Jim9310

Another interesting comparison for "Bean Counters": QUEEN ANNE - Passengers/Crew members = 37 QUEEN VICTORIA - Passengers/Crew members = 21 QUEEN MARY - Passengers/Crew members = 20

According to this disturbing article, the cruise lines always seem to say it's "a small number". https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2022/10/articles/disease/covid-cruise-ships-return-down-under-with-hundreds-of-infected-guests/

If HAL reduces the staff but doesn't reduce the daily tipping charges and the wine service charges, does this mean each staff member will be getting more money? I hope so.

It was $3.7 billion. In error, I got my 6 month (Nov21-May22) figure from a Carnival Group 10-Q, not from a Carnival Corp. 10-Q.

Having lost FCC money when Genting HK (Crystal Cruises owner) collapsed, I learned that most of the creditors' claims (e.g. lenders, bond holders, crews, ports, suppliers, TAs, etc.) have a priority position ahead of customer claims. Reliable insurance and good credit card back up are very important. Carnival had a Net Loss of $10.2 billion for fiscal year 2020 and $9.5 billion for fiscal year 2021, ending on Nov 30. They had an additional Net Loss of $1.3 billion for the latest half year, ending on May 31. By issuing $1 billion of new stock they will improve their liquidity and cash positions, but they also need to eliminate their recurring losses.