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Naturama Tours & Adventures Named Carnival Cruise Line's 'Tour Operator of the Year'

MIAMI (June 1, 2017) – NaturamaTours & Adventures – which each year provides thousands of Carnival CruiseLine guests with memorable and exciting experiences ashore in Mexico – has beennamed the cruise line's "Tour Operator of the Year."


Naturama Tours & Adventures wasselected from hundreds of tour operators that work in tandem with Carnival tooffer guests unforgettable excursion offerings throughout the Caribbean,Bahamas, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.


Twenty-six tour operators were alsorecognized with Carnival's Leading Tour Operator Award and nine shore excursionoperators were honored with the line's Best Innovative Tour Awards fordeveloping and conceptualizing excursions that showcase the unique attributesof their particular destination.


All of these awards are based onnominations by shoreside tour operations personnel in the company's Miamiheadquarters and shore excursion managers on board Carnival's ships, as well asguest ratings and feedback. Tour operators are evaluated on innovation,creativity, quality, professionalism, communication and overall guestreviews.


Naturama Tours & Adventures wasrecognized for their diverse and creative shore excursion offerings throughoutPlaya del Carmen (near Cozumel) that include thrilling adventure parks such asXenses, Xcaret, Xel-Ha and Xplor. Each of these attractions offers funfor the entire family with exhilarating zip lines, underground rivers,splash-tastic water parks and inventive culinary and cultural experiences.


"We work with hundreds of highlyqualified tour operators who deliver exceptional shoreside experiences for ourguests and we're delighted to honor Naturama Tours & Adventures as theytruly go the extra mile in helping our guests create wonderful memories thatlast a lifetime," said Erika Tache, Carnival's director of product development- shore excursions. "From the moment guests depart the pier until they arriveback on board, Naturama Tours & Adventures provides a fun, high qualityexperience in terms of product, service and hospitality. They arecertainly most deserving of this recognition," she added.


The Caribbean's Leading Tour Operatorrecipients include:

  • Aruba: DePalm Corporation N.V.

  • Bonaire:Fiesta Tours N.V.

  • Barbados:Foster & Ince Cruise Services

  • CostaMaya: Grupo Cacum

  • Freeport:Freeport Bahamas Adventures, Ltd.

  • Curacao:FBTT Travel B.V.

  • La Romana:Luna Tours dba Runners Adventures

  • San Juan:Get Shopped PR, Inc.

  • St. Lucia:Elite Shore Excursions Foundation

  • St. Maarten(2): Out Island Charters N.V., and Xaro N.V.

  • St. Thomas(2): Cruise Ship Excursions, and Aqua Adventures LLC dba BOSS Underwater

  • Nassau (2):Bahamas Experience Tours and Transfers, and Island Hotel Company

  • Key West:Fury Catamarans

  • Grand Turk:Chukka Caribbean Adventures

  • Belize:Exotic Eco Adventures, Ltd.

  • MontegoBay: Chukka Caribbean Adventures

  • MahoganyBay (2): Total Gusto and Anthony Keys

  • Ocho Rios:Elite Shore Excursions Foundation

  • Cozumel(4): Caribbean Sun Fun, Lisandra SA, Tripping Cool Excursions SA de CV, andPeninsula de la Passion SA de CV

  • Progreso:Via Yucatan SA de CV

  • Cabo SanLucas: Aventuras y Expediciones de los Cabos SA de CV

  • PuertoVallarta: Vallarta Adventure SA de CV

  • GrandCayman (2): Nautilus Cayman, Ltd., and Cayman Segway Tours

  • Ensenada:Explora Caribe Tours SA de CV

  • AmberCove: Go Caribic

Best Innovative Tour recipients include:

  • Cozumel(2): VIP Exclusive Tulum & Cenote Swim with Mayan Lunch operated byCaribbean Sun Fun, and Give Back with a Purpose – Community Tour operated byTripping Cool Excursions SA de CV

  • Progreso:VIP Chichen Itza & Cenote Ikkil with Lunch operated by Via Yucatan SA de CV

  • MontegoBay: Traditions and Local Flavors of Jamaica operated by Calico Sailing andUndersea Tours, Ltd.

  • Cabo SanLucas: Intimate Oceanside Dinner Experience operated by Aventuras yExpediciones de los Cabos SA de CV

  • Nassau:Tropical ATV Adventure and Beach operated by Exite Excursions Limited

  • Amber Cove:Waterfalls of Damajugua/Adreneline Adventure operated by Caribbean AdventureTours, Ltd.

  • Ensenada:Baja Off Road Buggy Adventure operated Explora Caribe Tours SA de CV

  • Belize:Lamanai Mayan Ruins & River Boat Safari operated by Exotic Eco AdventuresLimited

In addition to providing more than 1,200 shore excursionchoices in more than 60 ports of call, Carnivaloffers such one-of-a-kind programs as the Shore Excursion Best PriceGuarantee. With the program, guests who find the same tour offered byanother operator at a lower price than their booked excursion either before orduring their cruise can receive 110 percent of the difference in the form of ashipboard credit, providing peace of mind knowing they are getting the bestprice available.


Carnival has also dramaticallyexpanded its shore excursion offerings, adding exclusive new landsideexperiences and customized private tours, as well as new family-friendlyenhancements, including fun complimentary beachside activities, value pricingand free tours in select ports for children under age five.


To learn more aboutCarnival Cruise Line, visitCarnival.com.Forreservations, contact any travel agent or call1-800-CARNIVAL.Carnival can also be found on:Facebook,Instagram,Twitter andYouTube.


Journalists also canvisit Carnival's media site,carnival-news.comorfollow the line's PR department on Twitter at twitter.com/CarnivalPR.


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About Carnival Cruise Line

CarnivalCruise Line, part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),is "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line®" with 25 ships operatingthree- to 16-day voyages to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii,Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and thePacific Islands. Two 133,500-ton Vista class ships are currently scheduled fordelivery - Carnival Horizon in 2018 and an as-yet-unnamed vessel in 2019.Additionally, two new 180,000-ton ships are scheduled to enter service in 2020and 2022.

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