MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- At the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit held
Nov. 15 on board Pacific Explorer
from P&O Cruises Australia, Ann Sherry, executive chair of
Carnival Australia – a part of Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel
company – met with Papua New
Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill to discuss cruise
tourism and its sustained growth in
the region.
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
22 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2025.
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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