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CCL vs RCL

Side-by-side comparison of Carnival Corporation (CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CCL and RCL operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • RCL is the larger of the two at $75.09B, about 1.9x CCL ($39.14B).
  • Over the past year, CCL is up 13.1% and RCL is up 2.2% - CCL leads by 10.9 points.
  • RCL has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for CCL).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCCL+13.14%RCL+2.24%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricCCLRCL
Company
Carnival Corporation
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Price
$27.38-1.65%
$280.00-4.56%
Market cap
$39.14B
$75.09B
1M return
-0.47%
-2.53%
1Y return
+13.14%
+2.24%
Industry
Marine Transportation
Marine Transportation
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1987
1993
News (4w)
9
17
Recent ratings
25
25
CCL

Carnival Corporation

Carnival Corporation & plc operates as a leisure travel company. Its ships visit approximately 700 ports under the Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard brand names. The company also provides port destinations and other services, as well as owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches. It sells its cruises primarily through travel agents and tour operators. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and internationally. It operates 87 ships with 223,000 lower berths. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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