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Carnival Corporation & plc today (Sep.16) announced the appointment of Sandra Rowlett as vice president of the company’s newly created Incident Analysis Group (IAG). (more…)
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Just 18 months ago, it was all smooth sailing for Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc. Its share price at a 10-year high, the $18.8 billion company was logging the highest profits of its 45-year history. But at a time when consumer-facing companies are just a bad quarter or two away from a stock drop, success stories can go sideways fast—even for a celebrated CEO like Arnold Donald. (chiefexecutive.net)
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Carnival Corporation & plc yesterday announced it is expanding its partnership with Tropical Shipping to accept emergency relief donations and supplies sent from any location and is delivering them to The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the central governmental agency coordinating the response and recovery for the people of The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc announced a partnership with Tropical Shipping and The Bahamas National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to collect and deliver NEMA-approved food and supplies donated in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties for the people of The Bahamas (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc announced that the corporation’s philanthropic arm, Carnival Foundation, and its nine global cruise line brands together with the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation have pledged to donate $2 million in funding and in-kind support for relief efforts in The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today (Sep 03) announced it partnered with the University of West Florida (UWF) to enhance the company’s fleet-wide environmental officer training program with the launch of an innovative and interactive new Environmental Excellence course. (more…)
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“On behalf of all of us at Carnival Corporation and our cruise line brands, let me begin by saying our thoughts and prayers go out to the great people of The Bahamas — our friends and partners for many years. (more…)
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Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative wins the most awards at the World’s Leading Cruise Lines Excellence Awards taking home four Franchise Agency Network Excellence Awards for Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. (more…)
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Five Carnival Corporation & plc brands — Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn — gathered in Miami Beach Aug. 19-21 to recognize the contributions of their top travel partners at the second annual World’s Leading Cruise Line Excellence Awards. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today (Aug. 12) announced the promotion of Chris Donald to senior vice president of corporate environmental compliance. Donald will continue to serve in his role as the company’s corporate compliance manager, reporting directly to Peter C. Anderson, the newly appointed chief ethics and compliance officer for Carnival Corporation. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced the appointment of Peter C. Anderson to the newly created position of chief ethics and compliance officer. Based at the company’s headquarters in Miami, Anderson will be a member of the executive leadership team and report directly to Carnival Corporation President and CEO Arnold Donald. (more…)
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When Carnival Corp. successfully wrested P&O Princess Cruises away from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) in a heavyweight takeover battle in 2003, many observers, including this writer, thought that it was game over. (travelweekly.com)
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Carnival Corporation has big changes coming for private island Half Moon Cay, which hosts calls from Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line — two of Carnival Corp.’s brands. Plans are in the works for a pier, which will eliminate the need for passengers to tender ashore — a process that can be time-consuming and tedious, particuarly in rough weather or for cruisers with mobility issues. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Julia Brown has been recognized as one of this year’s “Women to Watch” by Cranfield University and one of 2019’s “Most Influential Women in Corporate America” by Savoy magazine. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced the launch of a new dedicated “Advanced Air Quality Systems” website that features relevant background information, videos, animations, photos and graphics to highlight the environmental benefits of using the innovative technology commonly referred to as exhaust gas cleaning systems or “scrubbers.” (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today (Jul 09, 2019) announced that it will significantly eliminate its purchase and consumption of non-essential single-use plastics by the end of 2021. (more…)
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A judge nearly threw Carnival Corporation’s top executives in jail last April, after the company got caught dumping polluted water into the sea despite being explicitly ordered by a court to stop doing so. Ultimately, the world’s largest cruise company pleaded guilty to probation violations and agreed to pay a $20 million fine earlier this month over the pollution dumps. (miaminewtimes.com)
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Following Carnival Corporation’s second quarter earnings call, the focus is on Europe as the company noted challenges with its European brand portfolio. “Now our Continental European brands have been facing heightened geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds, which has impacted operating performance this year,” said Arnold Donald, CEO, Carnival Corporation. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today released its ninth annual sustainability report, detailing the key initiatives and progress made in 2018 toward its 2020 sustainability performance goals. The full 2018 report, “Sustainability from Ship to Shore,” was developed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative standard and is available online at www.CarnivalSustainability.com. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc has established its position as the leader in Panama Canal cruises, with more ships sailing to and through one of the world’s greatest marvels than any other cruise provider. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation confirmed today that due to changes in U.S. policy, the company will no longer be permitted to sail to Cuba effective immediately, the company said, in a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Carnival Corp. reached a settlement Monday with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay a $20 million penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans, despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct. (floridatoday.com)
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Cruise line Carnival Corp is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits that claim the company profited from confiscated Cuban property, the first such cases brought since the Trump administration made them possible this month. (reuters.com)
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A federal judge ordered top Carnival Corporation executives, including chairman Micky Arison and president Arnold Donald, to appear in court on June 3. The Miami-based cruise company, the largest in the world, is charged with violating its probation. Federal prosecutors announced last week that they reached a deal with Carnival Corp. on the charges, which include dumping plastic into Bahamian waters and falsifying records. (miamiherald.com)
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The Cayman Islands has reached an agreement with MSC Cruises to provide funding toward the cost of a new cruise ship berthing facility in Grand Cayman harbor, said Alden McLaughlin, the country’s premier, in a statement this week. (travelpulse.com)
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Berenblum Busch Architects has unveiled the designs for Carnival Corporation’s first cruise terminal in Japan. Located in Japan’s port city of Sasebo, Uragashira Cruise Terminal will support the Japanese government’s plans to develop its ports, as well as the continually increasing number of cruise travelers in the region. (more…)
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Mickael Behn grew up attending shareholder meetings of a port company that no longer existed, except on paper. The Havana Docks Company used to run maritime operations in the busy harbor of Cuba’s capital, until they were confiscated at gunpoint by revolutionaries in 1960. (nytimes.com)
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A new rendering has been released revealing Carnival Corporation’s Uragashira Cruise Terminal in Sasebo, Japan, designed by Miami-based Berenblum Busch Architects (BBA). The new terminal is expected to open in 2020 before the Tokyo Olympics. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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In 2016, cruise operator Carnival Corporation was convicted of illegally dumping oily waste into the ocean and attempting to cover it up. New records show they’re still doing it. Miami Herald reporter Taylor Dolven published court documents Tuesday that claim Carnival violated its probation. (texasstandard.org)
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A newspaper in the Bahamas recently covered the news regarding Miami federal district judge Patricia Seitz threatening to temporarily ban Carnival-owned cruise ships from calling on U.S. ports. (cruiselawnews.com)
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A federal judge has threatened to temporarily block Carnival Corp. from docking cruise ships at ports in the United States as punishment for a possible probation violation. The Miami Herald reports U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz said Wednesday that she’ll make a decision in June, and she wants company chairman Micky Arison and president Donald Arnold to attend that hearing. (time.com)
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MedallionNet™ Redefines Connectivity at Sea
Carnival Corporation & plc announced an expanded relationship with SES, adding the world-leading satellite-enabled video and data service provider as a Global Experience and Innovation – Select Innovation Partner. (more…)
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NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider has today announced a comprehensive service and product agreement extension with Carnival Corporation, the world’s biggest cruise company with a combined fleet of more than 100 vessels across 9 cruise line brands. (more…)
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Arnold Donald, president and CEO of Carnival Corporation, said bookings were strong in Europe and for the company’s European brands on Carnival’s first quarter earnings call despite economic malaise in Continental Europe. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Carnival Corporation & plc released the results of an independent, two-year scientific wash-water study that shows the company’s Advanced Air Quality Systems are a safe and effective means for compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 requirements, which include regulations for cleaner air emissions and strict wash-water quality standards. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc continues to enhance the vacation experience as its nine global cruise line brands expand partnerships with some of the best-known names in entertainment. New and expanded partnerships with top entertainment brands continue to treat guests to innovative and engaging entertainment, with options that range from live performances and interactive engagement to compelling speakers, unique recreational activities for people of all ages, and personal enrichment.
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World’s largest leisure travel company’s nine world-leading cruise lines continue to add innovative dining offerings with more than 20 partnerships with some of the world’s best chefs and culinary brands.
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Carnival Corporation & plc continued its long history of achieving outside recognition for providing its over 12 million annual guests with extraordinary vacation experiences, earning over 600 awards and honors in 2018 across its nine global cruise line brands.
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Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced that on January 14, 2019, Katie Lahey, executive chair, Australasia, for Korn Ferry, has been appointed to the company’s boards of directors, effective immediately. (more…)
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Speedcast International Limited announced that it has signed a new contract, with multi-year extension options, with Carnival Corporation. Speedcast will provide remote communications and value-added services across the company’s global fleet of cruise ships. The three-year material contract is expected to generate 8-9% of expected full year 2019 revenue. (more…)
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