MIAMI, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time
for the kickoff of the world's most popular sporting event,
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today
announced it is creating a World Cup programming collection for
OceanView™, its digital streaming channel.
The company's first themed programming collection will feature a
curated lineup of episodes from its award-winning Ocean Original
programs that showcase Russia and
previous World Cup host countries. The episodes are accessible
through Oceanview on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Starting June 13, travel and
sports fans interested in knowing more about 2018 World Cup host
Russia, and previous countries
that have hosted the event can explore the themed collection on the
OceanView streaming channel to watch episodes from ABC's "Vacation
Creation with Tommy Davidson and
Andrea Feczko," as well as NBC's
"The Voyager with Josh Garcia."
Additionally, the collection will include episodes from other Ocean
Original programs, "Good Spirits" and "Local Eyes."
The new World Cup collection from OceanView will feature popular
ports and destinations in Russia,
along with examples of immersive shore excursions that showcase
unique experiences and culture across the vast country. In addition
to Russia content, the collection
will feature previous host countries Italy (1934, 1990), Mexico (1970), France (1938, 1998), Uruguay (1930), Argentina (1978), Sweden (1958) and Spain (1982).
OceanView, which is also accessible on ships from the cruise
leader's nine global cruise line brands, is the world's first over
the top (OTT) digital streaming channel from a travel provider for
completely free access on land and at sea to travel content for
viewers across the globe. The original content is part of Carnival
Corporation's focus on producing and broadly distributing engaging
and compelling experiential content.
Carnival Corporation – the world's largest leisure travel
company whose nine iconic cruise brands include Carnival Cruise
Line, Cunard, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn –
has created eight Ocean Original series, five of which have
appeared on network or cable TV in the U.S., and two of which
engage the growing Hispanic community in the U.S. These Ocean
Original programs are part of the company's focus on expanding
awareness of and increasing demand for cruising vacations. Three of
its Ocean Original TV programs – "Ocean Treks with Jeff
Corwin," "The Voyager with Josh Garcia" and "Vacation
Creation" – ranked as number one or two in their
time slot during the inaugural season, and were recently honored
with 14 Telly Awards.
About Carnival Corporation
& plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is
the world's largest leisure travel company and among the most
profitable and financially strong in the cruise and vacation
industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that include nine
of the world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North
America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio
features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland
America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA
Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard, as well as Fathom,
the corporation's immersion and enrichment experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines
operate 103 ships with 234,000 lower berths visiting over
700 ports around the world, with 18 new ships scheduled
to be delivered between 2018 and 2023. Carnival Corporation
& plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours,
the leading tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon.
Traded on both the New York and London Stock
Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only
group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500
and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival
Corporation as being among the "Top 10 Most Innovative
Companies" in both the design and travel categories. Fast
Company specifically recognized Carnival
Corporation for its work in developing
OceanMedallion™, a high-tech wearable device that
enables the world's first interactive guest experience
platform capable of transforming vacation travel into a highly
personalized and elevated level of customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, and www.pocruises.com.
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