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Carnival Cruise Line Named Best Domestic Cruise Line for Third Consecutive Year and Best Family Cruise Line at the 2018 Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards
MIAMI(Dec. 17, 2018) —Carnival Cruise Line was named Best Domestic Cruise Line and Best Family CruiseLine at the 16th annual Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards at ablack-tie gala in New York City. This marks the third consecutive year thatCarnival has earned the Best Domestic Cruise Line honors.
Basedon Travel Weekly reader surveys, the awards recognize the travelindustry suppliers who were "the best of the best" in various product andservice categories during 2018.
"Weare thrilled to receive this important recognition from the readers of TravelWeekly as both the best domestic cruise line and the best cruise line forfamilies," said Christine Duffy, Carnival Cruise Line President. "We trulyappreciate the support of our valued travel partners in honoring us with theseawards. It means a lot to all of us at Carnival."
CarnivalCruise Line enjoyed a successful and memorable 2018 highlighted by theintroduction of CarnivalHorizon, which kicked off its inaugural Caribbean season from Miami inSeptember. Also notable this year was the introduction of a new nationaladvertising campaign themed "Choose Fun" and the appointment of NBA Hall ofFamer Shaquille O'Neal as the company's CFO or Chief Fun Officer. Otherhighlights include the culmination of a $2 billion ship enhancement strategythat included the announcement of the total transformation of two ships,Carnival Triumph into CarnivalSunrise and Carnival Victory into CarnivalRadiance. Earning its distinction as America's Cruise Line, Carnival sailseither year-round or seasonally from 18 U.S. homeports along the East and WestCoasts and the Gulf of Mexico.
Themost popular cruise line for families, Carnival, carried more than 800,000children in 2018. The line was recognized for its top-rated offerings such asthe Seuss at Seaprogram, operated in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, along with massivewater parks, complimentary programming for three age groups, all-agesentertainment like family-friendly comedy shows, and more.
Foradditional information about Carnival Cruise Line call 1-800-327-9501(individual) or 1-800-327-5782 (groups) or visit the line's travel agentInternet portal, GoCCL.com.Carnival can also be found on: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Journalistsalso can visit Carnival's media site, Carnival-news.com or follow the line's PR departmenton Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.
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About Carnival CruiseLine
Carnival Cruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 26 shipsoperating three- to 24-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera,Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Cuba, Europe, Australia, NewZealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia. The line currently hasthree new ships scheduled for delivery – the 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama™ setto debut in 2019, the 180,000-ton Mardi Gras in 2020 and anas-yet-unnamed 180,000-ton ship in 2022.
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