Carnival (CCL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.86 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 8.55%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this cruise operator would post a loss of $0.01 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.11, delivering a surprise of 1,200%.Over the last four quarters, the company has ...