Carnival (CCL): FY26 Q3 earnings call, Sep 29, 2026

Tue, Sep 29Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptCarnival

On its Sep 29, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q3), Carnival said 20 of the 27 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 27 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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27 words · 20 settled yes · our count agreed on 27 of 27

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Quarter 20+ timesYes4343✓75%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 0:30, Quarter 20+ times–
Fuel 5+ timesYes2828✓86%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 1:01, Fuel 5+ times–
Guest 10+ timesYes2323✓68%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 4:23, Guest 10+ times–
Booking 10+ timesYes1919✓61%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 2:06, Booking 10+ times–
Celebration Key Yes1515✓95%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 6:05, Celebration Key–
Capacity Yes1515✓94%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 5:37, Capacity–
Loyalty Yes44✓82%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 8:15, Loyalty–
Headwind Yes45✓71%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 11:51, Headwind–
Propel Yes46✓71%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 3:56, Propel–
Princess Yes33✓70%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 6:46, Princess–
Dividend Yes22✓82%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 12:46, Dividend–
Evolution Yes22✓82%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 51:57, Evolution–
Inflation Yes22✓35%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 2:46, Inflation–
Dock Yes11✓90%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 51:58, Dock–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes11✓78%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 4:13, AI / Artificial Intelligence–
Dry Dock Yes11✓77%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 51:58, Dry Dock–
Middle East Yes11✓71%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 17:55, Middle East–
Holland America Yes11✓59%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 9:19, Holland America–
Modernization Yes12✓54%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 9:13, Modernization–
Wave Yes11✓40%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 39:46, Wave–
Tailwind No01✓56%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Consumer Sentiment No00✓55%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tariff No01✓40%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Sphere Class No00✓33%transcripts from the transcript model–
Caribbean Gulf No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
Iran No01✓11%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Oil No01✓11%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

19 matches for “Booking”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Josh Weinsteincompanyprepared · 2:08Hear it 2:06, Josh Weinstein

…nearly 2.5%, more than a point better than expected. The improvement in booking trends we highlighted on our last call continued to build throughout the…

Josh Weinsteincompanyprepared · 3:43Hear it 3:37, Josh Weinstein

…improve the actual performance of the business, generating more demand, managing our booking curve for maximum revenue, operating more efficiently, and ultimately producing more earnings…

Josh Weinsteincompanyprepared · 4:45Hear it 4:45, Josh Weinstein

…are already half booked with both occupancy and pricing at record levels. Bookings taken over our third quarter solidified this position as we saw very…

Josh Weinsteincompanyprepared · 5:25Hear it 5:19, Josh Weinstein

…excellent start at higher occupancy and even higher prices year-over-year, and our booking curve is further out than it has ever been at this point…

Josh Weinsteincompanyprepared · 5:51Hear it 5:45, Josh Weinstein

…intentionally measured capacity growth, we have an opportunity to keep managing the booking curve for price. That is exactly what our strategy is designed to…

Where the listed words were said

Beth Robertscompany“Quarter (20+)” · prepared · 0:32Hear it 0:30, Beth Roberts

Thank you. Good morning and welcome to our third quarter 2026 earnings conference call. I am joined today by our CEO, Josh Weinstein, our CFO,…

Beth Robertscompany“Fuel (5+)” · prepared · 1:03Hear it 0:57, Beth Roberts

…will be referencing certain non-GAAP financial measures, including yields, cruise costs without fuel, EBITDA, net income, and related statistics for all, which are on a…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Guest (10+)” · prepared · 6:13Hear it 6:07, Josh Weinstein

…Celebration Key recently marked its first anniversary, having welcomed almost 2.5 million guests in its first year alone. The guest response has been exceptional. Celebration…

David Bernsteincompany“Booking (10+)” · prepared · 19:27Hear it 19:22, David Bernstein

…is weighted to quarters two through four since the effects of the booking disruptions earlier this year, which impacted the second half of 2026, also…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Celebration Key” · prepared · 6:34Hear it 6:32, Josh Weinstein

With the second pier now open, Celebration Key is expected to welcome approximately 3.5 million guests next year, with 31 ships calling versus 26 this…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Capacity” · prepared · 7:49Hear it 7:44, Josh Weinstein

…can offer. In fact, next year, 35% of Carnival Cruise Line's Caribbean capacity will feature itineraries visiting both of these incredible destinations on the same…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Loyalty” · prepared · 8:17Hear it 8:14, Josh Weinstein

…rest of the business. We are finding new ways to deepen guest loyalty and increase lifetime value. In the year following Carnival Cruise Line's June…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Headwind” · prepared · 11:53Hear it 11:50, Josh Weinstein

…are showing up in our financial results. Despite the significant fuel price headwind this year, we expect to finish 2026 with even more brands generating…

David Bernsteincompany“Propel” · prepared · 21:56Hear it 21:52, David Bernstein

…stock, representing 45 million shares. We are making meaningful progress towards our PROPEL target of distributing cash to our shareholders responsibly. Combining share repurchases with…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Princess” · qa · 41:09Hear it 41:06, Josh Weinstein

…little bit. I mean, some of the decrease in our capacity is Princess is moving out and sending a ship to Japan, which is going…

Josh Weinsteincompany“Dividend” · prepared · 12:48Hear it 12:42, Josh Weinstein

…our financial position. Just six months into our share repurchase program, we have already bought back about $1.2 billion of stock alongside our ongoing dividend.

David Bernsteincompany“Evolution” · qa · 51:59Hear it 51:56, David Bernstein

…couple of tenths of a point. Next year, we will have five Evolution ships in dry dock compared to two this year. Overall, that may…

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