The New York-listed cruiseship giant said the change was a result of “revised and corrected” accounting for spare parts at one of the company’s cruise lines.

The change resulted in an $18m increase in ship operating costs and a $2m adjustment in depreciation and amortisation.

That cut the Miami-headquartered company’s net income by 1.6% to $1.22bn, slicing $0.03 from diluted earnings per share.

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