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Princess Cruises Promotes Ryan Fitzgerald to Entertainment Director

SANTACLARITA, Calif. (March 1, 2019) – Ryan Fitzgerald has been promoted to the roleof director, entertainment operations for Princess Cruises. In this position,Fitzgerald will oversee the entertainment leadership and programming onboardall 17 ships in the cruise line's global fleet.

Fitzgerald first joinedPrincess Cruises in 2015 as manager of cruise staff and programming and wasinstrumental in leading the restructuring efforts of the onboard entertainmentteams to include two key positions – entertainment director and cruisedirector. This two-year initiative resulted in the shipboard teams achievingcontinuously higher guest satisfaction scores. In addition, he and the cruisestaff teams successfully launched new game shows across the fleet as well asnew experiences as part of the Discovery at SEA partnership, including High Seas Heist with Detective Joe Kendaand Can You Survive?

"In his new role, Ryanbrings vast and valuable experience to oversee the delivery of a fantastic andmemorable entertainment experience for all of our guests," said Denise Saviss,Princess Cruises vice president, entertainment experience. "His 17 years ofexperience in the cruise industry, from working onboard as a cruise director tonow managing all of the onboard activities and cruise staff across the fleet,contributed to his continued success at Princess Cruises."

Prior to joining PrincessCruises, Fitzgerald started at Carnival Cruise Line in 2002, initially as amusician and then joined the cruise staff team where he was promoted to cruisedirector in 2007. He moved to the cruise line's shoreside operations in 2011and was promoted to manager of cruise staff and programming in 2012.

Originally fromIndianapolis, Fitzgerald holds a bachelor's degree in music business fromMiddle Tennessee State University and a master's degree in hospitalityadministration from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Fitzgerald resides in SantaClarita, Calif., with his wife and two young children.

Additional information about Princess Cruises isavailable through a professional travel advisor, by calling1-800-PRINCESS(1-800-774-6237), or by visiting thecompany's website at princess.com.

About Princess Cruises
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the fastestgrowing international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of17 modern cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to 380destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal,Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the SouthPacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica and World Cruises. A teamof professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries, ranging inlength from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is continuously recognizedas "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries."

In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival Corporation,introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the OceanMedallion, the vacationindustry's most advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailingon a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to ahassle-free, personalized vacation giving guests more time to do the thingsthey love most. MedallionClass Vacations will be activated on five ships by theend of 2019. An activation plan will continue across the global fleet in 2020and beyond.

Princess Cruises continues its multi-year, "Come Back New Promise" – a$450 million-dollar product innovation and cruise ship renovation campaign thatwill continue to enhance the line's onboard guest experience. Theseenhancements result in more moments of awe, lifetime memories and meaningfulstories for guests to share from their cruise vacation. The product innovationsinclude partnerships with award-winning Chef Curtis Stone; engagingentertainment inspired shows with Broadway-legend Stephen Schwartz; immersiveactivities for the whole family from Discovery and Animal Planet that includeexclusive shore excursions to onboard activities; the ultimate sleep at seawith the award-winning Princess Luxury Bed and more.

Three new Royal-class ships are currently on order with the next newship under construction, Sky Princess, scheduled for delivery in October 2019,followed by Enchanted Princess in June 2020. Princess previously announced thattwo new (LNG) ships which will be the largest ships in the Princess fleet,accommodating approximately 4,300 guests are planned for delivery in 2023 and2025. Princess now has five ships arriving over the next six yearsbetween 2019 and 2025. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).

Newsroom:
Additional media information is availableatprincess.com/news.

For further information,contact:
Negin Kamali, 661-753-1539,nkamali@princesscruises.com
Alivia Owyoung, 661-753-1542,aowyoung@princesscruises.com

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