(Reuters) – Royal Caribbean (NYSE:) Group on Thursday missed Wall Road estimates for quarterly income, as a resurgence in COVID-19 infections in some elements of the world and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hampered individuals’s journey plans.

Shares of Royal Caribbean Group fell about 1% in pre-market buying and selling at the same time as the corporate stated reserving volumes in March and April have been considerably larger in comparison with the identical interval in 2019.

The omicron variant of coronavirus that has been a reason for concern globally has compelled individuals to reassess their journey selections with the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) asking individuals at one level to keep away from cruise journey resulting from studies of COVID-19 outbreaks on cruises.

Nevertheless, in March CDC eliminated its COVID-19 discover in opposition to cruise journey virtually two years after introducing a warning scale.

In March, Royal Caribbean Group joined rivals Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:) Holdings Ltd and Carnival (NYSE:) Corp in canceling sailings to Russia and stated it was eradicating Russian port metropolis St. Petersburg from its upcoming itineraries.

The cruise operator’s income rose to $1.06 billion within the first quarter from $42.01 million a yr earlier, however missed analysts’ common estimate of $1.15 billion, in accordance with IBES knowledge from Refinitiv.