Carnival Corporation - Definition and Overview

Carnival Corporation & PLC (NYSE: CCL (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CCL)) is the world's largest cruise operator, comprising 13 cruise brands, including Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P & O Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village and Swan Hellenic in the United Kingdom; AIDA and A'ROSA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe; and P & O Cruises in Australia.

Carnival Corporation & Plc, which caters to more than 2 million passengers each year, is headquartered in Miami, Florida, USA. It is a dual listed company with two separate holding companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Carnival Corporation), and London Stock Exchange (Carnival Plc). Carnival Corporation is incorporated in Panama. CEO Micky Arison and his family own 47% of Carnival Corporation. From 1988 to the late 1990s, the corporation ventured into the world of charter airlines, with Carnival Airlines.

Some notable Carnival Corporation cruise liners include:

• RMS Queen Mary 2
• RMS Carpathia - 1903 rescued the Titanic survivors
• RMS Queen Elizabeth - 1940
• RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 -- 1969
• Carnival Destiny

External links

• Carnival Corporation website (http://www.carnivalcorp.com/)
• Yahoo! Carnival Corporation company profile (http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/11/11803.html)