Carnival Cruises
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| Wholly owned subsidiary | |
| Industry | Travel, Tourism & Hospitality (Cruise Industry) |
| Founded | March 11, 1972 |
| Founder | Ted Arison |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Christine Duffy, President |
| Products | Cruises |
| Revenue |
 US$10.9 billion (FY 2011) |
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US$2.3 billion (FY 2011) |
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US$1.9 billion (FY 2011) |
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| Total assets |
US$35 billion (FY 2011) |
| Total equity |
US$13.4 billion (FY 2011) |
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Number of employees
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3,900 - Shoreside 33,500 - Shipboard |
| Parent | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Website | www.carnival.com |
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Footnotes / references
Largest cruise line in the world, based on passengers carried annually, annual revenue and total number of ships in fleet
Carnival Cruise Line is a cruise line based in Miami, Florida in the United States. It is a subsidiary of the American-British company Carnival Corporation & plc.
Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of nine cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc. The company has the largest fleet in the group, with 25 vessels currently in operation that account for 21.1% of the worldwide market share. Executive control of the company is provided by the North American division of Carnival Corporation, headquartered in Doral, Florida.
Carnival was a pioneer in the concept of shorter, less expensive cruises. Its ships are known for their Las Vegas-style decor and entertainment. The line calls its ships "The Fun Ships", and there are a wide range of activities offered on board. Its trademark is the funnel, which is red, white and blue and shaped like a whale's tail. The mascot for Carnival is Fun Ship Freddy, a character in the shape of Carnival's distinctive funnel.
In 1996 Carnival Destiny of 101,000 GT became the largest passenger ship in the world at the time and first to exceed 100,000 tons.
In 2001, Robert Dickinson, then CEO, participated in a BBC documentary, Back To The Floor. Dickinson went to work at the lowest crew levels on the Fun Ship MS Imagination on a Carnival cruise in the Caribbean, where he shadowed a Romanian cleaner, Alina.
In 2004, Carnival Corporation ordered for a development program for Carnival's new ships, the Pinnacle Project, calling for a 200,000 GT prototype, which would have been the world's largest cruise ship.
As of 2009, the latest and largest asset in the Carnival fleet was Carnival Dream, a new 128,000 GT ship. Carnival Dream entered service on 21 September 2009. After several voyages in the Mediterranean she was set to offer weekly Caribbean cruises from Port Canaveral from 5 December 2009. A sister ship, Carnival Magic, debuted on 1 May 2011. On 1 December 2009 it was announced that Carnival placed an order for a third Dream-class vessel. It entered service in June 2012 and is now homeported in Galveston. On May 10, 2010, Carnival selected a name for their new Dream-class vessel in 2012; Carnival Breeze.
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