2015 Q1 10-Q


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended February 28, 2015
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
 
Commission file number: 001-9610
Commission file number: 001-15136
 
 
Carnival Corporation
Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
 
 
 Republic of Panama
England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
 
59-1562976
98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178-2428
Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade,
Southampton SO15 1ST, United Kingdom
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
(305) 599-2600
011 44 23 8065 5000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
 
 
None
None
(Former name, former address
and former fiscal year, if
changed since last report)
(Former name, former address
and former fiscal year, if
changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  þ No  ¨
   
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web sites, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, or smaller reporting companies. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 
Large accelerated filers
þ
Accelerated filers
o
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filers
o
Smaller reporting companies
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ
At March 27, 2015, Carnival Corporation had outstanding 593,428,395 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value.
  
At March 27, 2015, Carnival plc had outstanding 216,118,073 Ordinary Shares $1.66 par value, one Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and 593,428,395 Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust.
 

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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 6.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
Three Months Ended   
  February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
 
 
Cruise
 
 
 
Passenger tickets
$
2,632

 
$
2,727

Onboard and other
889

 
850

Tour and other
10

 
8

 
3,531

 
3,585

Operating Costs and Expenses
 
 
 
Cruise
 
 
 
Commissions, transportation and other
586

 
620

Onboard and other
111

 
114

Payroll and related
467

 
481

Fuel
318

 
523

Food
239

 
245

Other ship operating
598

 
594

Tour and other
16

 
15

 
2,335

 
2,592

Selling and administrative
529

 
521

Depreciation and amortization
401

 
405

 
3,265

 
3,518

Operating Income
266

 
67

Nonoperating (Expense) Income
 
 
 
Interest income
2

 
2

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
(57
)
 
(72
)
Losses on fuel derivatives, net
(169
)
 
(16
)
Other income, net
10

 
—

 
(214
)
 
(86
)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
52

 
(19
)
Income Tax Expense, Net
(3
)
 
(1
)
Net Income (Loss)
$
49

 
$
(20
)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 
 
Basic
$
0.06

 
$
(0.03
)
Diluted
$
0.06

 
$
(0.03
)
Dividends Declared Per Share
$
0.25

 
$
0.25

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
 
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Net Income (Loss)
$
49

 
$
(20
)
Items Included in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
(683
)
 
116

Other
(40
)
 
(4
)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(723
)
 
112

Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income
$
(674
)
 
$
92

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except par values)
 
 
February 28,
2015
 
November 30,
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
280

 
$
331

Trade and other receivables, net
329

 
332

Insurance recoverables
163

 
154

Inventories
332

 
349

Prepaid expenses and other
322

 
322

Total current assets
1,426

 
1,488

Property and Equipment, Net
32,294

 
32,819

Goodwill
3,055

 
3,127

Other Intangibles
1,252

 
1,270

Other Assets
687

 
744

 
$
38,714

 
$
39,448

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
$
874

 
$
666

Current portion of long-term debt
1,321

 
1,059

Accounts payable
594

 
626

Claims reserve
278

 
262

Accrued liabilities and other
1,198

 
1,276

Customer deposits
3,147

 
3,032

Total current liabilities
7,412

 
6,921

Long-Term Debt
6,944

 
7,363

Other Long-Term Liabilities
1,008

 
960

Contingencies

 

Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Common stock of Carnival Corporation, $0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 653
     shares at 2015 and 652 shares at 2014 issued
7

 
7

Ordinary shares of Carnival plc, $1.66 par value; 216 shares at 2015 and 2014 issued
358

 
358

Additional paid-in capital
8,398

 
8,384

Retained earnings
19,013

 
19,158

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,339
)
 
(616
)
Treasury stock, 59 shares at 2015 and 2014 of Carnival Corporation and 32
     shares at 2015 and 2014 of Carnival plc, at cost
(3,087
)
 
(3,087
)
Total shareholders’ equity
23,350

 
24,204

 
$
38,714

 
$
39,448

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
 
 
Three Months Ended   
  February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
49

 
$
(20
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
401

 
405

Losses on fuel derivatives, net
169

 
16

Share-based compensation
11

 
13

Other, net
4

 
5

Changes in operating assets and liabilities
 
 
 
Receivables
(21
)
 
146

Inventories
7

 
(9
)
Insurance recoverables, prepaid expenses and other
20

 
114

Accounts payable
6

 
(88
)
Claims reserves and accrued and other liabilities
(35
)
 
(128
)
Customer deposits
160

 
23

Net cash provided by operating activities
771

 
477

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Additions to property and equipment
(942
)
 
(353
)
(Payments) receipts of fuel derivative settlements
(42
)
 
1

Other, net
10

 
3

Net cash used in investing activities
(974
)
 
(349
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net
210

 
344

Principal repayments of long-term debt
(336
)
 
(312
)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
472

 
—

Dividends paid
(194
)
 
(194
)
Other, net
(1
)
 
—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
151

 
(162
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
1

 
(7
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(51
)
 
(41
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
331

 
462

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
280

 
$
421

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – General

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective subsidiaries. Together with their consolidated subsidiaries, they are referred to collectively in these consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as “Carnival Corporation & plc,” “our,” “us” and “we.”

Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2015 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation. Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Carnival Corporation & plc 2014 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2015. Our operations are seasonal and results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements

In the first quarter of 2015, we revised and corrected the accounting for one of our brands' marine and technical spare parts in order to consistently expense and classify them fleetwide. We evaluated the materiality of this revision and concluded that it was not material to any of our previously issued financial statements. However, had we not revised, this accounting may have resulted in material inconsistencies to our financial statements in the future. Accordingly, we will revise all other previously reported results in future filings.

The effects of this revision on our Consolidated Statement of Operations were as follows (in millions, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended February 28, 2014
 
As Previously
Reported
 
Adjustment
 
As Revised
Other ship operating
$
590

 
$
4

 
$
594

Depreciation and amortization
$
404

 
$
1

 
$
405

Operating income
$
72

 
$
(5
)
 
$
67

Loss before income taxes
$
(14
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(19
)
Net loss
$
(15
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(20
)
Loss per share
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.03
)
     Diluted
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.03
)

The effects of this revision on our Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended February 28, 2014
 
As Previously
Reported
 
Adjustment
 
As Revised
Net loss
$
(15
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(20
)
Total comprehensive income
$
97

 
$
(5
)
 
$
92






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The effects of this revision on our Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows (in millions):
 
November 30, 2014
 
As Previously
Reported
 
Adjustment
 
As Revised
Inventories
$
364

 
$
(15
)
 
$
349

Total current assets
$
1,503

 
$
(15
)
 
$
1,488

Property and equipment, net
$
32,773

 
$
46

 
$
32,819

Other assets
$
859

 
$
(115
)
 
$
744

Total assets
$
39,532

 
$
(84
)
 
$
39,448

Retained earnings
$
19,242

 
$
(84
)
(a)
$
19,158

Total shareholders' equity
$
24,288

 
$
(84
)
 
$
24,204

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
39,532

 
$
(84
)
 
$
39,448


(a) As of November 30, 2014, the cumulative impact of this revision was an $84 million reduction in retained earnings. The diluted earnings per share decreases for each of 2014 and 2013 were $0.03, and for 2012, pre-2010 and in the aggregate, they were $0.02, $0.03 and $0.11, respectively. There was no annual diluted earnings per share impact for 2011 and 2010. The notes to the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended February 28, 2014 have been revised, as applicable.

This non-cash revision did not impact our operating cash flows for any period. The effects of this revision on the individual line items within operating cash flows on our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows were as follows (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended February 28, 2014
 
As Previously
Reported
 
Adjustment
 
As Revised
Net loss
$
(15
)
 
$
(5
)
 
$
(20
)
Depreciation and amortization
$
404

 
$
1

 
$
405

Inventories
$
(5
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(9
)
Insurance recoverables, prepaid expenses and other
$
103

 
$
11

 
$
114

Claims reserves and accrued and other liabilities
$
(125
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(128
)

Other
Cruise passenger ticket revenues include fees, taxes and charges collected by us from our guests. The portion of these fees, taxes and charges included in passenger ticket revenues and commissions, transportation and other costs were $135 million and $137 million for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
During the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014, repairs and maintenance expenses, including minor improvement costs and dry-dock expenses, were $250 million and $252 million, respectively, and are substantially all included in other ship operating expenses.

NOTE 2 – Unsecured Debt

At February 28, 2015, our short-term borrowings consisted of commercial paper of $856 million and euro-denominated bank loans of $18 million with an aggregate weighted-average interest rate of 0.4%.

In February 2015, we entered into an export credit facility that will provide us with the ability to borrow up to an aggregate of $505 million. Proceeds from this facility will be used to pay for a portion of the purchase price of a Princess Cruises' ("Princess") ship, which is expected to be delivered in March 2017. If drawn, this borrowing will be due in semi-annual installments through March 2029.

In February 2015, we borrowed $472 million under a euro-denominated export credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of the purchase price of P&O Cruises (UK)'s Britannia. The floating rate facility is due in semi-annual installments through February 2027.


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NOTE 3 – Contingencies
Litigation
As a result of the January 2012 ship incident, litigation claims, enforcement actions, regulatory actions and investigations, including, but not limited to, those arising from personal injury, loss of life, loss of or damage to personal property, business interruption losses or environmental damage to any affected coastal waters and the surrounding areas, have been and may be asserted or brought against various parties, including us. The ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined at this time. However, we do not expect these matters to have a significant impact on our results of operations because we have insurance coverage for these types of third-party claims.
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice are investigating allegations that Caribbean Princess breached international pollution laws. We are cooperating with the investigations, including conducting our own internal investigation into the matter. The ultimate outcome of this matter cannot be determined at this time. However, we do not expect it to have a significant impact on our results of operations.
Additionally, in the normal course of our business, various claims and lawsuits have been filed or are pending against us. Most of these claims and lawsuits are covered by insurance and, accordingly, the maximum amount of our liability, net of any insurance recoverables, is typically limited to our self-insurance retention levels. Management believes the ultimate outcome of these claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Contingent Obligations – Lease Out and Lease Back Type (“LILO”) Transactions
At February 28, 2015, Carnival Corporation had estimated contingent obligations totaling $374 million, excluding termination payments as discussed below, to participants in LILO transactions for two of its ships. At the inception of these leases, the aggregate of the net present value of these obligations was paid by Carnival Corporation to a group of major financial institutions, who agreed to act as payment undertakers and directly pay these obligations. As a result, these contingent obligations are considered extinguished and neither the funds nor the contingent obligations have been included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In the event that Carnival Corporation were to default on its contingent obligations and assuming performance by all other participants, we estimate that it would, as of February 28, 2015, be responsible for a termination payment of $22 million. In 2017, Carnival Corporation has the right to exercise options that would terminate these LILO transactions at no cost to it.
If the credit rating of one of the financial institutions who is directly paying the contingent obligations falls below AA-, or below A- for the other financial institution, then Carnival Corporation will be required to replace the applicable financial institution with another financial institution whose credit rating is at least AA or meets other specified credit requirements. In such circumstances, it would incur additional costs, although we estimate that they would not be significant to our consolidated financial statements. The financial institution payment undertaker subject to the AA- credit rating threshold has a credit rating of AA, and the financial institution subject to the A- credit rating threshold has a credit rating of A+.  If Carnival Corporation's credit rating, which is BBB+, falls below BBB, it will be required to provide a standby letter of credit for $30 million, or, alternatively, provide mortgages for this aggregate amount on these two ships.
Contingent Obligations – Indemnifications
Some of the debt contracts that we enter into include indemnification provisions that obligate us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies generally relate to changes in taxes and changes in laws that increase lender capital costs and other similar costs. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and were entered into in the normal course of business. There are no stated or notional amounts included in the indemnification clauses, and we are not able to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments, if any, under these indemnification clauses. We have not been required to make any material payments under such indemnification clauses in the past and, under current circumstances, we do not believe a request for material future indemnification payments is probable.

NOTE 4 – Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Fair Value Measurements
U.S. accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

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•
Level 1 measurements are based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.
•
Level 2 measurements are based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or market data other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities.
•
Level 3 measurements are based on unobservable data that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between independent and knowledgeable market participants at the measurement date. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, our own assumptions are set to reflect those that we believe market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.
The fair value measurement of a financial asset or financial liability must reflect the nonperformance risk of the counterparty and us. Therefore, the impact of our counterparty’s creditworthiness was considered when in an asset position, and our creditworthiness was considered when in a liability position in the fair value measurement of our financial instruments.  Creditworthiness did not have a significant impact on the fair values of our financial instruments at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014. Both the counterparties and we are expected to continue to perform under the contractual terms of the instruments. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, certain estimates of fair value presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current or future market exchange.
Financial Instruments that are not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The carrying values and estimated fair values and basis of valuation of our financial instrument assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
 
 
February 28, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents (a)
$
241

 
$
241

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
240

 
$
240

 
$
—

 
$
—

Restricted cash (b)
7

 
7

 
—

 
—

 
11

 
11

 
—

 
—

Long-term other assets (c)
150

 
1

 
102

 
44

 
156

 
1

 
103

 
49

Total
$
398

 
$
249

 
$
102

 
$
44

 
$
407

 
$
252

 
$
103

 
$
49

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed rate debt (d)
$
4,290

 
$
—

 
$
4,624

 
$
—

 
$
4,433

 
$
—

 
$
4,743

 
$
—

Floating rate debt (d)
4,849

 
—

 
4,829

 
—

 
4,655

 
—

 
4,562

 
—

Total
$
9,139

 
$
—

 
$
9,453

 
$
—

 
$
9,088

 
$
—

 
$
9,305

 
$
—

 
(a)
Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash on hand and, due to their short maturities, the carrying values approximate their fair values.
(b)
Restricted cash is comprised of a money market deposit account.
(c)
At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, long-term other assets were substantially all comprised of notes and other receivables. The fair values of our Level 1 and Level 2 notes and other receivables were based on estimated future cash flows discounted at appropriate market interest rates. The fair values of our Level 3 notes receivable were estimated using risk-adjusted discount rates.
(d)
Debt does not include the impact of interest rate swaps. The net difference between the fair value of our fixed rate debt and its carrying value was due to the market interest rates in existence at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014 being lower than the fixed interest rates on these debt obligations, including the impact of any changes in our credit ratings. At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, the net difference between the fair value of our floating rate debt and its carrying value was due to the market interest rates in existence at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014 being slightly higher than the floating interest rates on these debt obligations, including the impact of any changes in our credit ratings. The fair values of our publicly-traded notes were based on their unadjusted quoted market prices in

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markets that are not sufficiently active to be Level 1, and accordingly, are considered Level 2. The fair values of our other debt were estimated based on appropriate market interest rates being applied to this debt.
Financial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The estimated fair value and basis of valuation of our financial instrument assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
 
 
February 28, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents (a)
$
39

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
91

 
$
—

 
$
—

Restricted cash (b)
21

 
—

 
—

 
19

 
—

 
—

Marketable securities held in rabbi trusts (c)
112

 
9

 
—

 
113

 
9

 
—

Derivative financial instruments (d)
—

 
19

 
—

 
—

 
14

 
—

Long-term other asset (e)
—

 
—

 
20

 
—

 
—

 
20

Total
$
172

 
$
28

 
$
20

 
$
223

 
$
23

 
$
20

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments (d)
$
—

 
$
392

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
278

 
$
—

Total
$
—

 
$
392

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
278

 
$
—

 
(a)
Cash equivalents are comprised of money market funds.
(b)
The majority of restricted cash is comprised of money market funds.
(c)
At February 28, 2015, and November 30, 2014, marketable securities held in rabbi trusts were comprised of Level 1 bonds, frequently-priced mutual funds invested in common stocks and money market funds and Level 2 other investments. Their use is restricted to funding certain deferred compensation and non-qualified U.S. pension plans.
(d)
See “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” section below for detailed information regarding our derivative financial instruments.
(e)
Long-term other asset is comprised of an auction-rate security. The fair value was based on a broker quote in an inactive market, which is considered a Level 3 input. During the three months ended February 28, 2015, there were no purchases or sales pertaining to this auction rate security.
We measure our derivatives using valuations that are calibrated to the initial trade prices. Subsequent valuations are based on observable inputs and other variables included in the valuation models such as interest rate, yield and commodity price curves, forward currency exchange rates, credit spreads, maturity dates, volatilities and netting arrangements. We use the income approach to value derivatives for foreign currency options and forwards, interest rate swaps and fuel derivatives using observable market data for all significant inputs and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount, assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact. We also corroborate our fair value estimates using valuations provided by our counterparties.

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Nonfinancial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Valuation of Goodwill and Other Intangibles
The reconciliation of the changes in the carrying amounts of our goodwill, which goodwill has been allocated to our North America and Europe, Australia & Asia (“EAA”) cruise brands, was as follows (in millions):
 
 
North America
Cruise Brands
 
EAA
Cruise Brands
 
Total
Balance at November 30, 2014
$
1,898

 
$
1,229

 
$
3,127

Foreign currency translation adjustment
—

 
(72
)
 
(72
)
Balance at February 28, 2015
$
1,898

 
$
1,157

 
$
3,055

 
At July 31, 2014, all of our cruise brands carried goodwill, except for Ibero Cruises ("the former Ibero") and Seabourn. As of that date, we performed our annual goodwill impairment reviews and no goodwill was impaired. At February 28, 2015, accumulated goodwill impairment charges were $153 million, which were all related to the former Ibero.
The reconciliation of the changes in the carrying amounts of our intangible assets not subject to amortization, which represent trademarks that have been allocated to our North America and EAA cruise brands, was as follows (in millions):
 
 
North America
Cruise Brands
 
EAA
Cruise Brands
 
Total
Balance at November 30, 2014
$
927

 
$
338

 
$
1,265

Foreign currency translation adjustment
—

 
(18
)
 
(18
)
Balance at February 28, 2015
$
927

 
$
320

 
$
1,247

As of July 31, 2014, we also performed our annual trademark impairment reviews for our cruise brands that have trademarks recorded, which are AIDA Cruises ("AIDA"), P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK) and Princess. No trademarks were considered to be impaired at that time.
The determination of our cruise brand, cruise ship and trademark fair values includes numerous assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. We believe that we have made reasonable estimates and judgments in determining whether our goodwill, cruise ships and trademarks have been impaired. However, if there is a change in assumptions used or if there is a change in the conditions or circumstances influencing fair values in the future, then we may need to recognize an impairment charge.
At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, our intangible assets subject to amortization are not significant to our consolidated financial statements.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
We utilize derivative and nonderivative financial instruments, such as foreign currency forwards, options and swaps, foreign currency debt obligations and foreign currency cash balances, to manage our exposure to fluctuations in certain foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rate swaps to manage our interest rate exposure in order to achieve a desired proportion of fixed and floating rate debt. In addition, we utilize our fuel derivatives program to mitigate a portion of the risk to our future cash flows attributable to potential fuel price increases, which we define as our “economic risk.” Our policy is to not use any financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
All derivatives are recorded at fair value. The changes in fair value are recognized currently in earnings if the derivatives do not qualify as effective hedges, or if we do not seek to qualify for hedge accounting treatment, such as for our fuel derivatives. If a derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, then changes in the fair value of the derivative are offset against the changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged item. If a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, then the effective portion of the changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") until the underlying hedged item is recognized in earnings or the forecasted transaction is no longer probable. If a derivative or a nonderivative financial instrument is designated as a hedge of our net investment in a foreign operation, then changes in the fair value of the financial instrument are recognized as a component of AOCI to offset a portion of the change in the translated value of the net investment being hedged, until the investment is sold or substantially liquidated. We formally document hedging

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relationships for all derivative and nonderivative hedges and the underlying hedged items, as well as our risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transactions.
We classify the fair values of all our derivative contracts as either current or long-term, depending on whether the maturity date of the derivative contract is within or beyond one year from the balance sheet date. The cash flows from derivatives treated as hedges are classified in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the same category as the item being hedged. Our cash flows related to fuel derivatives are classified within investing activities.
The estimated fair values of our derivative financial instruments and their location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows (in millions):
 

 
Balance Sheet Location
 
February 28, 2015
 
November 30, 2014
Derivative assets
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment hedges (a)
Prepaid expenses and other
 
$
10

 
$
6

 
Other assets – long-term
 
8

 
6

Interest rate swaps (b)
Prepaid expenses and other
 
1

 
1

 
Other assets – long-term
 
—

 
1

Total derivative assets
 
 
$
19

 
$
14

Derivative liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swaps (b)
Accrued liabilities and other
 
12

 
13


Other long-term liabilities
 
34

 
35

Foreign currency zero cost collars (c)
Accrued liabilities and other
 
—

 
1

 
Other long-term liabilities
 
6

 
—

 
 
 
52

 
49

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel (d)
Accrued liabilities and other
 
132

 
90

 
Other long-term liabilities
 
208

 
139

 
 
 
340

 
229

Total derivative liabilities
 
 
$
392

 
$
278

 
(a)
At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, we had foreign currency forwards totaling $652 million and $403 million, respectively, that are designated as hedges of our net investments in foreign operations, which have a euro- and sterling-denominated functional currency. At February 28, 2015, these foreign currency forwards settle through July 2017.
(b)
We have euro interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges whereby we receive floating interest rate payments in exchange for making fixed interest rate payments. At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, these interest rate swap agreements effectively changed $662 million and $750 million, respectively, of EURIBOR-based floating rate euro debt to fixed rate euro debt. These interest rate swaps settle through March 2025. In addition, at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014 we had U.S. dollar interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges whereby we receive fixed interest rate payments in exchange for making floating interest rate payments. At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, these interest rate swap agreements effectively changed $500 million of fixed rate debt to U.S. dollar LIBOR-based floating rate debt. These interest rate swaps settle through February 2016.
(c)
At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, we had foreign currency derivatives consisting of foreign currency zero cost collars that are designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges for a portion of our euro-denominated shipbuilding payments. See “Newbuild Currency Risks” below for additional information regarding these derivatives.
(d)
At February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, we had fuel derivatives consisting of zero cost collars on Brent crude oil (“Brent”) to cover a portion of our estimated fuel consumption through 2018. See “Fuel Price Risks” below for additional information regarding these fuel derivatives.

Our derivative contracts include rights of offset with our counterparties. We have elected to net certain of our derivative assets and liabilities within counterparties. The amounts recognized within assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):

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February 28, 2015
 
 
Gross Amounts
 
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet
 
Total Net Amounts Presented in the Balance Sheet
 
Gross Amounts not Offset in the Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts
Assets
 
$
58

 
$
(39
)
 
$
19

 
$
(18
)
 
$
1

Liabilities
 
$
431

 
$
(39
)
 
$
392

 
$
(18
)
 
$
374

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 30, 2014
 
 
Gross Amounts
 
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet
 
Total Net Amounts Presented in the Balance Sheet
 
Gross Amounts not Offset in the Balance Sheet
 
Net Amounts
Assets
 
$
78

 
$
(64
)
 
$
14

 
$
(14
)
 
$
—

Liabilities
 
$
342

 
$
(64
)
 
$
278

 
$
(14
)
 
$
264

The effective portions of our derivatives qualifying and designated as hedging instruments recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income were as follows (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Net investment hedges
$
39

 
$
2

Foreign currency zero cost collars – cash flow hedges
$
(37
)
 
$
(3
)
Interest rate swaps – cash flow hedges
$
(2
)
 
$
(4
)
There are no credit risk related contingent features in our derivative agreements, except for bilateral credit provisions within our fuel derivative counterparty agreements. These provisions require interest-bearing, non-restricted cash to be posted or received as collateral to the extent the fuel derivative fair value payable to or receivable from an individual counterparty, respectively, exceeds $100 million. At February 28, 2015, we had $15 million of collateral posted to one of our fuel derivative counterparties, which was all returned to us in March 2015 as the collateral posting was no longer required. At February 28, 2015, no collateral was required to be received from our fuel derivative counterparties. At November 30, 2014, no collateral was required to be posted to or received from our fuel derivative counterparties.
The amount of estimated cash flow hedges’ unrealized gains and losses that are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months is not significant. We have not provided additional disclosures of the impact that derivative instruments and hedging activities have on our consolidated financial statements as of February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014 and for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 where such impacts were not significant.
Fuel Price Risks
Our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices substantially all relates to the consumption of fuel on our ships. We use our fuel derivatives program to mitigate a portion of our economic risk attributable to potential fuel price increases. We designed our fuel derivatives program to maximize operational flexibility by utilizing derivative markets with significant trading liquidity and our program currently consists of zero cost collars on Brent.
All of our derivatives are based on Brent prices whereas the actual fuel used on our ships is marine fuel. Changes in the Brent prices may not show a high degree of correlation with changes in our underlying marine fuel prices. We will not realize any economic gain or loss upon the monthly maturities of our zero cost collars unless the average monthly price of Brent is above the ceiling price or below the floor price. We believe that these derivatives will act as economic hedges; however, hedge accounting is not applied. As part of our fuel derivatives program, we will continue to evaluate various derivative products and strategies. During the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014, our unrealized losses, net on fuel derivatives were $(112) million and $(17) million and our realized (losses) gains were $(57) million and $1 million, respectively.
At February 28, 2015, our outstanding fuel derivatives consisted of zero cost collars on Brent to cover a portion of our estimated fuel consumption as follows:

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Maturities (a)
Transaction
Dates
 
Barrels
(in  thousands)
 
Weighted-Average
Floor  Prices
 
Weighted-Average
Ceiling  Prices
 
Percent of Estimated
Fuel  Consumption
Covered
Fiscal 2015 (Q2-Q4)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 2011
 
1,620

 
$
80

 
$
114

 
 
 
February 2012
 
1,620

 
$
80

 
$
125

 
 
 
June 2012
 
927

 
$
74

 
$
110

 
 
 
April 2013
 
783

 
$
80

 
$
111

 
 
 
May 2013
 
1,413

 
$
80

 
$
110

 
 
 
October 2014
 
1,440

 
$
79

 
$
110

 
 
 
 
 
7,803

 
 
 
 
 
50%
Fiscal 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 2012
 
3,564

 
$
75

 
$
108

 
 
 
February 2013
 
2,160

 
$
80

 
$
120

 
 
 
April 2013
 
3,000

 
$
75

 
$
115

 
 
 
 
 
8,724

 
 
 
 
 
44%
Fiscal 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 2013
 
3,276

 
$
80

 
$
115

 

 
April 2013
 
2,028

 
$
75

 
$
110

 
 
 
January 2014
 
1,800

 
$
75

 
$
114

 
 
 
October 2014
 
1,020

 
$
80

 
$
113

 
 
 
 
 
8,124

 
 
 
 
 
41%
Fiscal 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 2014
 
2,700

 
$
75

 
$
110

 
 
 
October 2014
 
3,000

 
$
80

 
$
114

 
 
 
 
 
5,700

 
 
 
 
 
29%
 
(a)
Fuel derivatives mature evenly over each month within the above fiscal periods.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks
Overall Strategy
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates through our normal operating and financing activities, including netting certain exposures to take advantage of any natural offsets and, when considered appropriate, through the use of derivative and nonderivative financial instruments. Our primary focus is to manage the economic foreign currency exchange risks faced by our operations, which are the ultimate foreign currency exchange risks that would be realized by us if we exchanged one currency for another, and not accounting risks. While we will continue to monitor our exposure to these economic risks, we do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange risks with derivative or nonderivative financial instruments, with the exception of certain of our ship commitments and net investments in foreign operations. The financial impacts of the hedging instruments we do employ generally offset the changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.
Operational Currency Risks
Our European and Australian cruise brands generate significant revenues and incur significant expenses in their euro, sterling or Australian dollar functional currency, which subjects us to "foreign currency translational" risk related to these currencies. Accordingly, exchange rate fluctuations of the euro, sterling and Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar will affect our reported financial results since the reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. dollar. Any strengthening of the U.S. dollar against these foreign currencies has the financial statement effect of decreasing the U.S. dollar values reported for these cruise brands’ revenues and expenses. Any weakening of the U.S. dollar has the opposite effect.

Substantially all of our brands also have non-functional currency risk related to their international sales operations, which has become an increasingly larger part of most of their businesses over time, and principally includes the euro, sterling and Australian, Canadian and U.S. dollars. In addition, all of our brands have non-functional currency expenses for a portion of their operating expenses.  Accordingly, we also have "foreign currency transactional" risks related to changes in the exchange rates for

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our brands’ revenues and expenses that are in a currency other than their functional currency. However, these brands’ revenues and expenses in non-functional currencies create some degree of natural offset from these currency exchange movements. In addition, we monitor this foreign currency transactional risk in order to measure its impact on our results of operations.
Investment Currency Risks
We consider our investments in foreign operations to be denominated in relatively stable currencies and of a long-term nature. We partially mitigate our net investment currency exposures by denominating a portion of our foreign currency intercompany payables in our foreign operations’ functional currencies, principally sterling. As of February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, we have designated $1.8 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, of our foreign currency intercompany payables as nonderivative hedges of our net investments in foreign operations. Accordingly, we have included $431 million and $359 million of cumulative foreign currency transaction nonderivative gains in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014, respectively, which offsets a portion of the losses recorded in AOCI upon translating our foreign operations’ net assets into U.S. dollars. During the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014, we recognized foreign currency nonderivative transaction gains (losses) of $72 million and $(40) million, respectively, in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI.
Newbuild Currency Risks
Our shipbuilding contracts are typically denominated in euros. Our decisions regarding whether or not to hedge a non-functional currency ship commitment for our cruise brands are made on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the amount and duration of the exposure, market volatility, economic trends, our overall expected net cash flows by currency and other offsetting risks. We use foreign currency derivative contracts and have used nonderivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk for some of our ship construction payments.
In January 2015, we entered into foreign currency zero cost collars that are designated as cash flow hedges for a portion of a Princess newbuild's and Seabourn Encore's euro-denominated shipyard payments. The Princess newbuild’s collars mature in March 2017 at a weighted-average ceiling of $590 million and a weighted-average floor of $504 million. The Seabourn Encore's collars mature in November 2016 at a weighted-average ceiling of $221 million and a weighted-average floor of $185 million. If the spot rate is between the weighted-average ceiling and floor rates on the date of maturity, then we would not owe or receive any payments under these collars.
In February 2015, we settled our foreign currency zero cost collars that were designated as cash flow hedges for the final euro-denominated shipyard payments of P&O Cruises (UK) Britannia, which resulted in $33 million being recognized in other comprehensive loss during the three months ended February 28, 2015.
At February 28, 2015, our remaining newbuild currency exchange rate risk relates to euro-denominated newbuild construction payments, which represent a total unhedged commitment of $1.6 billion and substantially relates to a Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Seabourn newbuild all scheduled to be delivered in 2018.
The cost of shipbuilding orders that we may place in the future that is denominated in a different currency than our cruise brands’ or the shipyards’ functional currency is expected to be affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may affect our desire to order new cruise ships.
Interest Rate Risks
We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through our debt portfolio management and investment strategies. We evaluate our debt portfolio to determine whether to make periodic adjustments to the mix of fixed and floating rate debt through the use of interest rate swaps and the issuance of new debt or the early retirement of existing debt. At February 28, 2015, 49% and 51% (52% and 48% at November 30, 2014) of our debt bore fixed and floating interest rates, respectively, including the effect of interest rate swaps. In addition, to the extent that we have excess cash available for investment, we purchase high quality short-term investments with floating interest rates, which offset a portion of the impact of interest rate fluctuations arising from our floating interest rate debt portfolio.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
As part of our ongoing control procedures, we monitor concentrations of credit risk associated with financial and other institutions with which we conduct significant business. Our maximum exposure under foreign currency and fuel derivative contracts and interest rate swap agreements that are in-the-money, which were not material at February 28, 2015, is the replacement cost, net of any collateral received or contractually allowed offset, in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the contracts, all of which are currently our lending banks. We seek to minimize these credit risk exposures, including counterparty nonperformance primarily associated with our cash equivalents, investments, committed financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative instruments, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees, by normally conducting business with large, well-established financial institutions, insurance companies and export credit agencies, and by diversifying our counterparties. In addition, we have guidelines regarding credit ratings and investment maturities that we follow to help safeguard liquidity and minimize risk. We normally do require collateral and/or guarantees to support notes receivable on significant asset sales, long-term ship charters and new ship progress payments to shipyards. We currently believe the risk of nonperformance by any of these significant counterparties is remote.
We also monitor the creditworthiness of travel agencies and tour operators in Asia, Australia and Europe and credit and debit card providers to which we extend credit in the normal course of our business, which includes charter-hire agreements in Asia prior to sailing. Our credit exposure also includes contingent obligations related to cash payments received directly by travel agents and tour operators for cash collected by them on cruise sales in Australia and most of Europe where we are obligated to honor our guests' cruise payments made by them to their travel agents and tour operators regardless of whether we have received these payments. Concentrations of credit risk associated with these trade receivables, charter-hire agreements and contingent obligations are not considered to be material, principally due to the large number of unrelated accounts within our customer base, the nature of these contingent obligations and their short maturities. We have experienced only minimal credit losses on our trade receivables, charter-hire agreements and contingent obligations. We do not normally require collateral or other security to support normal credit sales.
NOTE 5 – Segment Information
We have three reportable cruise segments that are comprised of our (1) North America cruise brands, (2) EAA cruise brands and (3) Cruise Support. In addition, we have a Tour and Other segment. Our segments are reported on the same basis as the internally reported information that is provided to our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. Decisions to allocate resources and assess performance for Carnival Corporation & plc are made by the CODM upon review of the segment results across all of our cruise brands and other segments.
Our North America cruise segment includes Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess and Seabourn. Our EAA cruise segment includes AIDA, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia), P&O Cruises (UK) and prior to November 2014, the former Ibero. These individual cruise brand operating segments have been aggregated into two reportable segments based on the similarity of their economic and other characteristics, including types of customers, regulatory environment, maintenance requirements, supporting systems and processes and products and services they provide. Our Cruise Support segment represents certain of our port and related facilities and other services that are provided for the benefit of our cruise brands.
Our Tour and Other segment represents the hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours. In 2014, our Tour and Other segment also included one ship that we chartered to an unaffiliated entity. In November 2014 and December 2014, we entered into bareboat charter/sale agreements under which Grand Holiday and Costa Celebration, respectively, were chartered to an unrelated entity in January 2015 through March 2025 and December 2014 through December 2024, respectively. Under these agreements, ownership of Grand Holiday and Costa Celebration will be transferred to the buyer at the end of their lease term. Both of these transactions did not meet the criteria to qualify as a sales-type lease and, accordingly, they are being accounted for as operating leases whereby we recognize the charter revenue over the term of the agreements. Subsequent to entering into these agreements, our Tour and Other segment includes these three ships.

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Selected information for our segments was as follows (in millions):
 
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
Revenues
 
Operating costs and
expenses
 
Selling
and
administrative
 
Depreciation
and
amortization
 
Operating
income  (loss)
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America Cruise Brands
$
2,193

 
$
1,377

 
$
287

 
$
246

 
$
283

EAA Cruise Brands
1,303

 
943

 
179

 
138

 
43

Cruise Support
26

 
(1
)
 
61

 
6

 
(40
)
Tour and Other
9

 
16

 
2

 
11

 
(20
)
 
$
3,531

 
$
2,335

 
$
529

 
$
401

 
$
266

2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America Cruise Brands
$
2,119

 
$
1,537

 
$
297

 
$
236

 
$
49

EAA Cruise Brands
1,433

 
1,039

 
187

 
152

 
55

Cruise Support
25

 
1

 
35

 
9

 
(20
)
Tour and Other
8

 
15

 
2

 
8

 
(17
)
 
$
3,585

 
$
2,592

 
$
521

 
$
405

 
$
67


NOTE 6 – Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Our basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were computed as follows (in millions, except per share data):
 
 
Three Months Ended   
  February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) for basic and diluted earnings per share
$
49

 
$
(20
)
Weighted-average common and ordinary shares outstanding
777

 
776

Dilutive effect of equity plans
2

 
—

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
779

 
776

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
0.06

 
$
(0.03
)
Anti-dilutive equity awards excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per share
     computations
—

 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning future results, outlooks, plans, goals and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these statements by using words like “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “depends,” “expect,” “goal,” “anticipate,” “forecast,” “project,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “indicate” and similar expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those statements that may impact, among other things, the forecasting of our non-GAAP earnings per share; net revenue yields; booking levels; pricing; occupancy; operating, financing and tax costs, including fuel expenses; net cruise costs per available lower berth day; estimates of ship depreciable lives and residual values; liquidity; goodwill, ship and trademark fair values and outlook. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial position. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
•
general economic and business conditions;
•
increases in fuel prices;
•
incidents, the spread of contagious diseases and threats thereof, adverse weather conditions or other natural disasters and other incidents affecting the health, safety, security and satisfaction of guests and crew;
•
the international political climate, armed conflicts, terrorist and pirate attacks, vessel seizures, and threats thereof, and other world events affecting the safety and security of travel;
•
negative publicity concerning the cruise industry in general or us in particular, including any adverse environmental impacts of cruising;
•
geographic regions in which we try to expand our business may be slow to develop and ultimately not develop how we expect;
•
economic, market and political factors that are beyond our control, which could increase our operating, financing and other costs;
•
changes in and compliance with laws and regulations relating to the protection of persons with disabilities, employment, environment, health, safety, security, tax and other regulations under which we operate;
•
our inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments on terms that are favorable or consistent with our expectations;
•
increases to our repairs and maintenance expenses and refurbishment costs as our fleet ages;
•
lack of continuing availability of attractive, convenient and safe port destinations on terms that are favorable or consistent with our expectations;
•
continuing financial viability of our travel agent distribution system, air service providers and other key vendors in our supply chain and reductions in the availability of, and increases in the prices for, the services and products provided by these vendors;
•
disruptions and other damages to our information technology and other networks and operations, and breaches in data security;
•
failure to keep pace with developments in technology;
•
competition from and overcapacity in the cruise ship and land-based vacation industry;
•
loss of key personnel or our ability to recruit or retain qualified personnel;
•
union disputes and other employee relationship issues;
•
disruptions in the global financial markets or other events that may negatively affect the ability of our counterparties and others to perform their obligations to us;
•
the continued strength of our cruise brands and our ability to implement our strategies;
•
additional risks to our international operations not generally applicable to our U.S. operations;
•
our decisions to self-insure against various risks or our inability to obtain insurance for certain risks at reasonable rates;
•
litigation, enforcement actions, fines or penalties;
•
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
•
whether our future operating cash flow will be sufficient to fund future obligations and whether we will be able to obtain financing, if necessary, in sufficient amounts and on terms that are favorable or consistent with our expectations;
•
risks associated with our DLC arrangement;
•
uncertainties of a foreign legal system as Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc are not U.S. corporations and
•
the ability of a small group of shareholders to effectively control the outcome of shareholder voting.

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Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, any updates or revisions to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Outlook

On March 27, 2015, we said that we expected our non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the 2015 second quarter and full year to be in the ranges of $0.11 to $0.15 and $2.30 to $2.50, respectively (see “Key Performance Non-GAAP Financial Indicators”). Our guidance was based on fuel prices of $402 per metric ton and $406 per metric ton for the 2015 second quarter and full year, respectively. In addition, our guidance was based on 2015 second quarter and full year currency rates of $1.08 and $1.10 to the euro, $1.49 and $1.50 to sterling, $0.77 and $0.78 to the Australian dollar and $0.79 and $0.80 to the Canadian dollar, respectively. The fuel and currency assumptions used in our guidance change daily and, accordingly, our forecasts change daily based on the changes in these assumptions.

The above forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us. There are many factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed above including, but not limited to, general economic and business conditions, increases in fuel prices, incidents, spread of contagious diseases, adverse weather conditions, geopolitical events, negative publicity and other factors that could adversely impact our revenues, costs and expenses. You should read the above forward-looking statements together with the discussion of these and other risks under “Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results.”

Critical Accounting Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that is included in the 2014 Form 10-K.

Seasonality

Our revenues from the sale of passenger tickets are seasonal. Historically, demand for cruises has been greatest during our third quarter, which includes the Northern Hemisphere summer months. This higher demand during the third quarter results in higher ticket prices and occupancy levels and, accordingly, the largest share of our operating income is earned during this period. The seasonality of our results also increases due to ships being taken out-of-service for maintenance, which we schedule during non-peak demand periods. In addition, substantially all of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours’ revenue and net income is generated from May through September in conjunction with the Alaska cruise season.


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Statistical Information
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Available lower berth days ("ALBDs") (in thousands) (a) (b)
18,584

 
18,286

Occupancy percentage (c)
103.1
%
 
102.9
%
Passengers carried (in thousands)
2,463

 
2,408

Fuel consumption in metric tons (in thousands)
783

 
800

Fuel consumption in metric tons per ALBD
0.042

 
0.044

Fuel cost per metric ton consumed
$
406

 
$
654

Currencies
 
 
 
     U.S. dollar to €1
$
1.17

 
$
1.37

     U.S. dollar to £1
$
1.53

 
$
1.65

     U.S. dollar to Australian dollar
$
0.81

 
$
0.89

     U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar
$
0.82

 
$
0.91


(a)
ALBD is a standard measure of passenger capacity for the period that we use to approximate rate and capacity variances, based on consistently applied formulas, that we use to perform analyses to determine the main non-capacity driven factors that cause our cruise revenues and expenses to vary. ALBDs assume that each cabin we offer for sale accommodates two passengers and is computed by multiplying passenger capacity by revenue-producing ship operating days in the period.
(b)
For the three months ended February 28, 2015, we had a 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs compared to the three months ended February 28, 2014 comprised of a 2.8% capacity increase in our North America brands, partially offset by a minor capacity decrease in our EAA brands.
Our North America brands’ capacity increase was caused by the full quarter impact from one Princess 3,560-passenger capacity ship delivered in 2014.
Our EAA brands' minor capacity decrease was caused by:
•
full quarter impact from the bareboat charter/sale of a Costa ship and a former Ibero ship and
•
more ship dry-dock days in 2015 compared to 2014.
These decreases were partially offset by the full quarter impact from one Costa 3,692-passenger capacity ship delivered in 2014.
(c)
In accordance with cruise industry practice, occupancy is calculated using a denominator of ALBDs, which assumes two passengers per cabin even though some cabins can accommodate three or more passengers. Percentages in excess of 100% indicate that on average more than two passengers occupied some cabins.


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Three Months Ended February 28, 2015 (“2015”) Compared to Three Months Ended February 28, 2014 (“2014”)

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements

Management's discussion and analysis of the results of operations is based on the revised Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended February 28, 2014 (see "Note 1- General - Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements" in the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion).
  
Revenues

Consolidated

Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 75% of our 2015 total revenues. Cruise passenger ticket revenues decreased by $95 million, or 3.5%, to $2.6 billion in 2015 from $2.7 billion in 2014.

This decrease was caused by:
•
$142 million - foreign currency translational impact from a stronger U.S. dollar against the euro, sterling and the Australian dollar (“currency impact”) and
•
$16 million - decrease in cruise ticket pricing driven by foreign currency transactional impact.

These decreases were partially offset by:
•
$44 million - 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs and
•
$10 million - increase in air transportation revenues from guests who purchased their tickets from us.

The remaining 25% of 2015 total revenues were substantially all comprised of onboard and other cruise revenues, which increased by $39 million, or 4.6%, to $889 million in 2015 from $850 million in 2014. This increase was substantially due to higher onboard spending by our guests, which accounted for $55 million, our 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $14 million, partially offset by the currency impact, which accounted for $33 million. Onboard and other revenues included concession revenues of $236 million in 2015 and $241 million in 2014.

North America Brands

Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 72% of our 2015 total revenues. Cruise passenger ticket revenues increased by $22 million and remained at $1.6 billion in both 2015 and 2014.  This increase was caused by our 2.8% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $43 million, partially offset by a decrease in cruise ticket pricing driven by foreign currency transactional impact, which accounted for $14 million.

The remaining 28% of 2015 total revenues were comprised of onboard and other cruise revenues, which increased by $51 million, or 9.0%, to $619 million in 2015 from $568 million in 2014.  This increase was caused by higher onboard spending by our guests, which accounted for $36 million, and our 2.8% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $16 million. Onboard and other revenues included concession revenues of $162 million in 2015 and $158 million in 2014. 

EAA Brands

Cruise passenger ticket revenues made up 81% of our 2015 total revenues. Cruise passenger ticket revenues decreased by $116 million, or 9.8%, to $1.1 billion in 2015 from $1.2 billion in 2014. This decrease was caused by the currency impact, which accounted for $142 million, partially offset by an increase in air transportation revenues from guests who purchased their tickets from us, which accounted for $16 million.

The remaining 19% of 2015 total revenues were comprised of onboard and other cruise revenues, which decreased by $14 million, or 5.5%, to $242 million in 2015 from $256 million in 2014. This decrease was caused by the currency impact, which accounted for $33 million, partially offset by higher onboard spending by our guests, which accounted for $17 million. Onboard and other revenues included concession revenues of $74 million in 2015 and $83 million in 2014. 

Costs and Expenses

Consolidated

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $257 million, or 9.9%, to $2.3 billion in 2015 from $2.6 billion in 2014.

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This decrease was caused by:
•
$194 million - lower fuel prices;
•
$110 million - currency impact;
•
$20 million - gain on a litigation settlement and
•
$20 million - lower fuel consumption per ALBD.

These decreases were partially offset by:
•
$42 million - 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs;
•
$25 million - higher dry-dock expenses and
•
$20 million- various other operating expenses, net.

Selling and administrative expenses increased by $8 million, or 1.5%, to $529 million in 2015 from $521 million in 2014.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased slightly by $4 million, to $401 million in 2015 from $405 million in 2014.

Our total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 92% in 2015 from 98% in 2014.

North America Brands

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $160 million, or 10%, to $1.4 billion in 2015 from $1.5 billion in 2014.

This decrease was substantially due to:
•
$130 million - lower fuel prices;
•
$24 million - lower dry-dock and other ship repair and maintenance expenses;
•
$19 million - gain on a litigation settlement;
•
$12 million - lower fuel consumption per ALBD and
•
$18 million - various other operating expenses, net.

These decreases were partially offset by:
•
$43 million - 2.8% capacity increase in ALBDs.

Our total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 87% in 2015 from 98% in 2014.

EAA Brands

Operating costs and expenses decreased by $96 million, or 9.2%, to $943 million in 2015 from $1.0 billion in 2014.

This decrease was caused by:
•
$110 million - currency impact and
•
$64 million - lower fuel prices.

These decreases were partially offset by:
•
$37 million - higher dry-dock expenses;
•
$28 million - increases in commissions, transportation and other related expenses and
•
$13 million - various other operating expenses, net.

Our total costs and expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 97% in 2015 from 96% in 2014.

Operating Income

Our consolidated operating income increased by $199 million, or 297%, to $266 million in 2015 from $67 million in 2014. Our North America brands’ operating income increased by $234 million, or 478%, to $283 million in 2015 from $49 million in 2014, and our EAA brands’ operating income decreased by $12 million, or 22%, to $43 million in 2015 from $55 million in 2014. These changes were primarily due to the reasons discussed above.

Nonoperating Expense

Net interest expense decreased $15 million, or 21%, to $57 million in 2015 from $72 million in 2014. Losses on fuel derivatives, net increased $153 million to $169 million in 2015 from $16 million in 2014. Losses on fuel derivatives, net in 2015 and 2014 included unrealized losses, net of $(112) million and $(17) million and realized (losses) gains of $(57) million and $1 million, respectively.

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Key Performance Non-GAAP Financial Indicators

We use net cruise revenues per ALBD (“net revenue yields”), net cruise costs per ALBD and net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD as significant non-GAAP financial measures of our cruise segments’ financial performance. These measures enable us to separate the impact of predictable capacity changes from the more unpredictable rate changes that affect our business; gains and losses on ship sales and ship impairments, net; and restructuring expenses that are not part of our core operating business. We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors and expanded insight to measure our revenue and cost performance as a supplement to our U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements.
Net revenue yields are commonly used in the cruise industry to measure a company’s cruise segment revenue performance and for revenue management purposes. We use “net cruise revenues” rather than “gross cruise revenues” to calculate net revenue yields. We believe that net cruise revenues is a more meaningful measure in determining revenue yield than gross cruise revenues because it reflects the cruise revenues earned net of our most significant variable costs, which are travel agent commissions, cost of air and other transportation, certain other costs that are directly associated with onboard and other revenues and credit and debit card fees. Substantially all of our remaining cruise costs are largely fixed, except for the impact of changing prices and food expenses, once our ship capacity levels have been determined.
Net passenger ticket revenues reflect gross passenger ticket revenues, net of commissions, transportation and other costs. Net onboard and other revenues reflect gross onboard and other revenues, net of onboard and other cruise costs. Net passenger ticket revenue yields and net onboard and other revenue yields are computed by dividing net passenger ticket revenues and net onboard and other revenues by ALBDs.
Net cruise costs per ALBD and net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD are the most significant measures we use to monitor our ability to control our cruise segments’ costs rather than gross cruise costs per ALBD. We exclude the same variable costs that are included in the calculation of net cruise revenues to calculate net cruise costs with and without fuel to avoid duplicating these variable costs in our non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, we exclude gains and losses on ship sales and ship impairments, net and restructuring expenses from our calculation of net cruise costs with and without fuel as they are not considered part of our core operating business and, therefore, are not an indication of our future earnings performance. As such, we also believe it is more meaningful for gains and losses on ship sales and ship impairments, net and restructuring expenses to be excluded from our net income and earnings per share and, accordingly, we present non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share excluding these items.
As a result of our revision of 2014 cruise ship operating expenses, our previously reported gross and net cruise costs per ALBD and net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD changed from $169.11, $128.98 and $100.38 to $169.34, $129.22 and $100.61, respectively. In addition, our previously reported U.S. GAAP net loss for 2014 changed from $(15) million to $(20) million. Furthermore, our previously reported non-GAAP net income (loss) for 2014 changed from $2 million to $(3) million.
In addition, because our EAA cruise brands utilize the euro, sterling and Australian dollar as their functional currency to measure their results and financial condition, the translation of those operations to our U.S. dollar reporting currency results in decreases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar strengthens against these foreign currencies and increases in reported U.S. dollar revenues and expenses if the U.S. dollar weakens against these foreign currencies. Accordingly, we also monitor and report these non-GAAP financial measures assuming the 2015 period currency exchange rates have remained constant with the 2014 period rates, or on a “constant dollar basis,” in order to remove the impact of changes in exchange rates on the translation of our EAA brands. We believe that this is a useful measure since it facilitates a comparative view of the changes in our business in a fluctuating currency exchange rate environment.
Although our constant dollar basis measure removes the foreign currency translational impact as discussed above, it does not remove the foreign currency transactional impact from changes in exchange rates on our brands' revenues and expenses that are denominated in a currency other than their functional currency. Historically the foreign currency transactional impact had not been significant when measuring the periodic changes in our results of operations. However, given the continuing expansion of our global business and the heightened volatility in foreign currency exchange rates, we believe the foreign currency transactional impact will be more significant in measuring our 2015 results compared to 2014, than in previous years. Together, the foreign currency translational and transactional impacts discussed above are referred to as on the "constant currency basis." See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for a further discussion of the 2015 impact of currency exchange rate changes.
Under U.S. GAAP, the realized and unrealized gains and losses on fuel derivatives not qualifying as fuel hedges are recognized currently in earnings. We believe that unrealized gains and losses on fuel derivatives are not an indication of our earnings performance since they relate to future periods and may not ultimately be realized in our future earnings. Therefore, we believe it is more meaningful for the unrealized gains and losses on fuel derivatives to be excluded from our net income and earnings per share and, accordingly, we present non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share excluding these unrealized gains and losses.
We have not included in our earnings guidance the impact of unrealized gains and losses on fuel derivatives because these unrealized amounts involve a significant amount of uncertainty, and we do not believe they are an indication of our future earnings performance. Accordingly, our earnings guidance is presented on a non-GAAP basis only. As a result, we did not present a reconciliation between

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forecasted non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance and forecasted U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance, since we do not believe that the reconciliation information would be meaningful. However, we do forecast realized gains and losses on fuel derivatives by applying current Brent prices to the derivatives that settle in the forecast period.
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of our non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation from, as substitute for, or superior to the financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are no specific rules for determining our non-GAAP current and constant dollar financial measures and, accordingly, they are susceptible to varying calculations, and it is possible that they may not be exactly comparable to the like-kind information presented by other companies, which is a potential risk associated with using these measures to compare us to other companies. 


































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Consolidated gross and net revenue yields were computed by dividing the gross and net cruise revenues by ALBDs as follows (dollars in millions, except yields):
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
 
2015
 
2015
Constant
Dollar
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Passenger ticket revenues
$
2,632

 
$
2,774

 
$
2,727

 
Onboard and other revenues
889

 
922

 
850

 
Gross cruise revenues
3,521

 
3,696

 
3,577

 
Less cruise costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Commissions, transportation and other
(586
)
 
(632
)
 
(620
)
 
     Onboard and other
(111
)
 
(116
)
 
(114
)
 

(697
)
 
(748
)
 
(734
)
 
Net passenger ticket revenues
2,046

 
2,142

 
2,107

 
Net onboard and other revenues
778

 
806

 
736

 
Net cruise revenues
$
2,824

 
$
2,948

 
$
2,843

 
ALBDs
18,583,880

 
18,583,880

 
18,286,305

 
Gross revenue yields
$
189.46

 
$
198.87

 
$
195.61

 
% (decrease) increase vs. 2014
(3.1
)%
 
1.7
%
 

 
   Net revenue yields
$
151.98

 
$
158.64

 
$
155.48

 
   % (decrease) increase vs. 2014
(2.3
)%
 
2.0
%
 

 
   Net passenger ticket revenue yields
$
110.09

 
$
115.24

 
$
115.18

 
   % (decrease) increase vs. 2014
(4.4
)%
 
0.1
%
 

 
   Net onboard and other revenue yields
$
41.88

 
$
43.40

 
$
40.31

 
   % increase vs. 2014
3.9
 %
 
7.7
%
 

 
Consolidated gross and net cruise costs and net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD were computed by dividing the gross and net cruise costs and net cruise costs excluding fuel by ALBDs as follows (dollars in millions, except costs per ALBD):
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
 
2015
 
2015
Constant
Dollar
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cruise operating expenses
$
2,319

 
$
2,429

 
$
2,577

 
Cruise selling and administrative expenses
527

 
550

 
519

 
Gross cruise costs
2,846

 
2,979

 
3,096

 
Less cruise costs included above
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Commissions, transportation and other
(586
)
 
(632
)
 
(620
)
 
     Onboard and other
(111
)
 
(116
)
 
(114
)
 
     Gain on ship sale
2

 
2

 
—

 
Net cruise costs
2,151

 
2,233

 
2,362

 
Less fuel
(318
)
 
(318
)
 
(523
)
 
Net cruise costs excluding fuel
$
1,833

 
$
1,915

 
$
1,839

 
ALBDs
18,583,880

 
18,583,880

 
18,286,305

 
Gross cruise costs per ALBD
$
153.15

 
$
160.29

 
$
169.34

 
% decrease vs. 2014
(9.6
)%
 
(5.3
)%
 

 
   Net cruise costs per ALBD
$
115.76

 
$
120.15

 
$
129.22

 
   % decrease vs. 2014
(10.4
)%
 
(7.0
)%
 

 
   Net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD
$
98.66

 
$
103.05

 
$
100.61

 
   % (decrease) increase vs. 2014
(1.9
)%
 
2.4
 %
 

 





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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was computed as follows (in millions, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended
 
February 28,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) - diluted
 
 
 
     U.S. GAAP net income (loss)
$
49

 
$
(20
)
     Gain on ship sale
(2
)
 
—

     Unrealized losses on fuel derivatives, net
112

 
17

     Non-GAAP net income (loss)
$
159

 
$
(3
)
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
779

 
776

 
 
 
 
  Earnings per share - diluted
 
 
 
       U.S. GAAP earnings (loss) per share
$
0.06

 
$
(0.03
)
       Gain on ship sale
—

 
—

       Unrealized losses on fuel derivatives, net
0.14

 
0.02

       Non-GAAP earnings per share
$
0.20

 
$
0.00

 
 
 
 
Net cruise revenues decreased slightly by $19 million and remained at $2.8 billion in 2015 and 2014. This slight decrease was caused by the currency impact, which accounted for $124 million, partially offset by a 2.0% increase in constant dollar net revenue yields, which accounted for $59 million, and 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $46 million. The 2.0% increase in net revenue yields on a constant dollar basis was substantially due to a 7.7% increase in net onboard and other revenue yields. The 7.7% increase in net onboard and other revenue yields was caused by a 7.7% and 7.3% increase from our EAA and North America brands, respectively. Gross cruise revenues decreased by $56 million, or 1.6%, to $3.5 billion in 2015 from $3.6 billion in 2014 for largely the same reasons as discussed above.
Net cruise costs excluding fuel decreased slightly by $6 million and remained at $1.8 billion in both 2015 and 2014. This decrease was caused by the currency impact, which accounted for $82 million, partially offset by a 2.4% increase in constant dollar net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD, which accounted for $45 million, and our 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $30 million. The 2.4% increase in constant dollar net cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD was primarily due to higher dry-dock expenses, which accounted for $25 million, and higher advertising expenses, which accounted for $8 million.  
Fuel costs decreased by $205 million, or 39%, to $318 million in 2015 from $523 million in 2014. This was caused by lower fuel prices, which accounted for $194 million, and lower fuel consumption per ALBD, which accounted for $20 million, partially offset by our 1.6% capacity increase in ALBDs, which accounted for $9 million.
Gross cruise costs decreased by $250 million, or 8.1%, to $2.8 billion in 2015 from $3.1 billion in 2014 for principally the same reasons as discussed above.
 
Liquidity, Financial Condition and Capital Resources

Our primary financial goals are to profitably grow our cruise business and increase our return on invested capital ("ROIC"), reaching double digit returns in the next three to four years, while maintaining a strong balance sheet. (We define ROIC as the twelve month non-GAAP earnings before interest divided by the monthly average of debt plus equity minus construction-in-progress). Our ability to generate significant operating cash flows allows us to internally fund our capital investments. Our goal is to return excess free cash flows to our shareholders in the form of additional dividends and/or share buybacks. In addition, we are committed to maintaining our strong investment grade credit ratings, which are among the highest in the leisure travel industry. Other objectives of our capital structure policy are to maintain a sufficient level of liquidity with our available cash and cash equivalents and committed financings for immediate and future liquidity needs, and a reasonable debt maturity profile that is spread out over a number of years.
Based on our historical results, projections and financial condition, we believe that our future operating cash flows and liquidity will be sufficient to fund all of our expected capital projects including shipbuilding commitments, ship improvements, debt service requirements, working capital needs and other firm commitments over the next several years. We believe that our ability to generate significant operating cash flows and our strong balance sheet as evidenced by our investment grade credit ratings provide us with the ability in most financial credit market environments to obtain debt financing, as needed. Our future operating cash flows and our ability to issue debt can be adversely impacted by numerous factors outside our control including, but not limited to, those noted

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under “Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results.” If our long-term senior unsecured credit ratings were to be downgraded or assigned a negative outlook, our access to and cost of debt financing may be negatively impacted.
At February 28, 2015, we had a working capital deficit of $6.0 billion. This deficit included $3.1 billion of current customer deposits, which represent the passenger revenues already collected for cruises departing over the next twelve months and, accordingly, are substantially more like deferred revenue balances rather than actual current cash liabilities. Our February 28, 2015 working capital deficit also included $2.2 billion of current debt obligations. We continue to generate significant cash from operations and have a strong balance sheet. This strong balance sheet provides us with the ability to refinance our current debt obligations before, or as they become due, in most financial credit market environments. We also have our revolving credit facilities available to provide long-term rollover financing should the need arise, or if we choose to do so. After excluding current customer deposits and current debt obligations from our February 28, 2015 working capital deficit balance, our non-GAAP adjusted working capital deficit was $644 million. Our business model, along with our strong balance sheet and unsecured revolving credit facilities, allows us to operate with a working capital deficit and still meet our operating, investing and financing needs. We believe we will continue to have working capital deficits for the foreseeable future.
At November 30, 2014, the U.S. dollar was $1.56 to sterling, $1.25 to the euro and $0.85 to the Australian dollar. Had these November 30, 2014 currency exchange rates been used to translate our February 28, 2015 non-U.S. dollar functional currency operations’ assets and liabilities instead of the February 28, 2015 U.S. dollar exchange rates of $1.54 to sterling, $1.12 to the euro and $0.78 to the Australian dollar, our total assets and liabilities would have been higher by $1.2 billion and $620 million, respectively.

Sources and Uses of Cash

Operating Activities
Our business provided $771 million of net cash from operations during the three months ended February 28, 2015, an increase of $294 million, or 6.2%, compared to $477 million for the same period in 2014. This increase was caused by more cash being provided from our operating results and an increase in customer deposits, partially offset by more cash being used for our other working capital needs.
Investing Activities
During the three months ended February 28, 2015, net cash used in investing activities was $974 million. This consisted substantially all from our expenditures for capital projects of $942 million, of which $584 million was spent on our ongoing new shipbuilding program, substantially all for P&O Cruises (UK)'s Britannia. In addition to our new shipbuilding program, we had capital expenditures of $307 million for ship improvements and replacements and $51 million for information technology, buildings and improvements and other assets. Finally, we paid $42 million of fuel derivative settlements.
During the three months ended February 28, 2014, net cash used in investing activities was $349 million. This consisted substantially all from our expenditures for capital projects of $353 million, of which $93 million was spent on our ongoing new shipbuilding program. In addition to our new shipbuilding program, we had capital expenditures of $187 million for ship improvements and replacements and $73 million for information technology, buildings and improvements and other assets.
Financing Activities
During the three months ended February 28, 2015, net cash provided by financing activities of $151 million was caused by the following:
•
borrowed a net $210 million of short-term borrowings in connection with our availability of, and needs for, cash at various times throughout the period;
•
repaid $336 million of long-term debt;
•
borrowed $472 million of long-term debt under an export credit facility and
•
paid cash dividends of $194 million.
During the three months ended February 28, 2014, net cash used in financing activities of $162 million was due to the following:
•
borrowed a net $344 million of short-term borrowings in connection with our availability of, and needs for, cash at various times throughout the period;
•
repaid $312 million of long-term debt, including a $200 million early repayment of a bank loan and
•
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Future Commitments and Funding Sources

Our contractual cash obligations as of February 28, 2015 have changed compared to November 30, 2014 primarily as a result of our debt borrowings and repayments and new ship payments as noted above under “Sources and Uses of Cash.”
The year-over-year percentage increases in our capacity for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2015 is expected to be 2.3%, 0.6% and 3.3%, respectively. The year-over-year percentage increase in our annual capacity is currently expected to be 2.0%, 4.3%, 2.9% and 1.9% for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. These percentage increases are expected to result primarily from contracted new ships entering service, partially offset by Seabourn Pride, Costa Celebration and Grand Holiday having left the fleet in April 2014, December 2014 and January 2015, respectively, and Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Spirit and Ocean Princess leaving the fleet in April 2015, May 2015 and March 2016, respectively.
At February 28, 2015, we had liquidity of $4.5 billion. Our liquidity consisted of $39 million of cash and cash equivalents, which excludes $241 million of cash used for current operations, $2.2 billion available for borrowing under our revolving credit facilities, net of our commercial paper borrowings, and $2.3 billion under our committed future financings, which are comprised of ship export credit facilities. Of this $2.3 billion, $0.4 billion, $1.4 billion, and $0.5 billion are scheduled to be funded in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. At February 28, 2015, all of our revolving credit facilities are scheduled to mature in 2019, except for $224 million and $300 million that mature in 2015 and 2020, respectively. These commitments are from numerous large and well-established banks and export credit agencies, which we believe will honor their contractual agreements with us.
Substantially all of our debt agreements contain financial covenants as described in Note 5 - “Unsecured Debt” in the annual consolidated financial statements, which is included within our 2014 Form 10-K. At February 28, 2015, we believe we were in compliance with our debt covenants. In addition, based on, among other things, our forecasted operating results, financial condition and cash flows, we expect to be in compliance with our debt covenants for the foreseeable future. Generally, if an event of default under any debt agreement occurs, then pursuant to cross default acceleration clauses, substantially all of our outstanding debt and derivative contract payables could become due, and all debt and derivative contracts could be terminated.

Strategic Memorandums of Agreement

On March 26, 2015, we signed two long-term strategic Memorandums of Agreement (“MOAs”) with Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri S.p.A., and German shipbuilder, Meyer Werft, that will add a total of nine new cruise ships to our fleet over a four-year period from 2019 through 2022.  These MOAs are consistent with our long-term strategy of measured capacity growth over time and are subject to several conditions, including obtaining satisfactory financing.  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, including guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests, certain derivative instruments and variable interest entities that either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For a discussion of our fuel derivatives, hedging strategies and market risks, see the discussion below and “Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” in the consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations within our 2014 Form 10-K. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risks

At February 28, 2015, 68% and 32% (67% and 33% at November 30, 2014) of our debt was U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated, respectively, including the effect of foreign currency swaps.
During the three months ended February 28, 2015, we entered into foreign currency zero cost collars that are designated as cash flow hedges for a portion of a Princess newbuild's and Seabourn Encore's euro-denominated shipyard payments. The Princess newbuild’s collars mature in March 2017 at a weighted-average ceiling of $590 million and a weighted-average floor of $504 million. The Seabourn Encore’s collars mature in November 2016 at a weighted-average ceiling of $221 million and a weighted-average floor of $185 million. If the spot rate is between the weighted-average ceiling and floor rates on the date of maturity, then we would not owe or receive any payments under these collars.
We have foreign operations that have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which result in foreign currency translational impacts. Our operations execute transactions in a number of currencies different than their functional currencies, principally the euro, sterling and Australian, Canadian and U.S. dollars, which result in foreign currency transactional impacts. Based on a 10% hypothetical

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change in all currency exchange rates that were used in our 2015 March guidance, we estimate (including both the foreign currency translational and transactional impacts) that our 2015 March guidance would change by the following:
•
$0.26 per share on an annualized basis;
•
$0.22 per share for the remaining three quarters and
•
$0.04 per share for the second quarter.

Fuel Price Risks

At February 28, 2015, the estimated fair value of our outstanding fuel derivative contracts was a $340 million liability.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

A. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded, as of February 28, 2015, that they are effective as described above.

B. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended February 28, 2015 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A.
Risk Factors.

The risk factors that affect our business and financial results are discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” included in the 2014 Form 10-K, and there has been no material change to these risk factors since the 2014 Form 10-K filing. We wish to caution the reader that the risk factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” included in the 2014 Form 10-K, and those described elsewhere in this report or other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, could cause future results to differ materially from those stated in any forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

A. Repurchase Authorizations

Our Boards of Directors have authorized, subject to certain restrictions, the repurchase of up to an aggregate of $1 billion of Carnival Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date and may be discontinued by our Boards of Directors at any time. During the three months ended February 28, 2015, there were no repurchases of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ordinary shares under the Repurchase Program. Since March 2013, the remaining availability under the Repurchase Program has been $975 million.
In addition to the Repurchase Program, the Boards of Directors authorized, in October 2008, the repurchase of up to 19.2 million Carnival plc ordinary shares and, in January 2013, the repurchase of up to 32.8 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock under the Stock Swap programs described below. At March 27, 2015, the remaining availability under the Stock Swap programs was 18.1 million Carnival plc ordinary shares and 32.0 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock.
Carnival plc ordinary share repurchases under both the Repurchase Program and the Stock Swap programs require annual shareholder approval. The existing shareholder approval is limited to a maximum of 21.5 million ordinary shares and is valid until the earlier of the conclusion of the Carnival plc 2015 annual general meeting or October 16, 2015. Depending on market conditions and other factors, we

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may purchase shares of Carnival Corporation common stock and/or Carnival plc ordinary shares under the Repurchase Program and the Stock Swap programs concurrently.

B. Stock Swap Programs

We use the Stock Swap programs in situations where we can obtain an economic benefit because either Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ordinary shares are trading at a price that is at a premium or discount to the price of Carnival plc ordinary shares or Carnival Corporation common stock, as the case may be. Any realized economic benefit under the Stock Swap programs is used for general corporate purposes, which could include repurchasing additional stock under the Repurchase Program.
In the event that Carnival Corporation common stock trades at a premium to Carnival plc ordinary shares, we may elect to issue and sell shares of Carnival Corporation common stock through a sales agent, from time to time at prevailing market prices in ordinary brokers’ transactions, and use the sale proceeds to repurchase Carnival plc ordinary shares in the UK market on at least an equivalent basis. Based on an authorization provided by the Board of Directors in October 2008, Carnival Corporation was authorized to issue and sell up to 19.2 million shares of its common stock in the U.S. market and had 18.1 million shares remaining at March 27, 2015. Any sales of Carnival Corporation shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
In the event that Carnival Corporation common stock trades at a discount to Carnival plc ordinary shares, we may elect to sell existing ordinary shares of Carnival plc, with such sales made by Carnival Corporation or Carnival Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, through a sales agent, from time to time at prevailing market prices in ordinary brokers’ transactions, and use the sale proceeds to repurchase shares of Carnival Corporation common stock in the U.S. market on at least an equivalent basis. Based on an authorization provided by the Board of Directors in January 2013, Carnival Corporation or Carnival Investments Limited was authorized to sell up to 32.8 million Carnival plc ordinary shares in the UK market and had 32.0 million shares remaining at March 27, 2015. Any sales of Carnival plc ordinary shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
During the three months ended February 28, 2015, no Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ordinary shares were sold or repurchased under the Stock Swap programs.


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Item 6.
 
Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Filed/
Furnished
Herewith
   Exhibit
   Number 
 
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
Exhibit
 
Filing
Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Articles of incorporation and by-laws
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.1
 
Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Carnival Corporation.
 
   8-K
 
3.1
 
4/17/2003
 
 
3.2
 
Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of Carnival Corporation.
 
   8-K
 
3.1
 
4/20/2009
 
 
3.3
 
Articles of Association of Carnival plc.
 
   8-K
 
3.3
 
4/20/2009
 
 
3.4
 
Memorandum of Association of Carnival plc.
 
   8-K
 
3.2
 
4/20/2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statement regarding computations of ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31.1
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Carnival Corporation pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 31.3
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival plc pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 31.4
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Carnival plc pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Section 1350 Certifications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32.1*
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.2*
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Carnival Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.3*
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival plc pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.4*
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Carnival plc pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interactive Data File
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101
 
The consolidated financial statements from Carnival Corporation & plc’s joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2015 formatted in XBRL, are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
(ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
(iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at February 28, 2015 and November 30, 2014;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X

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(iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
(v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements, tagged in summary and detail.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 
*
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION
 
CARNIVAL PLC
 
 
 
By:/s/ Arnold W. Donald
 
By:/s/ Arnold W. Donald
Arnold W. Donald
 
Arnold W. Donald
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
By:/s/ David Bernstein
 
By:/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
 
David Bernstein
Chief Financial Officer
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Date: April 2, 2015
 
Date: April 2, 2015
 
 
 


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