(Reuters) -Royal Caribbean forecast current-quarter profit below expectations on Tuesday, amid higher fuel costs and rising economic uncertainty.

Shares of the company, which also forecast annual profit below estimates, were down about 8% in premarket trading.

Following a post-pandemic boom in demand, the company is struggling with customers steering away from splurging on expensive cruise vacations amid persistent inflation and tariff-driven uncertainty in the U.S.

The company now expects fiscal 2025 adjusted profit per share of $15.58 to $15.63, above its prior forecast of $15.41 to $15.55, but fell short of analysts' estimates of $15.68, according to data compiled by LSEG.

It sees fourth-quarter adjusted profit per share to be in the range of $2.74 to $2.79, below analysts' average estimate of $2.89.

(Reporting by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)