Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc is a British-American cruise operator, currently the world’s largest travel leisure company, with a combined fleet of over 100 vessels across 10 cruise line brands.

A dual-listed company, Carnival is composed of two companies, Panama-incorporated US-headquartered Carnival Corporation and UK-based Carnival plc, which function as one entity. Carnival Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Carnival plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Carnival is listed in both the S&P 500 and FTSE 250 indices.

The Panama-incorporated entity Carnival Corporation has headquarters in the United States, with operational headquarters located in the city of Doral, Florida. The UK entity Carnival plc is based in Southampton.

Type:                     Dual-listed public company

Traded as:           NYSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK; LSE: CCL; S&P 500 Component (CCL)

Industry:              Hospitality, Tourism

Founded:

1972; 48 years ago (as Carnival Cruise Line, now a subsidiary)

1993; 27 years ago (as Carnival Corporation)

2003; 17 years ago (as Carnival Corporation & plc)

Founder:             Ted Arison (for the Carnival Cruise Line line)

Headquarters:   Miami, Florida, USA;  Legal domicile of Carnival Corporation: Panama

Area served:      Worldwide

Brands:

AIDA Cruises

Carnival Cruise Line

Costa Cruises

P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises Australia

Cunard

Princess Cruises

Holland America Line

Seabourn

Services:              Cruise line

Website:              www.carnivalcorp.com

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