Carnival Corporation and PLC is a travel services company that focuses on the provision of leisure cruises. The company was founded in 1972 under its flagship brand, Carnival Cruise Lines. This organisation changed its name to Carnival Corporation after its incorporation in 1994. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and has several other locations in the United Kingdom, Asia, and Australia. Carnival Corp operates internationally in the United States, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.
The company’s cruise ships visit approximately 700 ports worldwide under the Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises (Australia), Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK), and Cunard brand names. Additionally, Carnival Corp provides port destinations and other services. This company also owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed rail cars, and motor coaches.
Carnival Corp sells its cruises through travel agents, tour operators, vacation planners, and digitally through websites. Cruise plans include weekend breaks to long-term, worldwide cruises. Customers can also opt for theme-based holidays such as those focused on health and wellbeing. As of February 2022, the company owned and operated 87 ships with 223,000 lower berths. Carnival Corp has been trading on the NYSE since 1987 under the stock ticker CCL.
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