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The Miami and London-based Carnival Cruise Line is the flagship brand of Carnival Corp., one of the largest vacation/travel conglomerates in the world with $11.8 billion in revenue and net income of $2.3 billion. The parent company operates 84 ships through 12 cruise lines that also include Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line and Ocean Village in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in southern Europe, and P&O Cruises in Australia. The Carnival Cruise Line brand alone visits 60 ports in the Bahamas, Caribbean, the Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, New England, Canada, Bermuda, Europe and the Greek Isles. Nearl...
The Miami and London-based Carnival Cruise Line is the flagship brand of Carnival Corp., one of the largest vacation/travel conglomerates in the world with $11.8 billion in revenue and net income of $2.3 billion. The parent company operates 84 ships through 12 cruise lines that also include Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line in North America; P&O Cruises, Cunard Line and Ocean Village in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in southern Europe, and P&O Cruises in Australia. The Carnival Cruise Line brand alone visits 60 ports in the Bahamas, Caribbean, the Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, New England, Canada, Bermuda, Europe and the Greek Isles. Nearly 2 million passengers depart each year from Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Port Canaveral, Tampa, Jacksonville, Galveston, San Diego, Rome, New York, Vancouver, Anchorage, San Juan, New Orleans, Mobile and Long Beach, Calif. The company was founded in 1972 by the late Florida entrepreneur Ted Arison as a subsidiary of a Boston firm. It initially had a single secondhand ship, the TSS Mardi Gras, and just enough fuel to make a one-way trip from Miami to San Juan. It ran aground on a sandbar on its initial voyage. In 1974, Arison bought full ownership of the ailing company for $1 in cash and the assumption of $5 million in debt. The company began aggressive marketing with the slogan "Fun Ships" in part to camouflage the second-hand nature of its fleet. But the company grew steadily until it went public in 1987. Its current CEO and board chairman is Mickey Arison, son of the founder. In recent years, the Fun Ships advertising has given way to ads that spotlight upgraded features such as elegant food and dining, entertainment, on-board activities, shore excursions and in-cabin amenities. Like their competitors, Carnival has been struggling with rising fuel prices, travelers' concerns about hurricanes and changing customer preferences such as a cooling market for Caribbean cruises but an upsurge in the demand for European destinations. But the operation continues to grow with pending orders for 21 more ships for all its lines -- four ships worth $8 billion just for Carnival Cruise Lines. While the new ships are larger than their predecessors, the company has avoided until recently buying the giant-sized ships ordered by its main competitor, Royal Caribbean, which is also based in Miami. Carnival ran into rough seas after Hurricane Katrina when members of Congress and the public questioned the Department of Homeland Security spending $192 million to charter three Carnival ships as temporary housing for victims and relief workers. A department inspector general later deemed the deal "reasonable." The company headquarters is at 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami. It's phone number is 305/599-2600.
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Hurricane Gustav strikes southern Haiti
Associated Press WriterHurricane Gustav struck Haiti on Tuesday and sent global oil prices soaring on fears it could become "extremely dangerous" even before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane roared ashore with top sustained winds near 90 mph at about 1 p.m. EDT,...Tags: Hurricanes, American Airlines, Inc., Commodity Markets, Tropical Storms, Tour Operations Industry
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Carnival Putting Bigger Ship In New Orleans
The Associated PressNew Orleans will get a much bigger ship when Carnival Cruise Lines moves the Carnival Fantasy to Mobile. The line says its Carnival Triumph will be based in New Orleans. It carries 2,758 passengers - about one-third more than the Fantasy. Carnival...Tags: Festive Event
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Carnival Cruise Lines to put bigger ship in New Orleans when Fantasy moves to Mobile
Associated Press WriterCarnival Cruise Lines will move the Carnival Triumph to New Orleans when the smaller Carnival Fantasy moves to Mobile, Ala., in 2009, officials announced Tuesday. The Triumph, which carries 2,758 passengers — about one-third more than the Fantasy...Tags: Hurricanes, Tour Operations Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Cruises, Festive Event
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TOURS Baja AirVentures offers an eco-retreat to Baja Mexico, where guests can kayak, whale watch, hike, snorkel, surf and help save the environment. Accommodations have solar showers and hammocks. Meals and sightseeing with personal guides are also...Tags: Star Sailing, Sailing, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Tourism and Leisure, Cruises
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Oil Spill Update
The Associated PressDozens of cargo ships, petrochemical tankers and smaller vessels stacked up Thursday near a closed stretch of the Mississippi River, a day after a collision between a barge and tanker spilled more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the nation's busy...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Disasters, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Nature, Environmental Pollution
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Rising fuel costs drilling into traveler's wallets
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWITH gas prices approaching $5 a gallon, the open road looks less inviting than ever. But even vacationers who fly, cruise or take transit will find it tough to escape the tsunami of high oil prices surging through the travel industry. Airlines, cruise...Tags: Los Angeles, Tour Operations Industry, Commodity Markets, Tourism and Leisure, Cruises
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Cruise-ship crime gets lawmakers' attention
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRecord fuel prices and a struggling economy aren't the only problems facing the $35.7-billion cruise industry these days. Victims of crime on cruise ships are loudly and persistently calling for increased government oversight -- and they're starting to...Tags: Laws, Tour Operations Industry, Criminal Laws, Political Candidates, Tourism and Leisure
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Zo hosts block party to get you in the Summer Groove
SouthFlorida.comThe summer's most star-studded charity event returns this year with a new name and a chance for everyone to get in on the fun. The Miccosukee Zo's Summer Groove is a five-day series of events hosted by the Miami Heat's Alonzo "Zo" Mourning that raises...Tags: Dwyane Wade, Basketball, American Airlines Arena, Miami Heat
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MPA presses on land purchase for cruise terminal
Sun reporterThe Maryland Port Administration is pushing a $2.5 million land acquisition deal that would double the size of the parking lot at its South Locust Point cruise terminal. The move comes as Baltimore readies itself to become a year-round cruise port when...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Locust Point, Maryland, Transportation, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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