continue also in the coming months: "We are already receiving - he said specified Liberty - more bookings for 2025 cruises compared to 2024".