Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements .
CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended February 28,
2022 2021
Revenues
Passenger ticket $ 873 $ 3
Onboard and other 750 23
1,623 26
Operating Costs and Expenses
Commissions, transportation and other 251 15
Onboard and other 209 7
Payroll and related 506 218
Fuel 365 103
Food 136 11
Ship and other impairments 8 —
Other operating 557 181
2,030 535
Selling and administrative 530 462
Depreciation and amortization 554 552
3,114 1,549
Operating Income (Loss) ( 1,491 ) ( 1,524 )
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Interest income 3 3
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest ( 368 ) ( 398 )
Gains (losses) on debt extinguishment, net — 2
Other income (expense), net ( 32 ) ( 62 )
( 397 ) ( 455 )
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes ( 1,888 ) ( 1,979 )
Income Tax Benefit (Expense), Net ( 3 ) 6
Net Income (Loss) $ ( 1,891 ) $ ( 1,973 )
Earnings Per Share
Basic $ ( 1.66 ) $ ( 1.80 )
Diluted $ ( 1.66 ) $ ( 1.80 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
Three Months Ended February 28,
2022 2021
Net Income (Loss) $ ( 1,891 ) $ ( 1,973 )
Items Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment 13 199
Other 2 4
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 16 203
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ ( 1,876 ) $ ( 1,770 )
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,
2022 November 30, 2021
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,414 $ 8,939
Short-term investments 515 200
Trade and other receivables, net 267 246
Inventories 392 356
Prepaid expenses and other 470 392
Total current assets 8,057 10,133
Property and Equipment, Net 40,183 38,107
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets 1,278 1,333
Goodwill 579 579
Other Intangibles 1,181 1,181
Other Assets 2,002 2,011
$ 53,281 $ 53,344
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 2,741 $ 2,790
Current portion of long-term debt 2,272 1,927
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 139 142
Accounts payable 772 797
Accrued liabilities and other 1,627 1,641
Customer deposits 3,367 3,112
Total current liabilities 10,920 10,408
Long-Term Debt 29,887 28,509
Long-Term Operating Lease Liabilities
1,190 1,239
Other Long-Term Liabilities 973 1,043
Contingencies and Commitments
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock of Carnival Corporation, $ 0.01 par value; 1,960 shares authorized; 1,120 shares at 2022 and 1,116 shares at 2021 issued
11 11
Ordinary shares of Carnival plc, $ 1.66 par value; 217 shares at 2022 and 2021 issued
361 361
Additional paid-in capital 15,360 15,292
Retained earnings 4,493 6,448
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) ( 1,486 ) ( 1,501 )
Treasury stock, 130 shares at 2022 and 2021 of Carnival Corporation and 68 shares at 2022 and 67 shares at 2021 of Carnival plc, at cost
( 8,428 ) ( 8,466 )
Total shareholders’ equity 10,311 12,144
$ 53,281 $ 53,344
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,
2022 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ ( 1,891 ) $ ( 1,973 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 554 552
Impairments 8 17
(Gain) loss on debt extinguishment — ( 2 )
(Income) loss from equity-method investments 11 8
Share-based compensation 26 40
Amortization of discounts and debt issue costs 46 42
Noncash lease expense 34 36
Other, net 5 44
( 1,207 ) ( 1,236 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Receivables ( 22 ) 6
Inventories ( 37 ) ( 1 )
Prepaid expenses and other ( 44 ) ( 263 )
Accounts payable ( 24 ) ( 128 )
Accrued liabilities and other ( 65 ) 167
Customer deposits 187 ( 49 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities ( 1,212 ) ( 1,503 )
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment ( 2,730 ) ( 1,774 )
Proceeds from sales of ships and other 18 9
Purchase of short-term investments ( 315 ) ( 1,840 )
Derivative settlements and other, net ( 6 ) 17
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities ( 3,032 ) ( 3,589 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net ( 48 ) —
Principal repayments of long-term debt ( 503 ) ( 668 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 2,347 4,980
Issuance of common stock, net 15 997
Issuance of common stock under the Stock Swap Program 27 —
Purchase of treasury stock under the Stock Swap Program ( 23 ) —
Debt issue costs and other, net ( 86 ) ( 93 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,728 5,216
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ( 8 ) 14
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ( 2,524 ) 138
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 8,976 9,692
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 6,452 $ 9,829
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
Common
stock Ordinary
shares Additional
paid-in
capital Retained
earnings AOCI Treasury
stock Total shareholders’ equity
At November 30, 2020 $ 11 $ 361 $ 13,948 $ 16,075 $ ( 1,436 ) $ ( 8,404 ) $ 20,555
Net income (loss) — — — ( 1,973 ) — — ( 1,973 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — — — 203 — 203
Issuance of common stock, net — — 996 — — — 997
Share-based compensation and other — — 32 — — — 32
At February 28, 2021 $ 11 $ 361 $ 14,977 $ 14,102 $ ( 1,233 ) $ ( 8,404 ) $ 19,813
At November 30, 2021 $ 11 $ 361 $ 15,292 $ 6,448 $ ( 1,501 ) $ ( 8,466 ) $ 12,144
Net income (loss) — — — ( 1,891 ) — — ( 1,891 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — — — 16 — 16
Issuances of common stock, net — 15 15
Purchases and issuances under the Stock Swap program, net — — 27 — — ( 25 ) 2
Issuance of treasury shares for vested share-based awards — — — ( 63 ) 63 —
Share-based compensation and other — 26 — — 26
At February 28, 2022 $ 11 $ 361 $ 15,360 $ 4,493 $ ( 1,486 ) $ ( 8,428 ) $ 10,311
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.”
Liquidity and Management’s Plans
In the face of the global impact of COVID-19, we paused our guest cruise operations in mid-March 2020. As of February 28, 2022, 71 % of our capacity had resumed guest cruise operations as part of our ongoing return to service. The extent of the effects of COVID-19 on our business are uncertain and will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the duration and continued severity of COVID-19 and the length of time it takes to return the company to profitability. The ongoing resumption of our guest cruise operations and the increased uncertainty given the current invasion of Ukraine, including its effect on the price of fuel, are collectively having a material negative impact on our business, including our liquidity, financial position and results of operations.
The estimation of our future liquidity requirements includes numerous assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The principal assumptions used to estimate our future liquidity requirements consist of:
• Ongoing resumption of guest cruise operations, with each brand’s full fleet expected to be back in guest cruise operations for its respective summer season where we historically generate the largest share of our operating income
• Expected sustained increase in revenue per passenger cruise day through a combination of both passenger ticket and onboard revenue as compared to 2019
• Expected improvement in occupancy throughout 2022 until we return to historical occupancy levels in 2023
• Expected continued spend to maintain enhanced health and safety protocols and to support the ongoing resumption of guest cruise operations, including completing the return of crew members to our ships
• Fuel prices
• Maintaining collateral and reserves at reasonable levels
In addition, we make certain assumptions about new ship deliveries, improvements and removals, and consider the future export credit financings that are associated with the new ship deliveries.
We cannot make assurances that our assumptions used to estimate our liquidity requirements may not change because we have never previously experienced a complete cessation and subsequent ongoing resumption of our guest cruise operations, and as a consequence, our ability to be predictive is uncertain. In addition, the magnitude and duration of the global pandemic and the current invasion of Ukraine are uncertain. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of the impact of these events within our consolidated financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods. We have taken actions to improve our liquidity, including completing various capital market transactions, capital expenditure and operating expense reductions and accelerating the removal of certain ships from our fleet. In addition, we expect to continue to pursue refinancing opportunities to reduce interest expense and extend maturities and if appropriate, obtain relevant financial covenant amendments.
Based on these actions and our assumptions regarding the impact of COVID-19, considering our $ 7.2 billion of liquidity including cash, short-term investments and borrowings available under our revolving facility at February 28, 2022, as well as our continued ongoing return to service, we have concluded that we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our obligations for at least the next twelve months.
Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, and the Consolidated Balance Sheet at February 28, 2022 are unaudited and, in the opinion of our management, contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement. 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 2021 joint Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2022.
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COVID-19 and the Use of Estimates and Risks and Uncertainty
The preparation of our interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed. The full extent to which the effects of COVID-19 will directly or indirectly impact our business, operations, results of operations and financial condition, including our valuation of goodwill and trademarks, impairment of ships, collectability of trade and notes receivables as well as provisions for pending litigation, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain. We have made reasonable estimates and judgments of the impact of COVID-19 within our financial statements and there may be changes to those estimates in future periods.
Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Option s and Derivative and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity , which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. This guidance eliminates certain models that require separate accounting for embedded conversion features, in certain cases. Additionally, among other changes, the guidance eliminates certain of the conditions for equity classification for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The guidance also requires entities to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments in the diluted earnings per share calculation and include the effect of share settlement for instruments that may be settled in cash or shares, except for certain liability-classified share-based payment awards. This guidance is required to be adopted by us in the first quarter of 2023 and must be applied using either a modified or full retrospective approach. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 – Revenue and Expense Recognition
Guest cruise deposits are initially included in customer deposit liabilities when received. Customer deposits are subsequently recognized as cruise revenues, together with revenues from onboard and other activities, and all associated direct costs and expenses of a voyage are recognized as cruise costs and expenses, upon completion of voyages with durations of ten nights or less and on a pro rata basis for voyages in excess of ten nights. The impact of recognizing these shorter duration cruise revenues and costs and expenses on a completed voyage basis versus on a pro rata basis is not material. Certain of our product offerings are bundled and we allocate the value of the bundled services and goods between passenger ticket revenues and onboard and other revenues based upon the estimated standalone selling prices of those goods and services. Guest cancellation fees, when applicable, are recognized in passenger ticket revenues at the time of cancellation.
Our sales to guests of air and other transportation to and from airports near the home ports of our ships are included in passenger ticket revenues, and the related costs of purchasing these services are included in transportation costs. The proceeds that we collect from the sales of third-party shore excursions are included in onboard and other revenues and the related costs are included in onboard and other costs. The amounts collected on behalf of our onboard concessionaires, net of the amounts remitted to them, are included in onboard and other revenues as concession revenues. All of these amounts are recognized on a completed voyage or pro rata basis as discussed above.
Passenger ticket revenues include fees, taxes and charges collected by us from our guests. A portion of these fees, taxes and charges vary with guest head counts and are directly imposed on a revenue-producing arrangement. This portion of the fees, taxes and charges is expensed in commissions, transportation and other costs when the corresponding revenues are recognized. For the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, fees, taxes, and charges included in commissions, transportation and other costs were $ 68 million and $ 41 million. The remaining portion of fees, taxes and charges are expensed in other operating expenses when the corresponding revenues are recognized.
Revenues and expenses from our hotel and transportation operations, which are included in our Tour and Other segment, are recognized at the time the services are performed.
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Customer Deposits
Our payment terms generally require an initial deposit to confirm a reservation, with the balance due prior to the voyage. Cash received from guests in advance of the cruise is recorded in customer deposits and in other long-term liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts include refundable deposits. We have provided flexibility to guests with bookings on sailings cancelled due to itinerary disruptions by allowing guests to rebook at a future date, receive enhanced future cruise credits (“FCC”) or elect to receive refunds in cash. Enhanced FCCs provide the guest with an additional credit value above the original cash deposit received, and the enhanced value is recognized as a discount applied to the future cruise in the period used. We have paid refunds of customer deposits with respect to a portion of cancelled cruises. The amount of any future cash refunds may depend on future cruise cancellations and guest rebookings. We record a liability for unexpired FCCs to the extent we have received and not refunded cash from guests for cancelled bookings. We had total customer deposits of $ 3.7 billion as of February 28, 2022 and $ 3.5 billion as of November 30, 2021 . Refunds payable to guests who have elected cash refunds are recorded in accounts payable. During the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, we recognized revenues of $ 1.0 billion and an immaterial amount related to our customer deposits as of November 30, 2021 and 2020. Historically, our customer deposits balance changes due to the seasonal nature of cash collections, the recognition of revenue, refunds of customer deposits and foreign currency translation.
Contract Receivables
Although we generally require full payment from our customers prior to or concurrently with their cruise, we grant credit terms to a relatively small portion of our revenue source. We also have receivables from credit card merchants for cruise ticket purchases and onboard revenue. These receivables are included within trade and other receivables, net. We have agreements with a number of credit card processors that transact customer deposits related to our cruise vacations. Certain of these agreements allow the credit card processors to request, under certain circumstances, that we provide a reserve fund in cash. These reserve funds are included in other assets.
Contract Assets
Contract assets are amounts paid prior to the start of a voyage, which we record as an asset within prepaid expenses and other and which are subsequently recognized as commissions, transportation and other at the time of revenue recognition or at the time of voyage cancellation. We had contract assets of $ 70 million as of February 28, 2022 and $ 55 million as of November 30, 2021 .
NOTE 3 – Debt
Short-Term Borrowings
As of February 28, 2022 and November 30, 2021, our short-term borrowings consisted of $ 2.7 billion and $ 2.8 billion under our $ 1.7 billion, € 1.0 billion and £ 0.2 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”).
Export Credit Facility Borrowings
During the first quarter of 2022, we borrowed $ 2.3 billion under export credit facilities due in semi-annual installments through 2034.
Covenant Compliance
As of February 28, 2022, our Revolving Facility, unsecured loans and export credit facilities contain certain covenants, the most restrictive of which require us to:
• Maintain minimum interest coverage (adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net interest charges) at the end of each fiscal quarter from February 28, 2023, at a ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0 for the February 28, 2023 and May 31, 2023 testing dates, 2.5 to 1.0 for the August 31, 2023 and November 30, 2023 testing dates, and 3.0 to 1.0 for the February 29, 2024 testing date onwards, or through their respective maturity dates
• Maintain minimum shareholders’ equity of $ 5.0 billion
• Limit our debt to capital (as defined) percentage from the November 30, 2021 testing date until the May 31, 2023 testing date, to a percentage not to exceed 75 %, following which it will be tested at levels which decline ratably to 65 % from the May 31, 2024 testing date onwards
• Maintain minimum liquidity of $ 1.5 billion through November 30, 2026
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• Adhere to certain restrictive covenants through November 30, 2024
• Limit the amounts of our secured assets as well as secured and other indebtedness
At February 28, 2022, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants under our debt agreements. 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. Any financial covenant amendment may lead to increased costs, increased interest rates, additional restrictive covenants and other available lender protections that would be applicable.
Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc and certain of our subsidiaries have guaranteed substantially all of our indebtedness.
As of February 28, 2022, the scheduled maturities of our debt are as follows:
(in millions)
Year Principal Payments
2Q 2022 $ 182
3Q 2022 409
4Q 2022 982
2023 2,898
2024 (a) 4,825
2025 4,522
2026 4,598
Thereafter 17,304
Total $ 35,721
(a) Includes borrowings of $ 2.7 billion under our Revolving Facility. Amounts outstanding under our Revolving Facility were drawn in 2020 for an initial six-month term. We may continue to re-borrow or otherwise utilize available amounts under the Revolving Facility through August 2024, subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the facility. We had $ 0.3 billion available for borrowing under our Revolving Facility as of February 28, 2022. The Revolving Facility also includes an emissions linked margin adjustment whereby, after the initial applicable margin is set per the margin pricing grid, the margin may be adjusted based on performance in achieving certain agreed annual carbon emissions goals. We are required to pay a commitment fee on any unutilized portion.
NOTE 4 – Contingencies and Commitments
Litigation
We are routinely involved in legal proceedings, claims, disputes, regulatory matters and governmental inspections or investigations arising in the ordinary course of or incidental to our business, including those noted below. Additionally, as a result of the impact of COVID-19, litigation claims, enforcement actions, regulatory actions and investigations, including, but not limited to, those arising from personal injury and loss of life, have been and may, in the future, be asserted against us. We expect many of these claims and actions, or any settlement of these claims and actions, to be covered by insurance and historically the maximum amount of our liability, net of any insurance recoverables, has been limited to our self-insurance retention levels.
We record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
Legal proceedings and government investigations are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or other events could occur. Unfavorable resolutions could involve substantial monetary damages. In addition, in matters for which conduct remedies are sought, unfavorable resolutions could include an injunction or other order prohibiting us from selling one or more products at all or in particular ways, precluding particular business practices or requiring other remedies. An unfavorable outcome might result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
As previously disclosed, on May 2, 2019, two lawsuits were filed against Carnival Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act, alleging that Carnival Corporation “trafficked” in confiscated Cuban property when certain ships docked at certain ports in Cuba, and that this alleged “trafficking” entitles the plaintiffs to treble damages. In the matter filed by Havana Docks
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Corporation, the hearings on motions for summary judgment were concluded on January 18, 2022. On March 21, 2022, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Havana Docks Corporation as to liability. The amount of damages will be determined at the trial currently scheduled for May 23, 2022. We are assessing our options, including appealing this order. In the matter filed by Javier Bengochea, on October 4, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Court heard oral arguments and on December 20, 2021, the court issued an order inviting an amicus brief from the U.S. government on several issues involved in the appeal. We continue to believe we have a meritorious defense to these actions and we believe that any final liability which may arise as a result of these actions is unlikely to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
As previously disclosed, on April 8, 2020, DeCurtis LLC (“DeCurtis”), a former vendor, filed an action against Carnival Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida seeking declaratory relief that DeCurtis is not infringing on several of Carnival Corporation’s patents in relation to its OCEAN Medallion systems and technology. The action also raises certain monopolization claims under The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, unfair competition and tortious interference, and seeks declaratory judgment that certain Carnival Corporation patents are unenforceable. DeCurtis seeks damages, including its fees and costs, and seeks declarations that it is not infringing and/or that Carnival Corporation’s patents are unenforceable. On April 10, 2020, Carnival Corporation filed an action against DeCurtis in the Southern District of Florida for breach of contract, trade secrets violations and patent infringement. Carnival Corporation seeks damages, including its fees and costs, as well as an order permanently enjoining DeCurtis from engaging in such activities. These two cases have now been consolidated in the Southern District of Florida. The parties’ motions to dismiss in both actions have been granted in part and denied in part. Answers have been filed by both parties. We believe the ultimate outcome will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
COVID-19 Actions
Private Actions
We have been named in a number of individual actions related to COVID-19. Private parties have brought approximately 73 individual lawsuits as of February 28, 2022 in several U.S. federal and state courts as well as in France, Italy and Brazil. These actions include tort claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence and failure to warn. The plaintiffs in these actions allege a variety of injuries: some plaintiffs confined their claim to emotional distress, while others allege injuries arising from testing positive for COVID-19. A smaller number of actions include wrongful death claims. As of February 28, 2022, 63 of these individual actions have now been dismissed or settled and ten remain. These actions were settled for immaterial amounts.
Additionally, as of February 28, 2022, ten purported class actions have been brought by former guests from Ruby Princess , Diamond Princess , Grand Princess , Coral Princess, Costa Luminosa or Zaandam in several U.S. federal courts and in the Federal Court of Australia. These actions include tort claims based on a variety of theories, including negligence, gross negligence and failure to warn, physical injuries and severe emotional distress associated with being exposed to and/or contracting COVID-19 onboard. As of February 28, 2022, nine of these class actions have either been settled individually or had their class allegations dismissed by the courts and one remains. These actions were settled for immaterial amounts.
All COVID-19 matters seek monetary damages and most seek additional punitive damages in unspecified amounts.
As previously disclosed, on December 15, 2020, a consolidated class action with lead plaintiffs, the New England Carpenters Pension and Guaranteed Annuity Fund and the Massachusetts Laborers’ Pension and Annuity Fund was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 by making misrepresentations and omissions related to Carnival Corporation’s COVID-19 knowledge and response. Plaintiffs seek to recover unspecified damages and equitable relief for the alleged misstatements and omissions. The plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on July 2, 2021 and on August 6, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss, which has now been fully briefed.
We continue to take actions to defend against the above claims.
Governmental Inquiries and Investigations
Federal and non-U.S. governmental agencies and officials are investigating or otherwise seeking information, testimony and/or documents, regarding COVID-19 incidents and related matters. We are investigating these matters internally and are cooperating with all requests. The investigations could result in the imposition of civil and criminal penalties in the future.
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Ot h er Regulatory or Governmental Inquiries and Investigations
We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy, which occur from time to time. These can vary in scope and intent from inadvertent events to malicious motivated attacks.
We responded to a cybersecurity event in May 2019 related to our email accounts, and detected ransomware attacks in August 2020 and December 2020 which resulted in unauthorized access to our information technology systems. We engaged a major cybersecurity firm to investigate these matters and notified relevant law enforcement and regulators of these incidents.
• For the May 2019 and August 2020 events, the investigation, communication and reporting phases are complete. We determined that, for each event, an unauthorized third-party gained access to certain email accounts, which contained personal information relating to some guests, employees and crew for some of our operations.
• For the December 2020 event, the investigation, communication and reporting phases are complete. Regulators were notified, and several, including the primary regulatory authority in the European Union, have closed their files on this matter.
We have been contacted by various regulatory agencies regarding these and other cyber incidents. The New York Department of Financial Services (“NY DFS”) has notified us of their intent to commence proceedings seeking penalties if settlement cannot be reached in advance of litigation. To date, we have not been able to reach an agreement with NY DFS. In addition, State Attorneys General from a number of states have completed their investigation of a data security event announced in March 2020, and the Company is currently negotiating a settlement with the relevant State Attorneys General.
We continue to work with regulators regarding cyber incidents we have experienced. We have incurred legal and other costs in connection with cyber incidents that have impacted us. While at this time we do not believe that these incidents will have a material adverse effect on our business, operations or financial results, no assurances can be given about the future and we may be subject to future litigation, attacks or incidents that could have such a material adverse effect.
We are subject to a court-ordered environmental compliance plan supervised by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which is operative until mid-April 2022 and subjects our operations to additional review and other obligations. Failure to comply with the requirements of this environmental compliance plan or other special conditions of probation could result in fines, which the court has imposed in the past, including during the three months ended February 28, 2022 as reported in the Form 10-K, and restrictions on our operations.
On March 14, 2022, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Environmental Protection Agency notified Carnival Corporation & plc of potential civil penalties and injunctive relief for alleged Clean Water Act violations by owned and operated vessels covered by the 2013 Vessel General Permit. Carnival Corporation & plc is working with these agencies to reach a resolution of this matter. We do not expect this matter to have a material effect on our financial results.
Other Contingent Obligations
Some of the debt contracts we enter into include indemnification provisions obligating us to make payments to the counterparty if certain events occur. These contingencies generally relate to changes in taxes or changes in laws which increase the lender’s costs. 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 agreements with a number of credit card processors that transact customer deposits related to our cruise vacations. Certain of these agreements allow the credit card processors to request, under certain circumstances, that we provide a reserve fund in cash. Although the agreements vary, these requirements may generally be satisfied either through a withheld percentage of customer payments or providing cash funds directly to the credit card processor. As of February 28, 2022 and November 30, 2021 , we had $ 1.1 billion in reserve funds related to our customer deposits withheld to satisfy these requirements which are included within other assets. We continue to expect to provide reserve funds under these agreements. Additionally, as of February 28, 2022 and November 30, 2021, we had $ 30 million of cash collateral in escrow which is included within other assets.
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Ship Commitments
As of February 28, 2022, we expect the timing of our new ship growth capital commitments to be as follows:
(in millions)
Year
Remainder of 2022 $ 1,875
2023 2,562
2024 1,659
2025 984
2026 —
Thereafter —
$ 7,080
NOTE 5 – Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Financial Risks
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured using inputs in one of the following three categories:
• 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.
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
February 28, 2022 November 30, 2021
Carrying
Value Fair Value Carrying
Value Fair Value
(in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Liabilities
Fixed rate debt (a) $ 20,899 $ — $ 19,845 $ — $ 19,555 $ — $ 19,013 $ —
Floating rate debt (a) 14,822 — 13,562 — 14,415 — 13,451 —
Total $ 35,721 $ — $ 33,407 $ — $ 33,970 $ — $ 32,463 $ —
(a) The debt amounts above do not include the impact of interest rate swaps or debt issuance costs. The fair values of our publicly-traded notes were based on their unadjusted quoted market prices in 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 current market interest rates being applied to this debt.
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Financial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
February 28, 2022 November 30, 2021
(in millions) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,414 $ — $ — $ 8,939 $ — $ —
Short-term investments (a) 515 — — 200 — —
Derivative financial instruments — 5 — — 1 —
Total $ 6,929 $ 5 $ — $ 9,139 $ 1 $ —
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments $ — $ 18 $ — $ — $ 13 $ —
Total $ — $ 18 $ — $ — $ 13 $ —
(a) Short term investments consist of marketable securities with original maturities of between three and twelve months.
Nonfinancial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Valuation of Goodwill and Trademarks
The determination of the fair value of our reporting units’ goodwill and trademarks includes numerous estimates and underlying assumptions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Goodwill
(in millions) NAA
Segment (a) EA
Segment (b) Total
November 30, 2021 $ 579 $ — $ 579
Exchange movements — — —
February 28, 2022 $ 579 $ — $ 579
(a) North America and Australia ( “ NAA”)
(b) Europe and Asia ( “ EA”)
Trademarks
(in millions) NAA
Segment EA
Segment Total
November 30, 2021 $ 927 $ 248 $ 1,175
Exchange movements $ — — —
February 28, 2022 $ 927 $ 248 $ 1,175
Impairment of Ships
We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate potential impairment. As a result of the continued effect of COVID-19 on our business, and our updated expectations of the estimated selling values for certain of our ships, we determined that a ship had a net carrying value that exceeded its estimated discounted future cash flows. We compared the estimated selling value to the net carrying value and, as a result, recognized ship impairment charges as summarized in the table below. The principal assumption used in our cash flow analyses was the timing of the sale and its proceeds, which is considered a Level 3 input. We believe that we have made reasonable estimates and judgments as part of our assessment. A change in the principal assumptions, which influences the determination of fair value, may result in a need to perform additional impairment reviews.
The impairment charges summarized in the table below are included in ship and other impairments in our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
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(in millions) February 28, 2022
NAA Segment $ 8
EA Segment —
Total ship impairments $ 8
We did not recognize any ship impairment charges for the three months ended February 28, 2021.
Refer to Note 1 - “ General, COVID-19 and the Use of Estimates and Risks and Uncertainty ” for additional discussion.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
(in millions) Balance Sheet Location February 28, 2022 November 30, 2021
Derivative assets
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Cross currency swaps (a) Prepaid expenses and other $ 5 $ 1
Total derivative assets $ 5 $ 1
Derivative liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Cross currency swaps (a) Other long-term liabilities $ 14 $ 8
Interest rate swaps (b) Accrued liabilities and other 2 3
Other long-term liabilities 1 2
Total derivative liabilities $ 18 $ 13
(a) At February 28, 2022, we had cross currency swaps totaling $ 598 million that are designated as hedges of our net investment in foreign operations with euro-denominated functional currencies. At February 28, 2022, these cross currency swaps settle through 2028.
(b) We have interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges whereby we receive floating interest rate payments in exchange for making fixed interest rate payments. These interest rate swap agreements effectively changed $ 147 million at February 28, 2022 and $ 160 million at November 30, 2021 of EURIBOR-based floating rate euro debt to fixed rate euro debt. At February 28, 2022, these interest rate swaps settle through 2025.
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Our derivative contracts include rights of offset with our counterparties. We have elected to net certain of our derivative assets and liabilities within counterparties.
February 28, 2022
(in millions) 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 $ 5 $ — $ 5 $ — $ 5
Liabilities $ 18 $ — $ 18 $ — $ 18
November 30, 2021
(in millions) 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 $ 1 $ — $ 1 $ — $ 1
Liabilities $ 13 $ — $ 13 $ — $ 13
The effect of our derivatives qualifying and designated as hedging instruments recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and in net income (loss) was as follows:
Three Months Ended February 28,
(in millions) 2022 2021
Gains (losses) recognized in AOCI:
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedges - included component $ 5 $ —
Cross currency swaps - net investment hedges - excluded component $ ( 8 ) $ —
Interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges $ 3 $ 1
Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI - cash flow hedges:
Interest rate swaps - Interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ ( 1 ) $ ( 1 )
Foreign currency zero cost collars - Depreciation and amortization $ 1 $ 1
Gains (losses) recognized on derivative instruments (amount excluded from effectiveness testing – net investment hedges)
Cross currency swaps - Interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ 1 $ —
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 material.
Financial Risks
Fuel Price Risks
We manage our exposure to fuel price risk by managing our consumption of fuel. Substantially all of our exposure to market risk for changes in fuel prices relates to the consumption of fuel on our ships. We manage fuel consumption through ship maintenance practices, modifying our itineraries and implementing innovative technologies.
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 non-derivative financial instruments. Our primary focus is to monitor our exposure to, and manage, the economic foreign currency exchange risks faced by our operations and realized if we exchange one currency for another. We consider hedging certain of our ship commitments and net investments in foreign operations. The financial impacts of our hedging instruments generally offset the changes in the underlying exposures being hedged.
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Operational Currency Risks
Our operations primarily utilize the U.S. dollar, Euro, Sterling or the Australian dollar as their functional currencies. Our operations also have revenue and expenses denominated in non-functional currencies. Movements in foreign currency exchange rates affect our financial statements.
Investment Currency Risks
We consider our investments in foreign operations to be denominated in stable currencies and of a long-term nature. We partially mitigate the currency exposure of our investments in foreign operations by designating a portion of our foreign currency debt and derivatives as hedges of these investments. As of February 28, 2022, we have designated $ 469 million of our sterling-denominated debt as non-derivative hedges of our net investments in foreign operations. For the three months ended February 28, 2022, we recognized $ 2 million of losses on these non-derivative net investment hedges in the cumulative translation adjustment section of other comprehensive income (loss). We also have euro-denominated debt, including the effect of cross currency swaps, which provides an economic offset for our operations with euro functional currency.
Newbuild Currency Risks
Our shipbuilding contracts are typically denominated in euros. Our decision to hedge a non-functional currency ship commitment for our cruise brands is made on a case-by-case basis, considering the amount and duration of the exposure, market volatility, economic trends, our overall expected net cash flows by currency and other offsetting risks.
At February 28, 2022, our remaining newbuild currency exchange rate risk primarily relates to euro-denominated newbuild contract payments to non-euro functional currency brands, which represent a total unhedged commitment of $ 6.1 billion for newbuilds scheduled to be delivered through 2025.
The cost of shipbuilding orders that we may place in the future that are denominated in a different currency than our cruise brands’ will be affected by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may affect our decision 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.
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. We seek to manage these credit risk exposures, including counterparty nonperformance primarily associated with our cash equivalents, investments, notes receivables, reserve funds related to customer deposits, future financing facilities, contingent obligations, derivative instruments, insurance contracts, long-term ship charters and new ship progress payment guarantees, by:
• Conducting business with well-established financial institutions, insurance companies and export credit agencies
• Diversifying our counterparties
• Having guidelines regarding credit ratings and investment maturities that we follow to help safeguard liquidity and minimize risk
• Generally requiring collateral and/or guarantees to support notes receivable on significant asset sales, long-term ship charters and new ship progress payments to shipyards
At February 28, 2022, our exposures under derivative instruments were not material. We also monitor the creditworthiness of travel agencies and tour operators in Asia, Australia and Europe, which includes charter-hire agreements in Asia and credit and debit card providers to which we extend credit in the normal course of our business. Concentrations of credit risk associated with trade receivables and other receivables, charter-hire agreements and contingent obligations are not considered to be material, principally due to the large number of unrelated accounts, the nature of these contingent obligations and their short maturities. Normally, we have not required collateral or other security to support normal credit sales. Historically, we have not experienced significant credit losses, including counterparty nonperformance; however, because of the impact COVID-19 is having on economies, we have experienced, and may continue to experience, an increase in credit losses.
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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.
NOTE 6 – Segment Information
Our operating 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, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Climate Officer of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. The CODM assesses performance and makes decisions to allocate resources for Carnival Corporation & plc based upon review of the results across all of our segments. Our four reportable segments are comprised of (1) NAA cruise operations, (2) EA cruise operations, (3) Cruise Support and (4) Tour and Other.
The operating segments within each of our NAA and EA reportable segments have been aggregated based on the similarity of their economic and other characteristics, including geographic guest sourcing. Our Cruise Support segment includes our portfolio of leading port destinations and other services, all of which are operated for the benefit of our cruise brands. Our Tour and Other segment represents the hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours and other operations.
Three Months Ended February 28,
(in millions) Revenues Operating costs and
expenses Selling
and
administrative Depreciation
and
amortization Operating
income (loss)
2022
NAA $ 1,126 $ 1,288 $ 344 $ 334 $ ( 840 )
EA 457 698 176 181 ( 598 )
Cruise Support 33 28 5 33 ( 34 )
Tour and Other 8 17 6 5 ( 20 )
$ 1,623 $ 2,030 $ 530 $ 554 $ ( 1,491 )
2021
NAA $ 10 $ 316 $ 220 $ 334 $ ( 859 )
EA 8 198 108 184 ( 482 )
Cruise Support — 8 129 28 ( 164 )
Tour and Other 7 13 6 6 ( 18 )
$ 26 $ 535 $ 462 $ 552 $ ( 1,524 )
Revenue by geographic areas, which are based on where our guests are sourced, were as follows:
(in millions) Three Months Ended February 28, 2022
North America $ 1,119
Europe 479
Australia and Asia 8
Other 18
$ 1,623
As a result of the pause in our guest cruise operations, revenue data for the three months ended February 28, 2021 is not included in the table.
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NOTE 7 – Earnings Per Share
Three Months Ended
February 28,
(in millions, except per share data) 2022 2021
Net income (loss) for basic and diluted earnings per share $ ( 1,891 ) $ ( 1,973 )
Weighted-average shares outstanding 1,137 1,095
Dilutive effect of equity plans — —
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 1,137 1,095
Basic earnings per share $ ( 1.66 ) $ ( 1.80 )
Diluted earnings per share $ ( 1.66 ) $ ( 1.80 )
Antidilutive shares excluded from diluted earnings per share computations were as follows:
Three Months Ended
February 28,
(in millions) 2022 2021
Equity awards 3 3
Convertible Notes 52 54
Total antidilutive securities 55 56
NOTE 8 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information
(in millions) February 28, 2022 November 30, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents (Consolidated Balance Sheets) $ 6,414 $ 8,939
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other and other assets 39 38
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows) $ 6,452 $ 8,976
For the three months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021, we did no t have borrowings or repayments of commercial paper with original maturities greater than three months.
NOTE 9 – Property and Equipment
Ship Sales
During 2022, we entered into agreements to sell two NAA segment ships and completed the sale of one EA segment ship, which represent a passenger-capacity reduction of 4,110 for our NAA segment and 1,410 for our EA segment.
Refer to Note 5 - “Fair Value Measurements, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Financial Risks, Nonfinancial Instruments that are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis, Impairment of Ships” for additional discussion.
NOTE 10 – Shareholders’ Equity
We have a program that allows us to realize a net cash benefit when Carnival Corporation common stock is trading at a premium to the price of Carnival plc ordinary shares (the “Stock Swap Program”).
During the three months ended February 28, 2022, under the Stock Swap Program, we sold 1.3 million of Carnival Corporation’s common stock and repurchased the same amount of Carnival plc ordinary shares, resulting in net proceeds of $ 2 million, which were used for general corporate purposes. During the three months ended February 28, 2021, there were no sales or repurchases under the Stock Swap Program.
Additionally, during the three months ended February 28, 2022, we sold 0.8 million shares of Carnival Corporation common stock at an average price per share of $ 20.18 , resulting in net proceeds of $ 15 million.
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