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operations could also be affected by factors, events, or uncertainties that are not presently known to the company or that the company currently does not consider to present material risks to its operations.
−Removed: In addition to the risk factors below, additional or unforeseen effects from our substantial debt balance incurred during the pause of our guest cruise operations could give rise to or amplify many of the risks discussed below.
+Added: In addition to the risk factors below, additional or unforeseen effects from our substantial debt balance incurred during the pause of our guest cruise operations could give rise to additional risks or amplify many of the risks discussed below.
Some of the statements in this item and elsewhere in this document are “forward-looking statements.” For a discussion of those statements and of other factors to consider see the “Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future Results” section.
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−Removed: Events and conditions around the world, including geopolitical uncertainty, war and other military actions, inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and other general concerns impacting the ability or desire of people to travel have led, and may in the future lead, to a decline in demand for cruises as well as negative impacts to our operating costs and profitability.
−Removed: We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by the public’s concerns regarding the health, safety and security of travel, including government travel advisories and travel restrictions, political instability and civil unrest, terrorist attacks, war and military action and other general concerns.
−Removed: The resulting impacts of these events, including supply chain disruptions, increased fuel prices, impact on demand for cruises to neighboring regions and international sanctions and other measures that have been imposed, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business.
+Added: Events and conditions around the world, including geopolitical uncertainty, war and other military actions, pandemics, inflation, higher fuel prices, higher interest rates and other general concerns impacting the ability or desire of people to travel could lead to a decline in demand for cruises as well as have significant negative impacts on our financial condition and operations.
+Added: We have been, and may continue to be, impacted by the public’s concerns regarding the health, safety and security of travel, including pandemics, government travel advisories and travel restrictions, political instability and civil unrest, terrorist attacks, war and military action and other general concerns.
+Added: The resulting impacts of these events, including a pause of our guest cruise
+Added: operations, supply chain disruptions, increased fuel prices, impact on demand for cruises to neighboring regions and international sanctions and other measures that have been imposed, have significantly adversely affected, and may in the future significantly adversely affect, our business.
These factors may also have the effect of heightening many other risks to our business, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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We may be impacted by adverse changes in the perceived or actual economic climate, such as inflation, global or regional recessions, higher unemployment and underemployment rates and declines in income levels.
−Removed: Pandemics have in the past and may in the future have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and operations.
−Removed: Pandemics have in the past and may in the future have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and operations.
−Removed: • be forced to re-implement a pause of our guest cruise operations
−Removed: • be negatively impacted by travel advisories, restrictions, recommendations and regulations set by various governmental authorities, which could impact our occupancy levels
−Removed: • be subject to enhanced health and hygiene requirements in attempts to counteract future outbreaks, and these requirements may be costly, take a significant amount of time to implement across our global cruise operations and may result in disruptions in guest cruise operations, incremental costs and loss of revenue
−Removed: • be subject to negative publicity, along with the cruise industry, which could have a long-term impact on the appeal of our cruises
−Removed: • be subject to lawsuits, other governmental investigations and other actions
−Removed: • be required to reassess our ship deployment options and our fleet, which could lead to the removal of additional ships from our fleet and may result in incremental ship impairment charges and losses on ship sales
−Removed: • be negatively impacted as a result of the adverse impact on our partners, counterparties and joint ventures
−Removed: • be negatively impacted by the inability to attract and retain the loyalty of our guests and hire and retain our crew
−Removed: Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise industry have in the past and may, in the future, negatively impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage.
+Added: Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise industry may negatively impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage.
Our operations involve the risk of incidents and media coverage thereof.
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guest and crew illnesses;
−Removed: mechanical failures, fires and
+Added: mechanical failures, fires and collisions;
repair delays, groundings and navigational errors;
−Removed: oil spills and other maritime and environmental issues as well as other incidents at sea, while in port or on land which may generate negative publicity or cause guest and crew discomfort, injury, or death.
+Added: oil spills and other maritime and environmental issues as well as other incidents at sea, while in port or on land, which have in the past and may in the future generate negative publicity or cause voyage disruptions or changes in itineraries, guest and crew discomfort, injury, or death.
Although our commitment to the safety and comfort of our guests and crew is paramount to the success of our business, our ships have been involved in outbreaks, accidents and other incidents in the past and we may experience similar or other incidents in the future.
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In addition, these and any other events which impact the travel industry more generally may negatively impact our guests’ and/or crew’s ability or desire to travel to or from our ships and/or interrupt the supply of critical goods and services.
−Removed: Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection, labor and employment, and tax may be costly and have in the past and may, in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties and reputational damage.
+Added: Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment, safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection, labor and employment, and tax may be costly and lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties and reputational damage.
We are subject to numerous international, national, state and local laws, regulations, treaties and other legal requirements that govern health, environmental, safety and security matters in relation to our guests, crew and ships.
These requirements change regularly, depending on the itineraries of our ships and the ports and countries visited.
−Removed: Implementing these and any subsequent requirements may be costly and take time to implement across our global cruise operations.
+Added: Implementing these and any subsequent requirements have been, and may in the future continue to be costly and take time to implement across our global cruise operations.
In addition, the accelerating pace of regulatory changes may affect our ability to comply in the future.
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In addition, there is increased global focus on climate change, which may lead to additional regulatory requirements.
−Removed: Refer to Operational Risk Factor “e.” below for additional discussion on climate change regulation risks.
+Added: Refer to Operational Risk Factor “d.” below for additional discussion on climate change regulation risks.
+Added: In the course of doing business, we collect guest, team member, company and other third-party data, including personal and other sensitive data.
We are subject to laws and requirements related to the treatment and protection of personal, sensitive and/or other regulated data in the jurisdictions where we operate.
Various governments, agencies and regulatory organizations have enacted or are considering new rules and regulations and we expect to continue to incur costs to comply with these rules and regulations.
−Removed: In the course of doing business, we collect guest, team member, company and other third-party data, including personal and other sensitive data.
Our operations subject us to potential liability under anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws and regulations.
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These tax laws, regulations and treaties are subject to change at any time, which may result in substantially higher tax expense.
−Removed: For example, the OECD’s multi-jurisdictional inclusive framework is intended to address the tax challenges arising from globalization, which includes the establishment of a minimum 15% tax rate for multinational enterprises.
−Removed: A number of countries, including the UK and EU member states, have agreed to adopt the OECD’s minimum tax rules and several countries, including the UK, have already implemented these rules.
−Removed: The phased implementation of these rules is expected to begin for our fiscal year 2025, with limited impact for us before 2026.
+Added: For example, the implementation of the OECD’s rules will affect Carnival plc and its subsidiaries beginning in fiscal 2025 and Carnival Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries beginning in fiscal 2026.
The application of these rules continues to evolve, and its outcome may alter our tax obligations in certain countries in which we operate.
+Added: Refer to XVII.
+Added: Taxation for additional discussion on the OECD’s rules.
Other changes in domestic and international tax rules and regulations and their application could also alter our tax obligations.
−Removed: Factors associated with climate change, including evolving and increasing regulations, increasing global concern about climate change and the shift in climate conscious consumerism and stakeholder scrutiny, and increasing frequency and/or severity of adverse weather conditions could adversely affect our business.
−Removed: Growing concerns regarding climate change have resulted in increased global regulatory focus on GHG and other emissions which may have material impacts on our business.
−Removed: Refer to XIX.
+Added: Factors associated with climate change, including evolving and increasing regulations, increasing global concern about climate change and the shift in climate conscious consumerism and stakeholder scrutiny, and increasing frequency and/or severity of adverse weather conditions could have a material impact on our business.
+Added: Growing concerns regarding climate change have resulted in increased global regulatory focus on GHG and other emissions which have impacted us and may in the future have material impacts on our business.
+Added: Refer to XVIII.
Governmental Regulations for additional discussion of recent developments related to Maritime Regulations, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and EU Regulations.
−Removed: Fossil fuels are currently the only viable option for our industry and it is not clear when alternative fuels or other technologies will be commercially viable.
+Added: Fossil fuels are currently the only viable option for our industry and it is not clear when alternative fuels or other technologies will be commercially viable at scale.
To provide a path to net zero emissions, alternative low GHG emission fuels will be necessary for the maritime industry;
however, there are significant supply challenges that must be resolved before viability is reached.
−Removed: Climate change-related regulatory activity and developments that require us to reduce our emissions, which includes both the EU regulations and IMO Strategy (refer to XIX.
−Removed: Governmental Regulations), may individually or collectively have a material impact on our business and financial results by requiring us to make capital investments in new equipment or technologies, pay for emissions, purchase carbon offset credits, or otherwise incur additional costs or take additional actions related to our emissions.
−Removed: Such activity may also impact us indirectly by increasing our operating costs, including fuel costs.
−Removed: Regulatory developments may also result in the
−Removed: inability to operate ships that do not meet certain standards, the acceleration of the removal of less fuel-efficient ships from our fleet and impact the resale value of our ships in the future.
+Added: Climate change-related regulatory activity and developments that require us to reduce our emissions, which includes both the EU regulations and IMO Strategy (refer to XVIII.
+Added: Governmental Regulations), have impacted us and may in the future have a material impact on our business and financial results by requiring us to make capital investments in new equipment or technologies, pay for emission allowances, purchase carbon offset credits, or otherwise incur additional costs or take additional actions related to our emissions.
+Added: Such activity has impacted and may continue to impact us indirectly by increasing our operating costs, including fuel costs.
+Added: Regulatory developments may also result in the inability to operate ships that do not meet certain standards, the acceleration of the removal of less fuel-efficient ships from our fleet and impact the resale value of our ships in the future.
In addition, regulatory developments may restrict or limit our access to certain destinations and/or countries or impact our freedom to operate.
−Removed: Regulatory efforts, both internationally and in the U.S., are evolving, including the international alignment of such efforts, and we cannot determine what final regulations will be enacted or their ultimate impact on our business.
+Added: Regulatory efforts, both internationally and in the U.S., are evolving, including the international alignment of such efforts, and we cannot determine what final regulations will be enacted, modified, or reversed or what their ultimate impact on our business will be.
Growing recognition among consumers globally of the negative effects of climate change and the impact of GHG and other emissions may lead to material changes in consumer preferences.
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In addition, some environmental focused groups have and may continue to generate negative publicity regarding the environmental impact of the cruise industry and are advocating for more stringent oversight and regulation of our industry, including of ship emissions while the ship is docked and at sea.
−Removed: Environmental scrutiny of our operations and the industry from the investment community, other stakeholders, and the media have impacted and may continue to impact how we are perceived, which may have a material impact on our operations and financial results.
+Added: At the same time, we may also face negative impacts from consumers who do not support climate-related initiatives or concerns.
+Added: Environmental scrutiny of our operations and the industry from the investment community, other stakeholders, and the media (including social media) have impacted and may continue to impact how we are perceived, which may have a material impact on our operations and financial results.
Certain climate-related actions and investments we make today may not lead us to our intended future emissions related goals or may not be favorably perceived in future years based on continuing evolving regulations and perceptions around effective emissions mitigation strategies and technologies.
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Any of these events could have a material impact on our business and profitability.
−Removed: Inability to meet or achieve our targets, goals, aspirations, initiatives, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, including those that are related to sustainability matters, may expose us to risks that may adversely impact our business.
+Added: Inability to meet or achieve our targets, goals, aspirations, initiatives, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them, including those related to sustainability matters, may expose us to risks that may adversely impact our business.
We have developed and will continue to establish targets, goals, aspirations, and other objectives, including those related to sustainability matters (“sustainability objectives”).
These statements reflect our current plans and do not constitute a guarantee that they will be achieved.
−Removed: With respect to our sustainability objectives, our efforts to research, establish, accomplish, and accurately report on these objectives expose us to numerous operational, reputational, financial, legal, and other risks, any of which could have a negative impact on our business.
+Added: Our efforts to research, establish, accomplish, and accurately report on our sustainability objectives expose us to numerous operational, reputational, financial, legal, and other risks, any of which could have a negative impact on our business.
Our ability to achieve any of our stated sustainability objectives, particularly with respect to our environmental emissions aspirations, is subject to numerous factors and conditions, many of which are outside of our control.
−Removed: Examples of such factors include the availability and costs of low- or non-GHG emission energy sources and technology, evolving regulatory requirements affecting sustainability standards or disclosures, the availability of future financing and the availability of suppliers that can meet our sustainability standards.
−Removed: Our business may face increased scrutiny from our guests, our team members, the investment community, governments, regulators, destinations and other stakeholders that we serve related to our sustainability activities, including the sustainability objectives that we adopt, our methodologies and timelines for pursuing them and our ability to document and support the achievement of those objectives.
−Removed: If our sustainability practices do not meet, or are perceived to fall short of, the expectations of our guests, team members, investors or other stakeholders, demand for cruising, our reputation, our ability to attract or retain team members, and our attractiveness as an investment could be negatively impacted.
+Added: Examples of such factors include the availability and costs of low- or non-GHG emission energy sources and technology that do not yet exist at scale for our industry, evolving regulatory requirements affecting sustainability standards or disclosures, the availability of future financing and the availability of suppliers that can meet our sustainability standards.
+Added: Our business may face increased scrutiny from our guests, our team members, the investment community, governments, regulators, destinations and other stakeholders that we serve related to our sustainability activities, including the sustainability objectives that we adopt, our methodologies and timelines for pursuing them and our ability to document and support the
+Added: achievement of those objectives, as their expectations for such matters continue to evolve.
+Added: If our sustainability practices do not meet, are adverse to, or are perceived to fall short of, the expectations of our guests, team members, investors or other stakeholders, demand for cruising, our reputation, our ability to attract or retain team members, and our attractiveness as an investment could be negatively impacted.
In addition, governments may restrict or limit our access to ports and destinations for which there is high guest demand.
−Removed: Similarly, our failure or perceived failure to pursue, meet or fulfill our targets, goals, aspirations, and other objectives (including sustainability objectives) within the timelines we announce, or at all, could have the same negative impacts as well as expose us to government enforcement actions and private litigation.
−Removed: Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments in technology may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational damage.
−Removed: 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.
−Removed: These can vary in scope and intent from motivated driven attacks to malicious attacks intended to disrupt or compromise our shoreside and shipboard operations by targeting our key operating systems.
−Removed: Breach or circumvention of our
−Removed: systems or the systems of third parties, including by ransomware or malware, through vulnerabilities in licensed software or hardware, or as a result of other attacks, has led to and may continue to lead to disruptions in our business operations;
+Added: Similarly, our pursuit, or our failure or perceived failure to pursue, meet or fulfill our targets, goals, aspirations, and other objectives (including sustainability objectives) within the timelines we announce, or at all, could have the same negative impacts as well as expose us to government enforcement actions and private litigation.
+Added: Cybersecurity incidents and data privacy breaches, as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information technology operations and system networks and failure to keep pace with developments in technology have adversely impacted and may in the future materially adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to fines, penalties and reputational damage.
+Added: We have been and may continue to be impacted by cybersecurity incidents and data privacy breaches, which occur from time to time.
+Added: These malicious attacks can vary in scope and aim to disrupt or compromise our shoreside and shipboard operations by targeting our key operating systems or those of our third-party service providers.
+Added: Breach or circumvention of our systems or the systems of third parties, including by ransomware or malware, through vulnerabilities in licensed software or hardware, generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) impersonation, targeted and coordinated attacks of our systems or as a result of other attacks, have led to and may continue to lead to disruptions in our business operations;
unauthorized access to (or the loss of company access to) competitively sensitive, confidential or other critical data (including sensitive financial, medical or other personal or business information) or systems;
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financial losses;
−Removed: regulatory investigations, enforcement actions and fines;
+Added: regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, fines and penalties;
reputational damage;
and misuse or corruption of critical data and proprietary information, any of which could be material.
−Removed: Additionally, we may rely on third parties in helping us to implement and manage our cyber security risk management processes.
−Removed: Any measures that we take and such third parties take to avoid, detect, mitigate or recover from material cyber security threats or incidents can be expensive, and may be insufficient, circumvented, or may become ineffective.
−Removed: Our offices, information technology operations, system networks and various remote work locations may be impacted by actual or threatened natural disasters (for example, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, tornadoes, tsunamis and typhoons) or other disruptive events.
+Added: Additionally, integrating AI into our operations may increase our cybersecurity and data privacy risks.
+Added: We also have and may continue to rely on third parties in helping us manage our cybersecurity risk management processes.
+Added: Any measures that we take and such third parties take to avoid, detect, mitigate or recover from material cybersecurity threats or incidents can be expensive, and may be insufficient, circumvented, or may become ineffective.
+Added: Our physical work locations, including those that house our information technology operations, system networks and various other remote locations may be impacted by actual or threatened natural disasters (for example, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, fires, tornadoes, tsunamis and typhoons) or other disruptive events.
Our maritime and/or shoreside operations, including our ability to manage our inventory of cabins held for sale and set pricing, control costs and serve our guests, depends on the reliability of our information technology operations and system networks, as well as our ability to refine and update to more advanced systems and technologies.
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In addition, high-GHG emission industries may become a less attractive employment opportunity.
−Removed: At times we have and may in the future experience difficulty in hiring sufficient qualified team members, due to general macroeconomic factors and/or increasingly competitive labor markets.
−Removed: In addition, we hire a significant number of qualified shipboard team members each year and, thus, our ability to adequately recruit, develop and retain these individuals is critical to our success.
+Added: At times we have, and may in the future continue to, experience difficulty in hiring sufficient qualified team members, due to general macroeconomic factors and/or increasingly competitive labor markets.
+Added: In addition, we hire a significant number of qualified shipboard team members each year and, thus, our ability to adequately recruit, develop and retain these individuals is important to our success.
Incidents involving cruise ships, including disease outbreaks on our ships and increasing demand as a result of the industry’s projected growth could negatively impact our ability to recruit, develop and retain sufficient qualified shipboard team members.
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Future increases in the global price of fuel would increase the cost of our cruise ship operations as well as some of our other expenses, such as crew travel, freight and commodity prices.
−Removed: Increases in airfares, such as those resulting from increases in the price of fuel, would increase our guests’ overall vacation costs and could reduce demand for cruises, as many of our guests depend on airlines to transport them to or from the airports near the ports where our cruises embark and disembark.
−Removed: Refer to Operational Risk Factor “e.” for additional discussion on the impact of climate change and regulation changes on fuel costs.
−Removed: We rely on supply chain vendors who are integral to the operations of our businesses.
−Removed: These vendors and service providers may be unable to deliver on their commitments, which could negatively impact our business.
−Removed: We rely on supply chain vendors to deliver key products to the operations of our businesses around the world.
−Removed: Any event impacting a vendor’s ability to deliver quality goods at the location and time needed could negatively impact our ability to operate our business.
+Added: Increases in airfares, such as those resulting from increases in the price of fuel, have in the past and may in the future increase our guests’ overall vacation costs and reduce demand for cruises, as many of our guests depend on airlines to transport them to or from the airports near the ports where our cruises embark and
+Added: Refer to Operational Risk Factor “d.” for additional discussion on the impact of climate change and regulation changes on fuel costs.
+Added: We rely on suppliers who are integral to the operations of our businesses.
+Added: These suppliers and service providers may be unable to deliver on their commitments, which could negatively impact our business.
+Added: We rely on suppliers to deliver key products and services to the operations of our businesses around the world.
+Added: Any event impacting a supplier’s ability to deliver quality goods and services at the location and time needed could negatively impact our ability to operate our business.
Events impacting our supply chain could be caused by factors beyond the control of our suppliers or us, including labor actions, increased demand, problems in production or distribution and/or disruptions in third-party logistics, information technology or transportation systems.
−Removed: In addition, global events in recent years have resulted in widespread global supply chain disruptions to vendors including critical supply chain shortages, labor shortages, significant material cost inflation and extended lead times for items that are required for our operations.
+Added: In addition, global events in recent years have resulted in widespread global supply chain disruptions to suppliers including critical supply chain shortages, labor shortages, significant material cost inflation and extended lead times for items that are required for our operations.
Any such interruptions to our supply chain could increase our costs and could limit the availability of products critical to our operations.
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Additionally, our shipbuilding contracts are typically denominated in euros.
−Removed: Movements in foreign currency exchange rates, which have recently been more volatile, will affect our financial results.
+Added: Movements in foreign currency exchange rates, which at times have been more volatile, will affect our financial results.
Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry may negatively impact our cruise sales, pricing and destination options.
−Removed: We may be impacted by increases in capacity in the cruise and land-based vacation industry, which may result in capacity growth beyond demand, either globally or for a region, or for a particular itinerary.
+Added: We have been and may in the future be impacted by increases in capacity in the cruise and land-based vacation industry, which may result in capacity growth beyond demand, either globally or for a region, or for a particular itinerary.
We face competition from other cruise brands on the basis of overall experience, destinations, types and sizes of ships and cabins, travel agent partner preferences and value.
+Added: In addition, we may fail to sufficiently invest in or upgrade our existing cruise ships and other assets to meet the expectations of current and potential guests.
We also compete with land-based vacation alternatives throughout the world on the basis of overall experience, destinations and value.
−Removed: In addition, certain ports and destinations have faced a surge of both cruise and non-cruise tourism and in certain destinations, countermeasures to limit the number of tourists have been contemplated and/or put into effect, including proposed limits on cruise ships and cruise guests.
+Added: In addition, certain ports and destinations have faced a surge of both cruise and non-cruise tourism and in certain destinations, countermeasures to limit the number of tourists have been proposed or contemplated and/or put into effect, including limits on cruise ships and cruise guests.
Potential restrictions in ports and destinations could limit the itinerary and destination options we can offer our guests going forward.
Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our business operations and the satisfaction of our guests.
−Removed: There are a limited number of shipyards with the capability and capacity to build, repair, maintain and/or upgrade our ships, which may limit our ability to meet our capacity growth objectives.
−Removed: In addition, we may be impacted by unforeseen events, such as work stoppages, supply chain issues, insolvencies, “force majeure” events or other financial difficulties experienced by shipyards, their subcontractors and our suppliers.
+Added: There are a limited number of shipyards with the capability and capacity to build, repair, maintain and/or upgrade our ships, which may limit our ability to meet our capacity growth or ship refurbishment objectives.
+Added: In addition, we have in the past and may in the future be impacted by unforeseen events, such as work stoppages, supply chain issues, insolvencies, “force majeure” events or other financial difficulties experienced by shipyards, their subcontractors and our suppliers.
This may result in less shipyard availability resulting in delays or preventing the delivery of our ships under construction and/or the completion of the repair, maintenance or refurbishment of our existing ships.
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We cannot make assurances that we will be able to generate sufficient cash through any of the foregoing.
−Removed: If we are not able to refinance our debt, obtain additional financing or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we may not be able to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt.
+Added: If we are not able to refinance our
+Added: debt, obtain additional financing or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms or at all, we may not be able to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt.
Refer to Liquidity, Financial Condition and Capital Resources.
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Our substantial debt could, among other things:
−Removed: • require us to dedicate a large portion of our cash flow from operations to service debt and fund repayments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
+Added: • require us to dedicate a large portion of our cash flow from operations to servicing debt and funding repayments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
• increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions;
• limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;
−Removed: • limit our ability to pay dividends or distributions on or redeem or repurchase capital stock and make other restricted payments;
+Added: • limit our ability to pay dividends or distributions on or redeem or repurchase stock and make other restricted payments;
• place us at a disadvantage compared to others that have less debt;
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Certain of our indebtedness accrues interest at variable rates, which subjects us to interest rate volatility with respect to such instruments and could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.
−Removed: If we breach the covenants or restrictions in our debt instruments, we could be in default under the terms of certain of our debt instruments and may be required to seek covenant amendments or the relevant creditors could elect to declare the debt, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, if any, immediately due and payable (or cancel any unfunded commitments, if applicable) and proceed against the collateral, if any, securing that debt.
+Added: If we breach the covenants or restrictions in our debt instruments, we could trigger a default under the terms of certain of our debt instruments.
+Added: If that occurs, we may be required to seek covenant amendments or the relevant creditors could elect to declare the debt, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, if any, immediately due and payable (or cancel any unfunded commitments, if applicable) and proceed against the collateral, if any, securing that debt.
Borrowings under our other debt instruments that contain cross-default provisions may also be accelerated or become payable on demand, and our assets may not be sufficient to repay such indebtedness in full.
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