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Costa Concordia and Costa Allegra | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2012
Costa Concordia and Costa Allegra | NOTE 2 – Costa Concordia and Costa Allegra During the three months ended February 29, 2012, we wrote-off the net carrying value of Costa Concordia in the amount of $515 million and recorded a short-term insurance recoverable for the same amount since the ship was deemed to be a constructive total loss. We are not subject to any hull and machinery insurance deductible since the ship was deemed a constructive total loss. In addition, during the three months ended February 29, 2012, we recognized $29 million for Costa Concordia incident related expenses that are not covered by insurance, including a $10 million insurance deductible related to third party personal injury liabilities, which are principally included in other ship operating expenses. As a result of the Costa Concordia accident, litigation claims, enforcement actions, regulatory actions and investigations, including but not limited to, those arising from personal injury, loss of life, loss of or damage to personal property, business interruption losses or environmental damage to any affected coastal waters and the surrounding areas, have been and may be asserted or brought against various parties including us. The existing assertions are in their initial stages and there are significant jurisdictional uncertainties. We are currently evaluating the possible merits of these matters and their ultimate outcome cannot be determined at this time. However, we have insurance coverage for third-party claims such as those mentioned above. At February 29, 2012, substantially all of our short-term and long-term insurance recoverables relate to the Costa Concordia accident. At February 29, 2012, approximately 65% of our aggregated short-term and long-term claims reserves also relate to the Costa Concordia accident. At February 29, 2012 and November 30, 2011, our long-term insurance recoverables and long-term claims reserves are included in other assets and other long-term liabilities and deferred income, respectively, and are not significant. We expect to continue to incur Costa Concordia related costs in the future. Although at this time these costs are not yet determinable, we do not expect them to have a significant impact on our results of operations because we believe these additional costs will be recoverable under our insurance coverage. In February 2012, Costa Allegra suffered fire damage and, accordingly, we decided to withdraw the ship from operations, which resulted in a $34 million impairment charge included in other ship operating expenses. At February 29, 2012, the remaining carrying value of the ship is not significant.

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