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Holland America Line Donates $25,000 to Seattle Children’s as Part of K’s for Kids with the Seattle Mariners

Seattle's Hometown Cruise Line gives back to the community withthe Seattle Mariners

Seattle, Wash., Sept. 13, 2018—HollandAmerica Line President Orlando Ashford presented a check for $25,000 to SeattleChildren's Uncompensated Care Fund Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the SeattleMariners' home game at Safeco Field. The company made the donation as part ofits partnership with the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team and theK's for Kids program. Holland America Line became the presenting sponsor of theprogram during the 2014 baseball season.

With K's for Kids, for each strikeout (represented as a "K" on a baseball scorecard) recorded by a Mariners pitcher at Safeco Field throughout the season, acash donation was made to reach the $25,000 donation to SeattleChildren's.Ashford was joined on the field during the check presentationby 12-year-old Seattle Children's patient Saleea Cornelius and her family, aswell as Kira Haller from Seattle Children's Foundation.

"Our partnership with the Seattle Mariners is at the heart of our Seattle'sHometown Cruise Line initiative, and we're honored to have donated $125,000since the program started to Seattle Children's through K's for Kids," saidAshford. "To share the field with Saleea, who has such an upbeat personalityand positive outlook, makes it all the more rewarding knowing that we'rehelping so many kids like her who need serious medical services."

For the past seven years, Holland America Line and the Mariners have enjoyed apartnership that goes beyond the K's for Kids donation. In addition, Seattle'sHometown Cruise Line is the presenting sponsor of the Salute to Those Who Serveprogram honoring the men and women of the United States military. As well, theline sponsors Get Well Tours to area hospitals and the annual Fan AppreciationNight, where two lucky fans at that game win Holland America Line cruises.

Salute to Those WhoServe Military Program
At 26 Mariners home games this season, the Salute to Those Who Serve programhonored some of the men and women of the United States armed forces. DuringFriday and Sunday games, a member of the military (active, reserve, veteran orretired) was recognized on the field for his or her service to our country.Each honoree received four tickets and one parking pass to the game. HollandAmerica Line is the presenting sponsor of the program.

Holland America LineGet Well Tours
Holland America Line is the presenting sponsor of the Seattle Mariners Get WellTours, visits to area hospitals by Mariners players and the Mariner Moose wherechildren receive photos and autographs and a Holland America Line-brandedsports bag filled with Mariners- and baseball-related items such as replicabaseballs and a stuffed Moose doll.

Holland America LineFan Appreciation Night
Holland America Line is the presenting sponsor of the annual Fan AppreciationNight celebration at Safeco Field.Traditionally the final Friday homegame of each season, Fan Appreciation Night celebrates the loyalty and supportof Mariners fans with prize drawings throughout the game. As part of itssponsorship, Holland America Line provides two cruise giveaways at FanAppreciation Night.

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AboutHolland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE:CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line's fleet of 14 ships offersmore than 500 cruises to more than 400 ports in 98 countries, territories ordependencies around the world. From shorter getaways to 113-day itineraries,the company's cruises visit all seven continents, with highlights includingAntarctica explorations, South America circumnavigations, Cuba cruises andexotic Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; four annual Grand Voyages; andpopular sailings to the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada and New England, Europeand the Panama Canal. The line welcomed Koningsdamin 2016 and has a second Pinnacle-class ship,Nieuw Statendam, tobe delivered in December 2018. A third Pinnacle-class ship will be delivered in2021.

The company is undergoing $300 million in brand enhancements to secure itsposition as the leader in premium cruising. Fleetwide, the ships featureinnovative initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused ondestination immersion and personalized travel. Guests can expand their knowledgethrough an exclusive partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine; during anAmerica's Test Kitchen show; at Explorations Café presented by The New YorkTimes; and by taking a Digital Workshop powered by Windows. Outstandingentertainment fills each evening at venues including Lincoln Center Stage,Billboard Onboard and B.B. King's Blues Club. The dining experience can besavored at a variety of restaurants with menus that feature selections fromHolland America Line's esteemed Culinary Council, comprising world-famous chefswho design dishes exclusively for our guests.

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