Oct 28 (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.