India, June 24 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) reported a profit for its second quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $565 million, or $0.42 per share. This compares with $92 million, or $0.07 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Carnival Corporation & plc reported adjusted earnings of $470 million or $0.35 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.24 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 9.5% to $6.328 billion from $5.781 billion last year.

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