Carnival Corp has met analyst expectations off of slightly improved revenue for the fourth quarter.

The New York-listed cruise major posted adjusted net income of $92m versus a $452m profit during the same period last year.

Quarterly earnings per share (EPS) came in at $0.70, matching Wall Street forecasts and beating year-over-year results by $0.07.

"We delivered strong fourth quarter earnings and record adjusted fourth quarter earnings to top off a record breaking year," chief executive Arnold Donald said.